Before Baroque, Baseski brought the 21 century to Skopje

Only three works make up the exhibition Link of the sculptor Zarko Basheski, which opened at the Culture and Information Center in Skopje two days ago.

The audience was thrilled. Comments show that the exhibition was a great success for Baseski, who is currently in the center of attention due to his sculptures of Goce Delcev, Dame Gruev and St. Cyril and Methodius for the government-funded project concerning the city square, which are to be installed soon. For the first time in Macedonia, Baseski brought conceptual art which has been present around the world for quite some time – sculptures made of silicone, which as he says is a light, efficient and practical material.
It brought with it a new approach to the hyperrealistic technique.
According to Maja Cankulovska – Mihajlovska, an art historian, it is quite rare to see a sculpture of a human figure, let alone with this new approach.

The project has two oversized human portraits, and one minimized self-portrait.
Baseski explained that he was just the link between the two characters he had chosen to represent the topic he was working on, that is humanity. “The author thinks and worries about the ordinary man who is struggling to come out, to break free and, through the metaphor of Philip II as a collective subconsciousness, he is worried about our history, he carries the questions whether we will still ‘be’, what will happen?”, said Baseski, who has worked on this project with great intensity for the past four years.