Me and Not Only Me

Here is the link on article about my art written by Francesca on Balkan Crew
http://balkan-crew.blogspot.com/2009/11/mirjana-dimitriadis.html

I wish the thank them for taking time to write about me.
Mira

Evo linka gde je clank napisan od Francesce o mom ikonopisanju na Balkan Crew.
http://balkan-crew.blogspot.com/2009/11/mirjana-dimitriadis.html

Zelim da im se zahvalim za vreme koje su posvetili da napisu o meni.
Mira

Odmor je bio pa prosao i ja sam se vratila ikonopisanju. Evo i fotografije moje poslednje ikone koju sam zavrsila proslog petka (lak se jos nije osusio). Ikona je naslikana
na starom drvenom podu iz kuce koje je iz perioda 1600, slikano je na tradicionalni nacin i oko vrata je slikano tecnim zlatom. Ikona je velicine 45-50cm i na prodaju je u galeriji za sumu od €980, takodje se moze kupiti direktno od mene, posalji email
za dodatna pitanja.






As soon as I had rested from my holiday, I started painting icons again. Here is my latest one that I finished last Friday (the varnish is still wet on it in the final photo). It has been painted on the old wooden floor boards from a house build in 1600... its painted in the traditional method, and the detail around the neck with liquid gold. This icon is about 45-50cm and its for sale in the gallery for €980. It can be also purchased by contacting me directly - please email me for more information.

To all my dear friends and readers of my blog, I have been on holiday for the last 3 weeks and will be back home in 2 weeks. Untill then here is the photo I took today in Vienna-Schonbrunn Palace with my mobile Samsung U700, hope you like it.

Moji dragi prijatelji i citaoci mog bloga, ja sam na odmoru vec 3 nedelje i vracam se tek za 2. Do tada evo fotografija koju sam fotografisala danas (u vrtu Beckog dvorca Schonbrunn) mojim mobilnim Samsung U700, nadam se da vam se svidja.

How many times in one night can I see a tv comercial for protecting animals?? Well almost one every hour! How many times can I see a tv comercial for protecting and fighting against human trafficking?? NONE!! And I have more than 50 channels!! WHY ?? WHY is an animal more important?! WHY IS A HUMAN LIFE OF SUCH A SMALL IMPORTANCE TO GOVERNMENTS AND TV COMPANES?? WHEN DID THE WORLD BECOME SUCH AN UGLY PLACE? THINK ABOUT IT!!

"As many as 200,000 people are trafficked in Europe every year, the majority are women and girls who are forced into prostitution.

In Europe, girls and young women are particularly at risk from criminals who promise good jobs or study and then force the victims to be prostitutes. The criminals profit while the girls and women suffer rape and other physical and mental violence. Human trafficking is so common now that it’s the third most profitable criminal activity in the world after illegal drugs and arms trafficking.
Victims do not agree to be trafficked – they are tricked - lured by false promises - or forced.
The trafficker takes away the basic human rights of the victim: the freedom to move, to choose, to control her body and mind, and to control her future.
Do not confuse trafficking with smuggling. A smuggler will facilitate illegal entry into a country for a fee, but on arrival at their destination, the smuggled person is free; the trafficking victim is enslaved."(QUOTE FROM MTV)

Koliko puta u toku jedne veceri pustaju reklamu na tv za zastitu zivotinja? Svaki sat po jednu!!! Koliko puta u toku jedne veceri pustaju reklamu na tv za zastitu i borbu protiv TRGOVINE LJUDIMA ??? NIJEDNU!!!! A JA IMAM PREKO 50 KANALA!! ZASTO?? ZASTO SU ZIVOTINJE VISE VAZNE??? ZASTO JE LJUDSKI ZIVOT OD TAKO MALE VAZNOSTI VLASTIMA I TV KOMPANIJAMA?? ODAKAD JE SVET POSTAO TAKO RUZAN?? RAZMISLI O TOME!!!

"Svake godine u Evropi biva prodano gotovo 200 hiljada pojedinaca, a većinu ih čine žene i devojke koje su primorane na prostituciju.

U Evropi devojkama i mladim ženama preti posebna opasnost od kriminalaca koji im obećavaju dobre poslove ili studiranje, a koji ih zatim prisiljavaju da budu prostitutke. Kriminalci profitiraju dok se devojke i žene siluju ili dok trpe druge oblike fizičkog i psihičkog nasilja. Trgovina ljudima je danas toliko uobičajena da predstavlja treću najprofitabilniju kriminalnu aktivnost u svetu, posle trgovine drogom i oružjem. Žrtve ne pristaju da budu prodane – one su prevarene – namamljene uz lažna obećanja – ili prisiljene. Trgovac ljudima žrtvi oduzima osnovna ljudska prava: slobodu kretanja, izbora, kontrole sopstvenog tela i duha, i kontrolu sopstvene budućnosti.
Nemojte da brkate trgovinu ljudima i krijumčarenje. Krijumčar će omogućiti nezakonit ulaz u zemlju uz novčanu naknadu, ali je po dolasku na odredište krijumčarena osoba slobodna; žrtva trgovine ljudima je pretvorena u roba." (CITAT SA MTV)

Here are few photos from this weekend. It was the opening of the gallery Lind&James. There I have few of my Art works on display and for sale. I was glad that I had an opportunity to show something that most of galleries here don't have.
Evo i fotografija sa izlozbe koja je bila proteklog vikenda u galeriji Lind&James. Tu imam nekoliko svojih radova na izlaganju i na prodaju. Jako mi je bilo drago sto sam imala priliku da im prikazem nesto sto vecina Danskih galerija nema.

