PicsArt Monthly April Issue 2014 | Page 87

Minimalism in Commonplace Objects Our PicsArtist of the Month is Slavko Pjevcevic (@ slavkopjevcevic), a PicsArtist who uses his camera to take beautiful and minimalist still-life portraits. Slavko’s photos choose a single subject, isolate it, capture it and give it all of the camera’s attention. This approach forces us to examine and evaluate the inherent aesthetic properties of objects that we may otherwise find unremarkable, such as a teacup or globe. Slavko eliminates all other distractions and leaves us with only form and texture, and suddenly we are faced with a gallery of art that changes the way we see objects around us. Even the colors in these images are minimal, with sepia and B&W tones. It is the common thread throughout Slavko’s work--the bare essentials are the subject. The details are more important than context and setting. Slavko wants us to look closer and appreciate the subtleties around us. His photos make us do just that, they simplify in order to draw us in and show us what has been hiding in front us all along.