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Art in the public realm has the power to ignite conversations, provoke thought, and foster a sense of collective identity. Art Made Public celebrates artist Marijana Tadic, whose work has significantly impacted urban landscapes across Adelaide, South Australia, and surrounding regions. For more than three decades, Marijana Tadic has been recognised for her ability to distil complex ideas into elegant sculptural forms. An astute observer of the natural world, Tadic uses patterns found in nature - stratification, interlacing, duplication, and the flow of energy - to construct works that create dialogue and bring attention to issues of significance. In Art Made Public, Tadic provides us with an intimate glimpse into ten major public artworks, offering us personal insights into her conceptual development, inspiration, artistic process and challenges in creating works that are in conversation with place and a public audience. With essays by Miroslav Micanovic and Marie Falcinella, the book takes readers on a journey through the life and art of Marijana Tadic who, through a mastery of spatial awareness and intricate knowledge of the potential of materials, weaves meaning into the very fabric of our public spaces. Art Made Public acknowledges Marijana Tadic’s extraordinary talent and explores the dynamic intersection between art and the public realm. This book is an indispensable resource for art enthusiasts, urban planners, and anyone intrigued by the profound impact of creativity on our shared spaces.

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Miroslav Micanovic was born in Brcko, lived in Gunja and graduated from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb. His texts have been published in various anthologies, collections and reviews and have been translated into other languages. With B. Cegec, he compiled a review of Croatian poetry during the eighties and nineties 'Strast razlike, tamni zvuk praznine' ('The passion of differences, the dark sound of emptiness'), Quorum, Zagreb, 1995. He is also the author of an anthology of contemporary Croatian poetry Utjeha kaosa (The comfort of chaos), Zagreb, 2006, translated into English and Hungarian. For many years, he has been the editor of the magazine Quorum and publications in the publishing house, Naklada MD. He works at the Croatian Education and Teacher Training Agency and lives in Zagreb. Marie Falcinella is a writer and visual arts professional living and working on Peramangk and Kaurna Country, South Australia. Her career experience includes commercial fine art galleries in Adelaide and Melbourne as well as working with Aboriginal owned and governed art centres across Arnhem Land, Top End and the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands to deliver community led projects and strategic development support. Her writing has been published in Artlink, fine print Magazine, and a range of artist publications and exhibition catalogues. Marijana Tadic is an Australian artist. She was born in Bosnia and migrated to Australia in 1969. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts from the University of South Australia and a Diploma in Education from Flinders University (Adelaide). In 1983, Tadic was awarded a General Builders and Supervisor Licence by the South Australian Licensing Board associations. Marijana Tadic's solid understanding of contemporary art practice, culture and history contribute to her ability to create 'a sense of place' that is a welcome and enriching experience in our ever changing world.

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