Nik Uzunovski - Artist

Painter, photographer, writer.

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Night Rituals + Nocturnal Rhythms diptych, synthetic polymer paint on card, 45.7x45.8cm . . . #black #nikuzunovski #artcollective #painting #oilpaint #modernabstraction #photooftheday #luxuryitems #abstract_buff #blackandwhite @instaghelper #modernart #abstractexpressionism #round #interiordesign #abstracters_anonymous #sydneyart #stayabstract #artbasel #abstractexpressionism #contemporaryart #australianartist #kunst #gallerí #contemporarypainting #instasize #australianartist #Melbourne #paintporn #collectable #paddingtonsydney (at Sydney, Australia)

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Whilst at uni and at TAFE art schools I had the same painting lecturer during my last semesters at each school, seemed quite fitting, almost like my creative education had come full circle. And although I was almost convinced that she hated me on a personal level she taught me some valuable lessons; not so much about painting technique or style as she said at that stage I'd already developed my own visual language. She taught me that you have live with your work, hang it in your bedroom, in the kitchen, leave it leaning against the bath tub. Hang it somewhere the light will hit it differently at different times if the day. Hold it up to the sun, keep it in the shadows. It's one thing to knock out paintings daily, ready to go, ready to hang and show and sell. It's another thing to live with them, to let them marinade in your subconscious, stew around, create new worries, questions and self doubt (all sound really negative but can be excellent instigators of new creativity). I started hanging these works in my room because I'd exhausted the space in my studio/garage as well as the storage space at my uncle's. They live with me, they're my roomies, the haunt me, they cheer me up, they make me question them and other work as well as questioning myself. Live with your work. . . . #impasto #nikuzunovski #artcollective #painting #oilpaint #modernabstraction #photooftheday #luxuryitems #abstract_buff #blackandwhite @instaghelper #modernart #abstractexpressionism #round #interiordesign #abstracters_anonymous #artnow #stayabstract #artbasel #abstractexpressionism #contemporaryart #australianartist #kunst #gallerí #birdsgallery #instasize #australianartist #Melbourne #paintporn #collectable #followart

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Paint details #impasto #nikuzunovski #artcollective #painting #oilpaint #modernabstraction #photooftheday #luxuryitems #abstract_buff #blackandwhite @instaghelper #modernart #abstractexpressionism #round #interiordesign #abstracters_anonymous #artnow #stayabstract #artbasel #abstractexpressionism #contemporaryart #australianartist #kunst #gallerí #birdsgallery #instasize #australianartist #Melbourne #paintporn #collectable #followart

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Little repost of a work from last week, was a bit drab, hadn't fiddled with the colour brightness settings as much as I could have. "You don't have to paint a figure to express human feelings." - Robert Motherwell Old mate Bobby had a point 👌 Recent work in progress 🎨 . . . #impasto #nikuzunovski #artcollective #painting #oilpaint #modernabstraction #photooftheday #luxuryitems #abstract_buff #blackandwhite @instaghelper #modernart #abstractexpressionism #round #interiordesign #abstracters_anonymous #artnow #stayabstract #artbasel #abstractexpressionism #contemporaryart #australianartist #kunst #gallerí #birdsgallery #instasize #australianartist #Melbourne #paintporn #collectable #followart (at Sydney, Australia)

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"The picture surface recedes just as much in the 20th century as it did in the 15th. The techniques of making pictures have hardly changed." - Howard Hodgkin #painterspainting #nikuzunovski #artcollective #painting #oilpaint #modernabstraction #photooftheday #luxuryitems #abstract_buff #blackandwhite @instaghelper #modernart #abstractexpressionism #round #interiordesign #abstracters_anonymous #artnow #stayabstract #artbasel #abstractexpressionism #contemporaryart #australianartist #kunst #gallerí #birdsgallery #instasize #australianartist #Melbourne #paintporn #collectable #followart (at Sydney, Australia)

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"I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day." - Vincent Van Gogh Detail shots of a very wet work I kicked off yesterday. #impasto #nikuzunovski #artcollective #painting #oilpaint #modernabstraction #photooftheday #luxuryitems #abstract_buff #blackandwhite @instaghelper #modernart #abstractexpressionism #round #interiordesign #abstracters_anonymous #detailshot #stayabstract #artbasel #abstractexpressionism #contemporaryart #australianartist #kunst #gallerí #birdsgallery #sydney #australianartist #Melbourne #paintporn #collectable #closeup (at Sydney, Australia)

[nikuzo87]

"You don't have to paint a figure to express human feelings." - Robert Motherwell Old mate Bobby had a point 👌 Recent work in progress 🎨 . . . #impasto #nikuzunovski #artcollective #painting #oilpaint #modernabstraction #photooftheday #luxuryitems #abstract_buff #blackandwhite @instaghelper #modernart #abstractexpressionism #round #interiordesign #abstracters_anonymous #artnow #stayabstract #artbasel #abstractexpressionism #contemporaryart #australianartist #kunst #gallerí #birdsgallery #instasize #australianartist #Melbourne #paintporn #collectable #followart (at Port Kembla, New South Wales)