I would like to let you all know that for my art I have a new blog where I will post all the information and my new projects. Hope you will be joining me there, thanks for all nice words and wishes for exhibition. http://byzantikablog.blogspot.com/

Zelim da vam saopstima da za sve moje umetnicke radove imam nov blog http://byzantikablog.blogspot.com/ . Na tom blogu mozete videti noava dogadjanja i fotografije samo u vezi sa likovnom umetnoscu. Ja se nadam da cu vas i tamo videti, i zahvaljujem se od srca zeljama za uspesnu izlozbu.


Mirjana Dimitriadis

My Icon is inspired by the most famous frescoes in Serbian culture (its also the only one in the world). It depicts an angel sitting in front of the tomb of Christ.

White Angel (Serbian: Бели анђео) is a fresco from the Mileseva monastery, circa 1222-1228 AD in Serbia, Myrrhbearers on Christ's Grave (Mironosnice na Hristovom grobu).

Icon is showing the angel, dressed in white, who greeted the Myrrh-bearing women when they came to Christ's tomb. Sitting calmly, the angel of the Resurrection points out the empty tomb to the holy women, who withdrew in terror on beholding the sight. He then commanded them to tell the disciples that the Lord is risen from the dead. This famous icon is from a wall painting called in that monastery "The Holy Women at the Tomb." This monastery has frescoes by the most skillful artists of that time and belongs to a Latin period in Byzantine art. On the link below is the original frescoes from Mileseva monastery.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beli_andjeo3.jpg

Evo i deo deo ikone koju sam zavrsila sinoc, naravno ne treba puno govoriti nasim ljudima o ikoni koja je ne samo deo nase kulture nego i deo nas. Ja sam jako ponosna sto sam ovu ikonu spremila za izlozbu jer predstavlja moje poreklo i prikazuje dancima deo nase istorije.
Za vise informacija o ikoni na linku: http://sr.wikipedia.org/sr-el/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8_%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%92%D0%B5%D0%BE

Just wanted to give you a small window into my life of painting a new piece for my exhibition.... only 11 days to go (when this painting is done I will post a photo here).

Samo sam htela na brzaka da vam se javim i pokazem sta se desava i moj rad u procesu. Ovu ikonu svi prepoznajete i radim je za izlozbu... jos samo 11 dana to tada (cim zavrsim ikonu stavicu sliku ovde)

Here it is as I promised. I just finished it today and it will be on the exhibition on 18th July here in Denmark, Fyn. Size of the Icon is 193x70cm and its made with egg tempera, traditional way.

Kao sto sam obecala, evo i slika. Samo sto sam je zavrsila i sad 18 jula ce biti na izlozbi ovde u Danskoj. Inace ikona je 193cm x 70cm i uradjena je tradicionalnom jajcanom temperom.

I know my last post was 12 days ago but here you can see what is the reason. I am painting, as I said before, Archangel Raphael for a friend, but also I will have an exhibition on the 18th of July. So as soon as I am finished with this one, I will have to start another one. It has become a full time job, and it has been my dream to be an artist... so I hope this will make me or break me. We will see.


Znam da nisam pisala vec 12 dana ali evo i razloga zasto. Slikam kao sto sam napomenula ranije, ikonu Arhandjela Rafaela, za prijateljicu ali i za izlozbu koje je 18-tog Jula. Tako da cim zavrsim ovu moram da pocnem sledecu. Pretvorilo se sve to u pravi posao, ja sam uvek zelela da budem umetnik, nadam se da ce me ovo iskustvo otkriti kojim pravcem da krenem, videcemo.

Today I got a award for creativity from Sajkaca of http://sajkaca.blogspot.com/. Thank you, I am so glad you like my Blog. Sajkaca is an architect living and working in Zürich and has also another very inspiring blog that I regularly read.

Last week I also got the same Award from Vera creator of following Blogs and have great photos and recipes. Thank you Vera :)
http://vojvodjanskakuhinja.blogspot.com/
http://vera-mmmmdelicios.blogspot.com/

Now I would like to pass on the awards to this 2 Blogs:

1. http://sorceryofscent.blogspot.com/
2. http://emoserpica.blogspot.com/


If you don't already know this blogs, I advise you to give a look. 1) is a very creative a fine fragrance aficionado's blog of all things smelly. 2) is Emo-serpica is an engineer from Belgrade and has also another very inspiring blog and 3) Curly Jo is Glass Artist & Jewellery Designer.

While I've been painting (see icon in the post below) my mind wanders from time to time and today this was on my mind. I have been longing for a home and sense of belonging in one place for a while but that is just got more predominant living in Denmark due to the very low percentage of immigrants.

