Violence... violence in the family, school violence, street violence, sports related violence, political violence, visual violence, media violence Internet violence, violence in video games, violence... It is hard to enumerate all the types and shapes of violence. These are just the most common varieties of the same phenomenon which is, unfortunately, a part of the modern society today.
We need to speak out publicly about this problem, and try to find the solution, instead of just closing our eyes to this big social issue that is clearly visible in our neighbourhood, street, city and throughout society in general. That is why we've decided to start an awareness campaign against all aspects of violence and start up a series of workshops and exhibitions on the subject closest to our field of activity; visual violence in an urban environment – A3.Format: "Urban Violence". Design has a huge potential to become a reflection and impulse of change throughout popular culture. In it's best form, design can merge the cultural and political views of one society. It can make it more self confident, prevent it from looking backwards and induce the belief in presence. Artists: Bardhi Haliti, Zorana Blagojević, Branislav Milošević, Dragan Marković, Ian Griffith, Žiga Aljaž, Jovan Obradović, Miloš Pušić, Marko Ercegović, Isidora Todorović, Jovan Mikonjić, Žiga Artnak, Vladimir Manovski, Rakić Marko i Filip Bojović.
design: Fajn Hajp Agency
About A3.Format collective: A3.Format is an art&design collective initiated in 2005 by Filip Bojović from Novi Sad, in intensive cooperation with Vladimir Manovski. Idea of the A3.Format project comprehends creation of, before all, online collaborative platform, which is open for diverse interventions on so called “digital canvas”, dimensions 29,7 x 42cm. Concerning the theme, works created so far are varying from simple intimate messages to themes which are concerned with the issue of human rights, politics, cultural policies, economy, ecology, nature of art, etc. Although those works have been created by dozens different artists an designers of younger generation, majority of them (although not exclusively) are characterized by visual simplicity: using of one color, specific type of typography and simple letters-based solutions on this template format.
