Matea Bakula (Sarajevo, 1990) graduated from HKU Utrecht in 2013 and currently lives in Utrecht. In her creating process Bakula is looking beyond the aesthetics of the material she is using. She almost works like a chemist or a physicist that is trying to find the answers of the material’s secrets. She does not only want to know the qualities or limitations of the materials that she is using; she also wants to find out the reasons behind them, like why certain material easily stretches or why another material spreads out in an oval or roundish way and is showing her version of the answers through her sculptures. Bakula’s fascination and respect for chemicals like polyurethane foam and methylethylketon is clearly visible and it seems that the works are the result of a collaboration in which Bakula took the role of a choreographer who by putting it to an extreme is able to find the profound character of the materials.
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GAVU Cheb / Matea Bakula, Laureátka ceny StartPoint 2013. Malá galerie
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Recent shows include: Art Cologne (2018); Prospects and concepts, Art Rotterdam (2018); "The chemistry between dr. Frank and me", Lumen Travo gallery (2017); Work Title Festival, Les Brigittines, Brussels (2016); “Let us meet and let us meet again”, Casco, Utrecht (2016); “Work Title Situation #3”, Work Space Brussels, Brussels; “I wish I never kissed that frog”, Jeanine Ho and, Amsterdam (both in 2015); Matea Bakula, GAVU, Cheb, (Solo), Started, Czech Centres, Prague (both in 2014); Start Point Prize, Arti et Amicitiae , Amsterdam which travelled to KASK, Ghent and Dox, Prague (2013-2014); Formal Attire, Kunstpodium T, Tilburg (2013), Best Of Graduates Exhibitions, Ron Mandos, Amsterdam (2013), among others.
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Exhibitions :
2018
Prospects and concepts, Art Rotterdam, Rotterdam
Unfair, Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam
Art Cologne, Cologne
2017
The chemistry between doctor Frank and me (Solo), Lumen Travo gallery, Amsterdam
2016
Dream online art fair, represented by gallery Jeanine Hofland
Work Title Situation #4, Work Space Brussels, Brussels
Let us meet and let us meet again, Casco, Utrecht
2015
Work Title Situation #3, Work Space Brussels, Brussels
I wish I never kissed that frog, Jeanine Hofland, Amsterdam
Art Brussels, represented by gallery Jeanine Hofland, Brussels
Art Rotterdam, represented by gallery Jeanine Hofland, Rotterdam
2014
Unfair, Amsterdam
Matea Bakula (Solo), GAVU, Cheb
Started, Czech Centres, Prague
Start Point Prize, Arti et Amacetiae, Amsterdam
We Know This Much, Space Untitled, Maarssen
2013
Start Point Prize, KASK, Ghent
The Artist As Producer, Bewaerschole, Burgh
Start Point Prize, Dox, Praag
Best Of Graduates Exhibitions, Ron Mandos, Amsterdam
Exposure, HKU, Utrecht
Formal Attire, Kunstpodium T, Tilburg
2012
Perspektiva, ‘t Hoogt, Utrecht
Prizes / Honorable Mentions / Nominations / Funds :
2016
Interest free loan awarded from Fonds Kwadraat
Werkbijdrage Jong Talent awarderd from Mondrian fund
2013
Prize winner, Startpoint Prize: Best European Emerging Artist, Prague
Honorable Mentions, Ron Mandos, Amsterdam
Publications :
2014
Matea Bakula, made possible by GAVU Cheb & Start Point Prize
(Feel free to send me an e-mail if you'd like to receive a publication)
2013
Startpoint Prize Catalogue 2013
Residencies :
2014
Startpoint Prize Emerging Artist Residency, Prague
Activities :
2015 -
Member @ Das Spectrum
2013 - 2014
Committee member, Foundation AAN: Platform for starting artists
2012
Internship @ Lotte Geeven
2018
Prospects and concepts, Art Rotterdam, Rotterdam
Unfair, Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam
Art Cologne, Cologne
2017
The chemistry between doctor Frank and me (Solo), Lumen Travo gallery, Amsterdam
2016
Dream online art fair, represented by gallery Jeanine Hofland
Work Title Situation #4, Work Space Brussels, Brussels
Let us meet and let us meet again, Casco, Utrecht
2015
Work Title Situation #3, Work Space Brussels, Brussels
I wish I never kissed that frog, Jeanine Hofland, Amsterdam
Art Brussels, represented by gallery Jeanine Hofland, Brussels
Art Rotterdam, represented by gallery Jeanine Hofland, Rotterdam
2014
Unfair, Amsterdam
Matea Bakula (Solo), GAVU, Cheb
Started, Czech Centres, Prague
Start Point Prize, Arti et Amacetiae, Amsterdam
We Know This Much, Space Untitled, Maarssen
2013
Start Point Prize, KASK, Ghent
The Artist As Producer, Bewaerschole, Burgh
Start Point Prize, Dox, Praag
Best Of Graduates Exhibitions, Ron Mandos, Amsterdam
Exposure, HKU, Utrecht
Formal Attire, Kunstpodium T, Tilburg
2012
Perspektiva, ‘t Hoogt, Utrecht
Prizes / Honorable Mentions / Nominations / Funds :
2016
Interest free loan awarded from Fonds Kwadraat
Werkbijdrage Jong Talent awarderd from Mondrian fund
2013
Prize winner, Startpoint Prize: Best European Emerging Artist, Prague
Honorable Mentions, Ron Mandos, Amsterdam
Publications :
2014
Matea Bakula, made possible by GAVU Cheb & Start Point Prize
(Feel free to send me an e-mail if you'd like to receive a publication)
2013
Startpoint Prize Catalogue 2013
Residencies :
2014
Startpoint Prize Emerging Artist Residency, Prague
Activities :
2015 -
Member @ Das Spectrum
2013 - 2014
Committee member, Foundation AAN: Platform for starting artists
2012
Internship @ Lotte Geeven
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