WHY DO PEOPLE MIGRATE?

People migrate for many different reasons. These reasons can be classified as either Economic, Social, Political or Environmental. Here are main ones: Better employment opportunities, Higher salaries and additional wealth, Better Educational opportunities, Safety, lower crime, Political stability.

But after all is it worth it? Is that step supposed to make us stronger or more like a coward? I lived in Australia for 7 years and never felt uncomfortable about where I come from. I was asked at an interview in Denmark "Is it hard being Serbian in Denmark?" I sad " Yes,.... in Australia I would have had better chances of getting a job 'cos everyone knows we are hard workers".

I found this quote form the www.migrationsociety.com/ and here is what they are saying for Australia: Australia offers new immigrants a welcome sense of belonging. The coming together of like-minded immigrants who share in the creation of a community, and of a country. Unity, Acceptance, Comfort and Respect for the past, living in the present, anticipating the future. Australia is a wonderful country that balances health, education and wealth in equal measure. Where you can enjoy exceptional amenities and an unparalleled "Quality of Life"

I have to say it's all true. I now realize how good it was, and how nice people can be. So, yes I believe I made a mistake coming to live here, and I am debating wheather was I brave or a coward to do this. Would I ever find a home of my own or place of belonging? To all of you living abroad, you know how I feel.



Dok ovih dana slikam (pogledaj zadnji clanak) misli mi odleprsaju sa vremena na vreme. Vec duze vreme ceznem za svojim domom i mesto gde bih se osecala kao kod kuce, ali ovo me je spopalo otkad sam u Danskoj zbog malog broja imigranata.

ZASTO SE LJUDI SELE I MIGRIRAJU?

Ljudi se sele zbog vise razloga a najcesci su: bolja mogucnosti zaposljavanja, vece plate i bonusi, bolje obrazovanje, bezbednost i niski kriminal, politicka stabilnost.

Ali posle svega da li se to isplati, da li nas ovaj korak napravi snaznijim ili vise kao kukavice? Zivela sam u Australiji 7 godina i nikad se nisam osetila neprijatno zbog mog porekla. Na razgovoru za posao ovde u Danskoj pitali su me: "Da li tesko biti Srbin u Danskoj?" moj odgovor: " Da jer u Australijij ja sam imala vecu sansu dobiti posao jer tamo znaju da smo mi jako dobri radnici"!

Ovo je clanak koji sam na nasla o Australiji na www.migrationsociety.com/ Australija nudi novim imigrantima dobrodosli osecaj pripadnosti. Dolazak istomisljenika imigranata koji zive u slozi i zajednici. Ujedinjenost, prihvatljivost, udobnost i postovanje za proslost, zivot u sadasnjosti, i ocekujuci buducnost. Australiaj je predivna zemlja koja ima balansa u zdrastvu, obrazovanju, i mere podjednakog bogatsva. Gde mozete uzivati izuzetne sadrzaje i neusporediv "Kvalitet zivota".

Ja vam iz iskustva mogu rece da je to tacno! Ja znam da sam napravila gresku dolaskom u Dansku, ali sam debitujem da li sam ja to bila hrabra ili sam bila kukavica? Da li cu ikad naci mesto i dom? Za sve vas koji zivite van domovine, znate kako se osecam.

Posto sam pocela da crtam ogromnu ikonu Rafaela pa je ovaj clanak u ime Arhandjela Rafaela.

Verovatno je najomiljeniji od svih arhanđela i najčešće prikazivan u umetnosti. Slikali su ga veliki majstori kao Botticelli, Tizian i Rembrandt. Njegovo ime znači: «Bog isceljuje». Zadužen je za isceljivanje Zemlje i svih njenih stanovnika. Biblija kaže da je anđeo Rafael iscelio Tobijino slepilo, kao i da je nakon potopa dao Noiu «medicinsku knjigu» sa uputstvima za lečenje. Na slikama ga prikazuju sa znakom Vodenjaka na grudima i često s mačem u ruci, no to je mač odbrane, a ne napada.

Rafael je zadužen za čisćenje negativnih misli i brisanje krivih verovanja koji u našemu telu izazivaju bolest. Ovaj arhanđeo nam daje zdravlje, veru i mentalnu snagu. Simbol je vazduha, Istoka .

Kada molimo za zdravlje kao naše prirodno stanje, okrenuti se ka Istoku pozivamo Rafaela da nas svojom ljubavlju i verom vodi kroz proces isceljivanja. Možemo ga moliti i za zdravlje svojih bližnjih. Link sa vise informacija: http://www.dodirnime.com/blog/view/id_26318/title_bozije-carstvo-i-njegovi-an-eli/

Last weekend we spent at the beautiful summer house of our friends, Stina and Kevin. Here is a photo of a heart in the water on the beach, taken just outside of the house. How beautiful.


Proslog vikenda smo bili u vikendici od nasih prijatelja Stina i Kevin. Evo je fotografija srca u vodi je sa plaze tacno ispred kuce, prelepo zar ne?