Born in Osijek
(Croatia) in January 1982, Pligl Darko - Dare
now lives and workes Beli Manastir, also in
Croatia.
Firs nine years of his life was idyllic, careless
childhood and many friends, there was nothing
to complain about. Then, in 1991 war started
and he became a war refugee, this living hell
was burning him for seven long years. Poorness,
constant moving and isolation he was living
in was just too hard him; many times Dare
gave up on his own life. But I guess that
one old phrase was true; what doesnt kill
you makes you stronger!
With time Dare started to feel great desire
to create, it was I guess Dares reaction to
all destruction he witnessed. After a while
this desire turned into obsession, and he
became addicted to drawing. That feeling forced
him to constantly express himself, to learn
and progress. With help of few good people
who encouraged him, Dare started to expose
his work, and after a while he was recognized
as really unique and talented artist.
Dares stile of visual expression is not strictly
defined, but somehow he like to call himself
surrealist. In his earliest beginnings he
started to work for three local tattoo studios,
bringing and exposing his work made him recognized
in this area, but after few years he outgrew
these jobs and started to create his own authentic
pieces, drawings, portraits... Realizing that
he can actually have decent life thru his
creations, he starts to cooperate with other
artists, learn to focus his creative power
and to speak visual language. Thru his artistic
growing he had many ups and downs. Lot of
times called freak and insane, people putting
him down and criticizing his way of life,
Dare starts to see the dark side of being
exposed. But solid like a piece of steel,
Dare continues to create now more than ever.
If you think Dare is suitable artist for
your needs, or just want to say him hi, you
can do it at: dare@dare-artbook.com
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