[artist statement: bridges]

VALUES SWEATSHIRT - BRIDGES BY OGNJEN MILANOVIC

“THIS ARTWORK IS MY REPRESENTATION OF THE VALUES WE DEVELOP THROUGH LIFE. OUR VALUES CAN BE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN TWO SIDES, SO THE MAIN SYMBOL IN THIS PIECE IS THE BRIDGE. OUR VALUES WILL CONNECT US TO THE THINGS WE NEED IN LIFE, BUT SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT LEAD US TO WHERE WE WANT TO GO.  SOMETIMES WE CONNECT WITH SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T WANT THAT MIGHT EVEN HURT US, AND SOMETIMES WE JUST HAVE TO BURN THE BRIDGES.

LIFE IS A STRUGGLE, AND AS LONG AS WE CONTINUE TO LIVE, WE WILL CROSS BRIDGES. THERE IS A BIG UNKNOWN ON THE OTHER SIDE, AND WE NEED TO EXPERIENCE IT IN ORDER TO LIVE A LIFE WORTH LIVING. THAT IS NOT EASY. AS WE GO, WE DEVELOP VALUES THAT LEAD US THROUGH OUR DAYS. SOMETIMES WE DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW WE DEVELOPED THEM, BUT THEY ARE OUR LEADS. LOOKING DEEPER INSIDE OF OUR MIND AND SOUL, WE CAN SEE HOW WE FUNCTION AND WHAT THOSE VALUES ARE. THIS ARTWORK FOR ME REPRESENTS THE WAY TO THE OTHER SIDE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WAITING FOR ME THERE, BUT I HAVE FAITH IN THE WAY OF LIFE.”

 

 

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