Artist of the Day, July 27, 2026 : Mersad Berber, a Bosnian–Herzegovinian painter (#2589)

Mersad Berber (1940 – 2012) is one of the greatest and most significant representatives of Bosnian–Herzegovinian art from the second half of the 20th century. His vast body of expressive and unique works triggered the local art scene’s recognition into Europe as well as the international stage.

Berber belongs to an exceptionally dynamic period of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s contemporary cultural history. He led a young generation of graphic artists opening up the local scene internationally. He was one of the few artists whose talent and mastery enabled him to frequently exhibit in prestigious museums and galleries.

Throughout his career he created cycles of paintings which chronicle events, homages and dedications. Each cycle has its roots in Bosnian-Herzegovinian history from the medieval to the twentieth century. His works are characterized by the intermingling of ancient motifs with a more modern commentary, captivating in their iconic mystery and intensity. His surfaces are as complex as his subjects, combining techniques from various times and places while maintaining an aesthetic and allure that has drawn collectors for the past 40 years.

Berber was occupied with painting, graphic art, tapestry, illustrating and preparing bibliographic editions, graphic and poetic maps. His scenography and costume design came to life in theatres in Ljubljana, Zagreb, Sarajevo and Washington. In 1985 Berber finished Tempo Secondo, his own animated cartoon.
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Mersad Berber

Self-Portrait 

Woman's Head with Horses, 1968-71

Portrait of a Woman in Profile, 1970

Infantin, 1971

Lady with Wheel / Infantin, 1971

Untitled (Portrait of a Girl) / Figura 1, 1971

Flora, 1974

Infanta Margarita in Red, 1974

Famildi Šer, 1979

Prince of Horses, 1979

Hommage à Raphaël, 1980

Belleza, 1980's

Dubrovnik Flora

Girl with Horse

Horses Rearing Up

Flora I 

Lozica - Bride with Bouquet

Lozica

Portrait of Two Ladies and a Young Girl

Profile B 14

The Fall of Srebrenica

The Green Painting

Untitled

A young lady with a seagull

Three Girls, 1990

White Horse

Girls and Horse, 1995

Bride With Horse, 1999

Hommage à Bukovac, 1999

Homage to the Painter V. Bukovac II, 2001

Head with Figure, 2008

Artist of the Day, July 25, 2026 : Claire Deleurme, a French glass sculptor (#2588)

 Claire Deleurme is an artist and glass sculptor living and working in France. Through her work, she mixes pâte de verre, paper and embroidery, in an attempt to question identity and memory from a sensitive and poetic viewpoint. Through both tactile and visual experiences, she addresses universal emotions, placing emphasis on disappearance, forgetting, and the fragility of life.

“Intimate expressions, my pieces are born of the dialogue with the materials, delicate and fragile,” said Deleurme, who tries to create a balance between transparency and opacity. “They are the reflections of my intuitions. Accurate timing and gests are primordial for my straightforward search to weave stories.”

Deleurme earned her National College Diploma in Visual Arts from École Supérieure des Beaux-arts de Cornouaille, France, and received her European Glass Fellows diploma with honors from Centre Européen de Recherches et Formation aux Arts Verriers, Vannes-le-Châtel, France. Most recently, she completed an internship in the glass department at Ikata, College of Crafts and Design in Ikaalinen, Finland. Her work has been exhibited in France, the Czech Republic, and in the U.S.

During her residency, she completed the third chapter of her project, Les langages silencieux: Histoire de brodeuses (“Silent language: Needleworker Stories”). This series takes a poetic look at women’s bodies, contemporary or absent, aiming to uncover the identities and memories of women. This third chapter reveals the “re-imagined history” of women through objects, primarily handkerchiefs, combined with pâte de verre, engraving, text, and photos.

Through my work, I question identity and memory from a sensitive and poetic viewpoint. My sculptures and graphic works are expressed though the body and its traces. Working toward understanding, I address universal emotions, speaking of disappearance, forgetting, and the fragility of life.

My works are both tactile and visual experiences. They appeal to the senses and sensory memories, revealing traces of both the visible and the invisible. Expressed using glass, fabric, and different types of paper, they balance transparence with opacity. Intimate expressions, my pieces are born of the dialogue with the materials, delicate and fragile. They are the reflections of my intuitions. Accurate timing and gests are primordial for my straightforward search to weave stories.
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 Ms. Claire Deleurme ...

... at work

La chaise (The chair), 2004 

La chaise (The chair), 2004 

Carnet machine a ciudre, (Sewing machine, notebook) 2005-06

Carnet machine a ciudre, (Sewing machine, notebook) 2005-06 

Collected: empreintes  textile, (Collection: Tissue imprints), 2006

Collected: empreintes  textile, (Collection: Tissue imprints), 2006

Parcours tactile (Tactile journey), 2006

Parcours tactile (Tactile journey), 2006

Gestes brodés (Embroidered gestures), 2012

Transmissions (Handed down) 2012

Doloris, 2013 
detail

Doloris, 2013

Ce que pansent les vagues (Healed by the waves,) 2014

Ce que pansent les vagues (Healed by the waves), 2014

Généalogie de la douleur (The genealogy of pain), 2014

Généalogie de la douleur (The genealogy of pain), 2014

Livre I (Book I), 2014 
pâte de verre

Résonance, 2014

Souffle I (Breath I), 2015-16 

Gestes brodés I, 2016

Instant précieux (Precious moment), 2016

Les langages silencieux, Chapitre 4- Histoire de famille, 2021-22

Chapter 4- Family history, 2021-22 
installation MusVerre, Sars-Poteries, detail

Chapter 4- Family history, 2021-22 
installation MusVerre, Sars-Poteries, detail

Chapter 4- Family history, 2021-22 
installation MusVerre, Sars-Poteries, detail

Silent languages, Chapter 4- Family history, 2022  
installation of 1000 glass thimbles