Exhibition held

"On the blue wings - Dinamo"; Author: Sasa Pavkovic

It has been awhile since modern football clubs have outgrown the framework of sports teams that compete on the pitch in order to achieve a better result. Today's leaders of European football leagues are perfectly organized machinery in produceing  fun and success which consequently results in large amount of money invested and complete advertising support. Therefore,  clubs offer to fans, admirers and collectors a wide range of products and souvenirs related to their history, the glory days and toy connected to the famous football names which throw fans into a frenzy. These European traditions have become part of everyday life and our renowned sports clubs, including football club "Dinamo", the most popular Croatian team which is committed to constantly being in active connection with a large group of  fans, admirers and friends.

As a pivotal part of this marketing, a new art project by prominent painter and printmaker Mill Boras emerges, which also testifies to the almost mythical position of "Dinamo" in our, not just sports history. Rich graphics folder consisted of twenty sheets of various motifs is an interesting story about the club, which in our social memory has a special place. The images show the magic of  football games through lifelike scenes , dominated by "Dinamo" players, but there are other elements of the story of this great club including the whole philosophy of football, offence, a  literal battle for the dignity of the club, for its symbols and supporters. In the scenes from the pitch where  "Dinamo" players clash with those from other teams, the blue guys are always one step ahead, quicker on the ball and jump higher, where this realistic scene is symbolically enriched with a detail of the wings which shows how these blue cladded players have always had some special motivation for playing and winning.

Eleven sheets "from the pitch" show the same number of positions in which a team player could be found, each presenting in its own way a small battle in which "Dinamo" players come out as winners. The rest, however, show different themes, such as historically significant game in 1990. with a Belgrade's Red Star, which is seen in the memory of  Croatian nation as practically the definitive beginning of a struggle that has progressed to  the Homeland War, making these scenes even more deserving. In the folder there are  graphics inspired by the legendary club's symbol, the letter "d", which is still widely recognizable, as well as  graphically interesting and open for visual play. Some sheets have turned to abstract and symbolic expressions ("Dominance", "Impression"), which allows the artist to achieve the visual dynamics of the whole project, which is a playful, kaleidoscopic way to conclude a comprehensive story about the club, with the history which is much more than the sum of statistical triumphs  and awards, with games which carried much more significance to its supporters than just another game of football.

All fo this shows that Boras' folder "On the blue wings" is more than just another graphic project, a unique artistic contribution to the further promotion of the club which had been till recently brushing shoulders with the giants of European football. These maps should also prove that it is still has a valid place among those legendary football teams which prove their value through scores, but also have a well  rounded identity.