Emilija Pasagic

Emilija Pasagic is a nave of Belgrade in the former Yugoslavia. As a child Pasagic was always painting and drawing. She attended Belgrade University where she studied landscape architecture. When hostilities arose she and her husband emigrated to Toronto, Canada, a move which sparked an artistic rejuvenation. She quickly became involved in the vibrant Toronto art scene.

Pasagic sees her artwork as a personal expression, an expression that is rooted in her love of and fascination with people and their intricate relationships with each other. She works the surface of her paper and canvas with a variety of traditional and innovative techniques. Depending upon her mood and what is available in her studio she can incorporate as many as a half-dozen elements into each painting. Her technique involves blending of bees’ wax and oil paint applied to paper, board, or canvas. She oen fuses paper and cloth into the pigments to create textures and uses gold leaf and various gels and mediums to add unique antique effects. The paintings take on depth and mystery with a balanced tension between texture and form.

There is a sense of mystery within my artwork, the same mystery that surrounds every individual as they embark on life’s journeys.