{"product_id":"radenko-milak-post-millennium-tension-udo-kitttelmann-9783864424700","title":"Radenko Milak. Post-Millennium Tension","description":"When we first see one of Radenko Milak's (*1980, Travnik near Banja Luka) watercolors, we feel we   recognize  it, as there is always a before and after, like in a film loop - a unique quality of his work, writes Udo Kittelmann in his essay. Standing before a Milak painting, we believe we are seeing a fragment of something larger, a glimpse of the world or the universe, much like a photograph is always a snapshot of a theoretically endless image. Moreover, almost every motif he chooses draws from images we already know, stored in our memory. His work explores multiple themes: the shift from photography to watercolor, the interplay between original and reproduction, the choice of subjects, and how his images resonate with our subconscious and collective unconscious - since memory is shaped not only by language but primarily by images. His mastery of the medium creates the illusion of viewing photographs, while simultaneously making us witnesses to a media transformation: the original photo becomes a watercolor, which the human eye first perceives as a photograph and then as a painting. This duality compels us to step closer, eager to participate in the artwork - to observe the brushstrokes, gestures, and craftsmanship. Over the years, Milak has developed diverse series: cityscapes and architecture, futuristic technologies, feminism, pivotal moments in music history, surveillance and big data, loneliness, isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic, and film stills - all rendered in asymmetrically evolving watercolor series over two decades. His consistent use of black ink on white paper lends his works a timeless quality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Udo Kitttelmann,Max Dax,Radenko Milak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3864424704\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783864424700\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Snoeck Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Udo Kitttelmann","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48089413452031,"sku":"9783864424700","price":69.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e9edac73-3ee8-4eaf-b419-9c26011eaf0b.jpg?v=1769110099","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/radenko-milak-post-millennium-tension-udo-kitttelmann-9783864424700","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}