{"id":3918,"date":"2013-01-30T01:00:54","date_gmt":"2013-01-30T06:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/?p=3918"},"modified":"2025-09-15T16:29:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T20:29:51","slug":"mario-kolaric","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/30\/mario-kolaric\/","title":{"rendered":"Artist: Mario Kolaric"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/diaryfragment1_mariokolaric.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3919\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/30\/mario-kolaric\/diaryfragment1_mariokolaric\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/diaryfragment1_mariokolaric.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"500,686\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"diaryfragment1_mariokolaric\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/diaryfragment1_mariokolaric-218x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/diaryfragment1_mariokolaric.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3919\" alt=\"diaryfragment1_mariokolaric\" src=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/diaryfragment1_mariokolaric.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/diaryfragment1_mariokolaric.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/diaryfragment1_mariokolaric-218x300.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">My heart swoons for the work of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cargocollective.com\/mariokolaric\/MARIO-KOLARIC-About-Contact\" target=\"_blank\">Mario Kolaric<\/a>. In his series, <a href=\"http:\/\/cargocollective.com\/mariokolaric\/Diary-fragments\" target=\"_blank\">Diary Fragments<\/a>, Mario takes pen to paper as a daily exercise, allowing his moods and emotions to flow into each piece. I love the abstract quality of each drawing; appearing like a topographic survey of the mind.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/diaryfragments2_mariokolaric.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3920\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/30\/mario-kolaric\/diaryfragments2_mariokolaric\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/diaryfragments2_mariokolaric.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"876,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"diaryfragments2_mariokolaric\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/diaryfragments2_mariokolaric-300x205.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/diaryfragments2_mariokolaric.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3920\" alt=\"diaryfragments2_mariokolaric\" src=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/diaryfragments2_mariokolaric.jpg\" width=\"613\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/diaryfragments2_mariokolaric.jpg 876w, https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/diaryfragments2_mariokolaric-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 613px) 100vw, 613px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/diaryfragments5_mariokolaric.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3923\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/30\/mario-kolaric\/diaryfragments5_mariokolaric\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/diaryfragments5_mariokolaric.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"866,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"diaryfragments5_mariokolaric\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/diaryfragments5_mariokolaric-300x207.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/diaryfragments5_mariokolaric.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3923\" alt=\"diaryfragments5_mariokolaric\" src=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/diaryfragments5_mariokolaric.jpg\" width=\"606\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/diaryfragments5_mariokolaric.jpg 866w, https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/diaryfragments5_mariokolaric-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/diaryfragments3_mariokolaric.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3921\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/30\/mario-kolaric\/diaryfragments3_mariokolaric\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/diaryfragments3_mariokolaric.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"876,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"diaryfragments3_mariokolaric\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/diaryfragments3_mariokolaric-300x205.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/diaryfragments3_mariokolaric.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3921\" alt=\"diaryfragments3_mariokolaric\" src=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/diaryfragments3_mariokolaric.jpg\" width=\"613\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/diaryfragments3_mariokolaric.jpg 876w, https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/diaryfragments3_mariokolaric-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 613px) 100vw, 613px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/diaryfragments4_mariokolaric.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3922\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/30\/mario-kolaric\/diaryfragments4_mariokolaric\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/diaryfragments4_mariokolaric.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"878,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"diaryfragments4_mariokolaric\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/diaryfragments4_mariokolaric-300x205.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/diaryfragments4_mariokolaric.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3922\" alt=\"diaryfragments4_mariokolaric\" src=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/diaryfragments4_mariokolaric.jpg\" width=\"615\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/diaryfragments4_mariokolaric.jpg 878w, https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/diaryfragments4_mariokolaric-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My heart swoons for the work of\u00a0Mario Kolaric. In his series, Diary Fragments, Mario takes pen to paper as a daily exercise, allowing his moods and emotions to flow into each piece. I love the abstract quality of each drawing; appearing like a topographic survey of the mind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[16,155],"tags":[37,125,1874,622],"class_list":["post-3918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-artist","category-drawing","tag-art","tag-artist-2","tag-drawing","tag-mario-kolaric"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Btis-11c","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4274,"url":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/14\/sabine-finkenauer\/","url_meta":{"origin":3918,"position":0},"title":"Artist: Sabine Finkenauer","author":"Erin Fletcher","date":"February 14, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Sabine Finkenauer's artistic talents spread across several mediums from sculptural work with wrought iron and wood to drawing, painting and collage work. 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Through these collaged ink drawings,\u00a0Devin creates such a likeness to marbling. He even captures the dreamy, ethereal quality typically seen in marbling.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;art&quot;","block_context":{"text":"art","link":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/category\/artist\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Untitled3-DevinRutz.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Untitled3-DevinRutz.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Untitled3-DevinRutz.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2981,"url":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/13\/alyssa-pheobus-mumtaz\/","url_meta":{"origin":3918,"position":3},"title":"Artist: Alyssa Pheobus Mumtaz","author":"Erin Fletcher","date":"December 13, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Utilizing simple geometric forms and a limited color palette, artist Alyssa Pheobus Mumtaz creates a stunning array of drawings by applying acrylic and dye to handmade papers. 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