Marija Ančić (Sarajevo, 1982.) diplomirala je na Odsjeku za konzervaciju-restauraciju Umjetničke akademije Sveučilišta u Splitu 2005. a magistrirala u klasi prof. Hraste 2010. na Odsjeku za kiparstvo iste ustanove. Izlagala je na više festivala, skupnih i samostalnih izložbi u Hrvatskoj i inozemstvu. Bavi se crtanjem i svim što ide uz to. Finalistica je nagrada Radoslav Putar za 2016, i White Aphroid Award 2018. 2022. godine sudjelovala je u programu rezidencije Art Omi u Ghentu, državi NY. Živi u Zagrebu.
Marija Ančić was born in Sarajevo in 1982. and graduatedat UMAS Art Academy in Split with a degree in Art restoration (2005.) and a Masters degree in Sculpture (2010.). She has had several solo exhibitions, and has participated in many group exhibitions and festivals in Croatia and abroad. She is a finalist of Radoslav Putar Award 2016. and White Aphroid Award 2018. 2022. Artist in residence at Art Omi in Ghentu, NY. Lives and works in Zagreb.
https://marijaancic.blogspot.com/
Art Omi, Ghent, NY. Currently lives in Zagreb.
Marija Ančić
Pinball / Fliper, 2024.
GIF/loop animacija, kombinirana tehnika ručne i digitalne animacije / GIF/loop animation, traditional and digital
Crtam svaki dan. Ponekad imam plan ili ideju, ali najčešće neizrečena i nedomišljena misao dobije oblik tek kroz proces crtanja. Osim što me taj proces zabavi i iznenadi, neobično je koristan u suočavanju s tjeskobnim mislima i ostalim negativnim mentalnim procesima – sumnjom, strahom i sramom - da navedem samo neke. Slušam glazbu koja me plaši, čitam horor romane i spavam s upaljenim svjetlom, sve u pokušaju da nadvladam i kontroliram strah, suočim se s banalnim da bih mogla podnijeti realno. Stvari koje me zabavljaju, fasciniraju i plaše u dnevnom životu i životu na internetu postaju živopisni snovi i noćne more, a proces crtanja je jedna vrsta recikliranja svog tog materijala. Neki od mojih crteža i skica postaju animacije, jednostavne radnje i stanja u beskonačnoj petlji, u praznom bijelom prostoru. Neki se pretvore u objekte/skulpture, a neki ispune svaki komad bijelog papira – horror vacui sa teškim naglaskom na horror! Ovaj rad sam započela prije gotovo dvije godine, predstavlja na jednoj razini moju osobnu borbu s reproduktivnim i endokrinim sustavima u vlastitom tijelu, a na drugoj igranje s ženskim pravima i reprodukcijom od strane vanjskih sustava: politike.
I draw every day. While I may start with a plan or an idea, it's often through the act of drawing that my unidentified thoughts become clear. Beyond its recreational and unexpected benefits, this process is invaluable for addressing anxious thoughts and other negative mental states – doubt, fear, and shame, to name a few. I listen to music that evokes a sense of fear, read horror novels, and sleep with the lights on, all in an attempt to overcome and control fear, to confront the banal in order to be able to tolerate reality. The things that amuse, fascinate, and frighten me in daily life and online life become vivid dreams and nightmares, and the process of drawing is a kind of recycling of all that content. Some of my drawings and sketches become animations, simple actions and states in an endless loop, in an empty white space. Some turn into objects/sculptures, and some fill every piece of white paper – horror vacui with a heavy emphasis on horror! I started this work almost two years ago, and on one level it represents my personal struggle with reproductive and endocrine systems in my own body, and on another level it plays with women's rights and reproduction by external factors: politics.
