Aux Manir


Aux Maniere, later AUX Manir Slobodan Sajin was a contemporary art group from Serbia in period 1982-2009, established by Slobodan Šajin and Momčilo Rajin.

History

First phase: Duo

In the early beginnings of their art activity, in 1975, Šajin and Rajin, both historians of art and artists, participated in Serbian conceptual art group "Group 143".
In the early 80's Slobodan Šajin worked on silk-screen printings and developed a unique art graphic monotyping technique called "REPRINT". The technique became the base of the artworks which "Aux Maniere" made in the next several years.
"Aux Maniere" was established in 1982. From 1982 till 1985, group designed record covers for some of famous Serbian pop-rock groups, such as "U škripcu", "Laki pingvini".

Second phase: One man group

After Momčilo Rajin decided to leave in 1986, "Aux Maniere" became one man group - Slobodan Šajin.
Since 1986 till 1990 "Aux Maniere" produced a few collections of geometry abstract art paintings, characteristic of that period.
After the beginning of civil war in Yugoslavia in 1991, Šajin was engaged in commercial arts. After fall of Milošević's regime in Serbia, he started again with fine arts making. In 2002 he promoted a new art brand, so called "Trash brand AUX MANIR", which became a new name of the group.
In his last five years Šajin exhibited in his house garden, place named "Plain air gallery".

Significant exhibitions and works