Janez Bernik

Yugoslavian, born 1933

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The image displays a grid of intersecting straight and curved lines forming a complex abstract pattern. Embedded in the grid are four monochromatic portraits of a woman's face, each with varying expressions and angles. Abstract symbols and letters overlap the faces and the grid, creating a mysterious feel. The composition evokes blueprints or scientific diagrams overlaying black and white photographs, blending human features with technical geometry.
Janez Bernik, Adriana II, 1971, color etching, Gift to Vice President Spiro T. Agnew by Marshall Josip Broz Tito, President of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 1975.85.1

Adriana II

Janez Bernik · 1971 · color etching ·  Accession ID  1975.85.1