Bloodline. Montenegrin Archetype in the Works of Naod Zorić
Date: 23.08.2025 19:00
Place: Art and design gallery «A&A Interior»
Address: RPCR Aqua Residence, Porto Montenegro
Free entry, RSVP office@aainterior.me
A&A Interior gallery presents the exhibition "Bloodline. Montenegrin Archetype in the Works of Naod Zorić" (Krvna linija. Crnogorski arhetip u djelima Naoda Zorića).
Naod Zoric is a significant figure in the Montenegrin artistic culture. His works have been exhibited at numerous exhibitions in the country and abroad: in Bar, Plevlja, Budva, Podgorica, Belgrade, Novi Sad, Vrbas, Kolasin, Igalo, Kotor, and Tivat. Naod Zoric's works are exhibited in museums, galleries and private collections. In 2003, the documentary film “A Serious Game – Naod Zoric’s Window,” directed by Božidar Kalezic, was produced by RTS, Belgrade, and in 2015 the film “Naod” directed Vesko Butric. Noad Zoric lives and works in Kolasin, Montenegro.
The art of Zoric refers to the past, however, his monumental canvases speak not only of the past, but also of a collective genetic heritage, calling for a deep understanding of the values of past times and the importance of preserving Montenegro's cultural identity.
Naod Zoric is a unique artist who presents us with an opportunity to study Montenegrin genealogy. His works are a collective image of the Montenegrin person, encompassing dozens of generations, different types and characters.His chronicle of destinies and heroes, all seem gathered into a large album of memories. What can be said about the heroes of this album? These people are all united by fundamental human values, including the family, reverence for lineage and ancestors, and defense of their land and faith.
Zoric reveals to us the warrior hero: many of his portraits depict not only armed men but also women—wounded, dancing, resting, always standing in defense of their land and values. The artist defines this trait of the Montenegrin ethnic character as paramount, as a cultural code.
Before us are faces often etched with wrinkles, bearing traces of lived hardships and difficulties, filled with the wisdom of existence and life experience. The viewer reads in them both icy winds and scorching sun, and a life filled with hard physical labor. But how much tenderness there is in these images! How lovingly the artist paints them—like a family genealogical tree in portraits—of his great-grandfathers and great-grandmothers. His portraits are filled with veneration and respect for old age.
Naod Zoric’s exhibition presents a unique opportunity for each viewer to conduct their own personal investigation of the Montenegrin archetype, to feel and see its portrait.
Anastasia Degtiareva,
Exhibition curator
The exhibition will be open from August 23 to September 19, 2025.
A&A Interior Gallery, Porto Montenegro, Tivat
Naod Zoric was born in 1968 in Djurdzhevica Tara, Montenegro. He graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Cetinje, Department of Painting, class of Professor Dragan Karadzic, of 1993. He completed his postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade with Professor Radomir Reljic, in 1995. Studied in Paris in 2007. Member of AFAM since 1994.
Solo exhibitions:
1993 Old Town, Bar
1994 Art Gallery Vitomir Srbljanovic, Pljevlja
1995 Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts, MA Exhibition, Belgrade
1995 Gallery Santa Marija, City Theatre, Budva
1995 Gallery Centar, Centre for Contemporary Art of Montenegro (CCAM), Podgorica
1996 Gallery Most, Podgorica
1997 Gallery Velimir A. Lekovic, Bar
1997 Art Gallery of the Vrbas Cultural Centre
1999 Gallery 73, Belgrade
1999 Gallery Most, Podgorica
2000 Modern Gallery, Budva
2004 Dom Sv. Vasilija Ostroskog, Niksic
2004 Gallery of the Homeland Museum, Kolasin
2004 Gallery Renata, Novi Sad
2004 Gallery Marko Gregović, Petrovac
2005 Gallery SPA, Institut Dr Simo Milosevic, Igalo
2005 Art Pavilion, Podgorica
2005 Gallery Chaos, Belgrade
2007 Gallery Centar, CCAM, Podgorica
2008 Gallery Vitomir Srbljanovic, Pljevlja
2009 City Gallery, Kotor
2009 Gallery Progres, Belgrade
2009 Gallery Josip – Bepo Benkovic, Herceg Novi
2010 Gallery Velimir A. Lekovic, Bar
2010 Art Pavilion, Podgorica
2011 Gallery Buca, Tivat
2014 Gallery 212, Belgrade
2014 King Nikola's Palace, Bar
2014 Modern Gallery, Podgorica
2015 Gallery of the Trebinje Cultural Centre
2015 Gallery A, Niksic
2015 Gallery Petar Lubarda, Andric Institute, Visegrad
2015 Gallery SPA, Dr Simo Milosevic Institute, Igalo
2016 Grammar School Braca Selic, Kolasin
2017 Art Pavilion Cvjeta Zuzoric, Belgrade
2018 Museums and Galleries of Podgorica
2018 Modern Gallery, Budva
2018 Gallery Velimir A. Lekovic, Bar
