“The Focus of the Collection” at the Bosniak Institute in Sarajevo

On the occasion of awarding scholarships, "Adil Zulfikarpasic" for 2011/2012 and an inaugural ceremony of renewed art collection "The Focus of the Collection", the Bosniak Institute organized a reception for friends and associates of the Institute on Wednesday, December 21, 2011.

The inaugural ceremony of the art collection “The Focus of the Collection” was opened by the Chairman of the Bosniac Institute Prof. Dr Zlatko Lagumdzija who welcomed all guests and expressed his pleasure of having the scholarship program “Adil Zulfikarpasic” for the 4th year. Prof. Dr Fahrudin Rizvanbegovic with his speech delivered a scholarship to Nadira ÄogiÄ‡, a student of Electrical Engineering at the University of Bihac.

Chairman of the Bosniac Institute Prof. Dr. Zlatko Lagumdzija welcomes all guests / Photo: Islamic Arts Magazine

Prof. Dr. Fahrudin Rizvanbegovic / Photo: Islamic Arts Magazine

Nadira Dogic, a student of Electrical Engineering at the University of Bihac / Photo: Islamic Arts Magazine

The Collection of over 100 artworks is compiled by the most important works of Bosnian artists. Among others, we can see artworks by Mersad Berber, Safet Zec, Mehmed Aksamija, Seid Hasanefendic, Emir Gems, Edin Numankadic, Ismet and Ismar Mujezinovic, Ibrahim Ljubovic, Salim Obralic, Nesim Tahirovic etc. The collection especially emphasizes Bosnian-Muslim tradition and Islamic architecture in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The works range from poetic to very suggestive and expressive landscapes. A significant part of The Collection are also abstract artworks that stylistically belong to lyrical abstraction or abstract expressionism.

This exhibition of the art collection “The Focus of the Collection” completes the very rich exhibiting activity in 2011 and presents the Bosniak Institute as one of the leading institutional stakeholders in the promotion and presentation of Bosnian culture.