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Nikola Saric
is an artist from Serbia,
now living and working
in Germany
.
What I like most
are his paintings
around a theme
.
The challenge of designing
multiple subjects into images
of similar size and format
has been accomplished
beautifully in his
‘Cycle of Life‘
series
.
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The first
painting in the
Cycle of Life is
The Incarnation
.
Jesus
is centered on
Mary
:
Nikola Saric (2017) Cycle of Life 01 The Incarnation
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In
The Birth
the baby Jesus
is held aloft, as Magi
and Shepherds
attend
:
(notice the king and soldiers in the lower left corner)
Nikola Saric (2017) Cycle of Life 02 The Birth
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In
The Baptism
the Holy Spirit descends
in the form of a dove
from the hand
of God
:
Nikola Saric (2017) Cycle of Life 03 The Baptism
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In
The Feeding
five loaves & two fishes
are sufficient for
multitudes
:
Nikola Saric (2017) Cycle of Life 04 The Feeding
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During
The Transfiguration
Peter, James and John
witness Moses & Elijah
:
Nikola Saric (2017) Cycle of Life 05 The Transfiguration
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Jesus
celebrates
The Last Supper
:
(notice the foot washing at lower left)
Nikola Saric (2017) Cycle of Life 06 The Last Supper
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The Prayer
by Jesus in the
Garden of Gethsemane
as friends sleep, and
soldiers surround
:
Nikola Saric (2017) Cycle of Life 07 The Prayer
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The Crucifixion
:
Nikola Saric (2017) Cycle of Life 08 The Crucifixion
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The
Resurrection
:
(this image is a mystery to me)
Nikola Saric (2017) Cycle of Life 09 The Resurrection
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In
The Ascension
Jesus returns to
The Father
:
Nikola Saric (2017) Cycle of Life 10 The Ascension
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In
The Parousia
angels rejoice as
Jesus returns
:
Nikola Saric (2017) Cycle of Life 11 The Parousia
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In
The New Creation
the boundaries are broken
and we receive the
gift of life
:
Nikola Saric (2017) Cycle of Life 12 The New Creation
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All of these
were painted on
paper using watercolor,
completed in 2017
30 cm x 30 cm
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Visit
Nikola Saric’s
website to see more of
these series’, like ‘Witness‘,
‘Nine Views of the Cross‘,
and ‘Earthy Stories with
Heavenly Meaning‘
:
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Nikola Saric
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The icon
for this article
is Nikola Saric’s
‘View of the Cross
on Judgment Day’
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