Bojan Sumonja

The painting Sheep by Bojan Sumonja resembles some kind of

inverted, amazing allegory. The flock of sheep, as the only

motif of the work floods the entire surface of the canavas. In

the perspective of close and expressed foreground it seems as if

the sheep will slip off the edge of the painting and the chosen

colors summon up the effect of contrasting black and white,

white fleece and black shadow, also present in black and white

photography, puts animals in a pastoral setting, thus creating

an atmosphere of slight anxiety and uneasiness, insecurity and

uncertainity,  giving a meaning to the saying “the lost sheep”.

Text by Branka Bencic