Nusret (Nysret) Salihamidžić (1931–2011) ubraja se među najznačajnije predstavnike moderne umetnosti na Kosovu i jednog od pionira savremenog likovnog izraza u nekadašnjoj Jugoslaviji. Diplomirao je na Akademiji primenjenih umetnosti u Beogradu, a više od četiri decenije bio je profesor Fakulteta umetnosti u Prištini, gde je obrazovao generacije umetnika.
Ciklus „Igra“, kojem pripada i ovo delo, predstavlja vrhunac njegovog stvaralaštva. Kroz prepoznatljiv slikarski jezik, snažan kolorit i simboličke forme, Salihamidžić gradi poetski i imaginativni svet koji ga svrstava među najautentičnije autore jugoslovenske moderne druge polovine XX veka.
Njegova dela nalaze se u zbirkama muzeja i galerija, uključujući Nacionalnu galeriju Kosova, MSU u Beogradu kao i u brojnim značajnim privatnim kolekcijama.
Nysret Salihamixhiqi (1931–2011) is regarded as one of the most important figures of modern art in Kosovo and a pioneer of contemporary artistic expression in the former Yugoslavia. He graduated from the Academy of Applied Arts in Belgrade and spent more than four decades teaching at the Faculty of Arts in Pristina, where he educated generations of artists.
The “Game” series, to which this work belongs, represents the pinnacle of his artistic achievement. Through a distinctive visual language, vibrant colour, and symbolic forms, Salihamixhiqi created a poetic and imaginative world that places him among the most original artists of the second half of the twentieth century in the region.
His works are held in museum and gallery collections, including the National Gallery of Kosovo, as well as in numerous important private collections.
