Sebastijan Dračić was born in 1980 in Zagreb, where he graduated in painting from the Academy of Fine Arts in 2006. He has exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Croatia and abroad (Austria, Germany, China, Italy, Poland, North Macedonia, Serbia). He is a two-time recipient of the prestigious Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant from New York (2012 and 2019). His works are part of many private and public collections, including the Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb and the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rijeka. He is an assistant professor at the
Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb and a member of the Croatian Association of Visual Artists (HDLU). He lives and works in Zagreb. Sebastijan Dračić is one of the most prominent figures in Croatian contemporary painting. Through a distinctive artistic style grounded in
figurative painting, marked by complex and layered compositions, visual intensity, intellectual depth, and exceptional technical precision, he has affirmed his status as a key name on the contemporary art scene. His monumental oil paintings, painted on the edge of the real and the imaginary, captivate with mystical beauty and draw the viewer into wondrous spaces of
nameless reality.
His artistic oeuvre encompasses a wide range of themes, from scenes of ruined architecture and abandoned urban spaces, lush green rainforests, vast expanses of sea, the mysterious depths of the universe, to various mystical landscapes. Through this rich iconography, the artist expresses deep concern for the future of humanity and the natural world, confronting questions of transience, survival, and the role of humans in today’s global context. Dračić’s paintings do not offer definitive answers but instead encourage contemplation and open space for personal interpretation. They remain etched in memory like fragments of a dream, reminding us of the fragility and beauty of existence. Each painting testifies to his ongoing pursuit of new visual solutions, stylistic shifts, expressive possibilities, and thematic depth,
offering insight into the impressive breadth of his work and the strength of his artistic voice.
