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Mihajlo Pupin / Michael Pupin, acrylic on canvas, 2021

This work is painted after a portrait of Mihajlo Pupin, done in 1903 by the great Serbian painter Paja Jovanović in the USA. Feeling confident in himself, Pupin has a decisive and direct look into investing in new technologies understanding the risks. The warmth of red represents the heat of the laboratory and the passion of a scientific experiment. The viewer feels the warmth in red color and the coolness in blue. Blue color of Pupin’s suits represents complete calmness, peace and tranquillity and has a pacifying effect on the entire atmosphere. Blue means responsibility and reliability.