Idea from the Human Puzzle drawings develops more in this series of paintings, connecting with Gestalt theory in psychology, which says that “The whole is greater than the sum of the parts”. In German the word Gestalt means figure, essential shape of a form, and the theory explains human brain like holistic and analog and our visual perception like recognition of the whole forms and not just a sum of a simple shapes.
So, the observer will perceive which subject is on the painting even if it doesn’t have all the pieces – that doesn’t deprive it of the meaning. Everybody sees the whole that they represent, but everybody also substitutes the missing parts with their own explanation, which is based on one’s previous experiences.
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- Tautology Not True, oil on canvas, 120-40 cm, 2010
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- Missing Part or Fill in the Blanks Slowly, oil on canvas, 120-40 cm, 2010
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- Abstract the Emptiness or The Shortcuts Are Available, oil on canvas, 120-60 cm, 2010
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- Biserka Petrovic, The Cross, 80-60 cm, 6 pieces 20-20 cm,oil on canvas, 2013
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- Heaven or Heading for the Right Direction, oil on canvas, 120-40 cm, 2010
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- Biserka Petrovic, Stairway to Heaven, 60-40 cm, 15 pieces 10-10cm,acrylics on cardboard, 2013
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- Biserka Petrovic, The Axe, 100-60 cm, 9pieces 20-20cm,oil on cardboard, 2013.
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- Biserka_Petrovic_Saint_George_s_Pillar_100_120 cm_18_pieces_20_20cm_oil_on_cardboard_2013
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- Biserka Petrovic, The Eye, 75-45 cm, 6 pieces 15-15cm, acrylics on cardboard, 2013
