Artiste
ART BY SAKI DE PACO |
| (Peintre) |
| Editions OCTOBRE 2025 |
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| Saa Čertanc (b. 1981), is Croatian artist working under the artistic name Artbysakidepaco, his art merges classical beauty with conceptual unrest. At first glance, his landscapes appear harmonious and serene, yet beneath the surface lie tensions, emotional fragility, and symbolic disruptions that reveal deeper internal states. His works often feature surreal figures"quiet symbols of memory, the unconscious, and the unspoken. These elements disrupt visual balance, yet open the space for deeper interpretation. For the artist, painting is not an escape but a space of confrontation"between form and feeling, control and inner chaos. It offers no answers, but invites reflection. With a digital community of over 160,000 followers and a video that quietly echoed across the internet with over 300 million views, Čertanc's work proves that art rooted in depth and honesty can still find its place in the public eye"without losing its soul. |
 Vita Voom 2023 50x70 cm cm Technique : Acrylic on canvas The figure in this painting is not a literal being, but a metaphor for my personal search for freedom. It rises from the water, arms outstretched and bound between two sides " mirroring my own state of being, suspended between what has shaped me and what I am still striving to become. Though it appears strong and rooted in the landscape, the figure is not free. Its restrained hands speak of internal captivity " a silent struggle, invisible to those who only look from the outside. Around it, the vast scenery breathes openness, stillness, and possibility " the very things the figure longs for, but cannot yet embody. This contrast between external expansiveness and inner constraint is central to the work. Because the freedom I seek is not out there " it is within. Not defined by what surrounds me, but by how I learn to carry, confront, and accept what still holds me back. This painting continues my ongoing cycle of searching for freedom. Not as escape, but as transformation " through stillness, honesty, and the quiet recognition that true liberation begins by facing everything I once tried to avoid. |  Sky keepers 2023 50x70 cm cm Technique : Acrylic on canvas |  The Last Voyage 2024 50x70 cm cm Technique : Acrylic on canvas The fragmentation in this painting is not a flaw " it is the work's core language. Rather than defining the scene, the artist dissolves its boundaries. The sea becomes a mass of thought, the sky an emotion, and the boat " a symbol of impermanence. Nothing here feels stable. And precisely because of that, everything feels honest. Colors disintegrate, shapes fade, but what remains is sensation: the state of slipping beyond the frames we once created for ourselves. The painting becomes a space where direction is lost " and yet, movement continues. For Čertanac, the landscape is rarely a destination. It is more often an interior terrain where one confronts the limits of their own endurance. |  Xingu 2024 50x70 cm cm Technique : Acrylic on canvas At first glance, the scene appears serene " a waterfall in the heart of a forest, golden light filtering through the trees, a quiet surface of water. But as in most of Čertanac's works, the colors and contrasts are deliberately intensified. They are not there for aesthetic effect, but to convey the inner restlessness that accompanies the artist's search for peace. Through vibrant tones, heightened transitions, and stark light contrasts, the landscape shifts from a natural setting into a coloristic map of emotion. Every element " the waterfall, the trees, the reflections " speaks of an internal state: thoughts that still flow, a weight not yet released, a silence still out of reach. In this tension between outer beauty and inner turmoil, Čertanac constructs a space that both soothes and unsettles " a space where freedom is not depicted, but intuitively felt. Through a landscape that pulses with feeling, the viewer is offered a glimpse into fragments of a quiet, personal struggle. |