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Up close and personal 👀 🎨 . . . #impasto #nikuzunovski #artcollective #painting #oilpaint #modernabstraction #photooftheday #luxuryitems #abstract_buff #blackandwhite @instaghelper #modernart #abstractexpressionism #round #interiordesign #abstracters_anonymous #artnow #stayabstract #artbasel #abstractexpressionism #contemporaryart #australianartist #kunst #gallerí #birdsgallery #instasize #australianartist #Melbourne #paintporn #collectable #followart

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It's been a minute (more like a few months) but I'm back working in oils 🎨 And it f#cking feels good! 👐 ☺ Here's a little something I've started cooking up . . . #impasto #nikuzunovski #artcollective #painting #oilpaint #modernabstraction #photooftheday #luxuryitems #abstract_buff #oilpaint @instaghelper #modernart #abstractexpressionism #round #interiordesign #abstracters_anonymous #artnow #stayabstract #artbasel #abstractexpressionism #contemporaryart #australianartist #kunst #gallerí #birdsgallery #thickpaint #australianartist #Melbourne #paintporn #collectable #followart (at Port Kembla, New South Wales)

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If you're in Glenbrook over the weekend @analaart is a must see! Apart from some of my own work being in stock there are some works by up and comers like myself as well as some Australian art world titans 🎨 . . . Regrann from @analaart - The afternoon light here is simply stunning! We look forward to another gorgeous Autumn day tomorrow. Saturday is going to be busy folks, we will be discussing the new and exciting works with you, along with keeping you up to date with upcoming events. 🎨🍷🍾 @pipbeauvoir @kurt.herrmann @nikuzo87 @campbelllapun @sallywestart @susiesierraartist #australianart #australianartist #emergingartist #contemporaryart #popart #interiordesign #luxury #luxuryitems #musthave #bluemountains #glenbrook #2773 #oneofakind #artadvisory @sarahbirtlesart - #regrann

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👻 🌃 🎨 #nighttime #nikuzunovski #artcollective #painting #oilpaint #modernabstraction #photooftheday #luxuryitems #abstract_buff #blackandwhite @instaghelper #modernart #abstractexpressionism #round #interiordesign #abstracters_anonymous #artnow #stayabstract #artbasel #abstractexpressionism #contemporaryart #australianartist #kunst #gallerí #birdsgallery #instasize #australianartist #Melbourne #paintporn #collectable #longexposure (at Port Kembla, New South Wales)

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Might need to start working in charcoal and soft pastel again, it's been a while 😏 Drawing Circa 2015 - 2016 #throwbackthursday #nikuzunovski #artcollective #painting #oilpaint #modernabstraction #photooftheday #luxuryitems #abstract_buff #blackandwhite @instaghelper #modernart #abstractexpressionism #round #interiordesign #abstracters_anonymous #artnow #stayabstract #artbasel #abstractexpressionism #contemporaryart #australianartist #kunst #gallerí #birdsgallery #instasize #australianartist #Melbourne #paintporn #collectable #followart (at Port Kembla, New South Wales)

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“The attitude that nature is chaotic and that the artist puts order into it is a very absurd point of view, I think. All that we can hope for is to put some order into ourselves.”

— Willem de Kooning, born today in 1904.

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WIP 🎨 (🎶 Adagio for strings 🎶) . . . #nikuzunovski #gallery #painting #oilpaint #portkembla #modernabstraction #paris #instagood #london #blackandwhite @instaghelper #modernart #abstractexpressionism #abstractart #abstraction #abstracters_anonymous #sydney #berlin #bnw #abstractexpressionism #contemporaryart #australianartist #kunst #artmoney #birdsgallery #instasize #australianartist #Melbourne #paintporn #collectable #contemporarypainting

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Fresh paint 🎨 . . . #nikuzunovski #gallery #painting #oilpaint #kew #modernabstraction #paris #instagood #london #blackandwhite @instaghelper #modernart #abstractexpressionism #abstractart #abstraction #abstracters_anonymous #sydney #berlin #artbasel #abstractexpressionism #contemporaryart #australianartist #kunst #artmoney #birdsgallery #instasize #australianartist #Melbourne #paintporn #collectable #contemporarypainting

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Taking progress shots of my work has been something I've done since I had my first phone with a camera. This was taken way back when I was in my final year at Uni, channelling Bacon and trying my hand at painting a hell of a lot thinner than usual. As a painter, especially one who's at the very begining of their career should always experiment, investigate and try different things. It ultimately helps to shape and craft your very own visual language in the future. Don't be afraid to copy, borrow or even steal ideas to help develop your own language. Humans, especially creative humans have copied and taken inspiration from each other for millennia . . . #throwbackthursday . . . #nikuzunovski #gallery #painting #oilpaint #kew #modernabstraction #paris #throwback #london #blackandwhite @instaghelper #modernart #abstractexpressionism #abstractart #tbt #abstracters_anonymous #sydney #berlin #artbasel #abstractexpressionism #contemporaryart #australianartist #kunst #artmoney #uow #instasize #australianartist #Melbourne #paintporn #collectable #contemporarypainting

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New 🌟 👀 🎆 . . . #nikuzunovski #gallery #painting #oilpaint #kew #modernabstraction #paris #instagood #london #blackandwhite @instaghelper #modernart #abstractexpressionism #abstractart #abstraction #abstracters_anonymous #sydney #berlin #artbasel #abstractexpressionism #contemporaryart #australianartist #kunst #artmoney #birdsgallery #instasize #australianartist #Melbourne #paintporn #collectable #contemporarypainting