Family of Clear Streams - Art Commune

The Family of Clear Streams (Porodica bistrih potoka) art commune was established by Božidar Mandić in 1977 in the village of Brezovica under Rudnik mountain and is still in existence today. The principles of the commune are the “Philosophy of Soil”, “Open Home”, “Poor Economy” and “Art” and it claims to value honesty, bravery, modesty, truth, love, goodness, peace, labor and happiness.
The exhibition BACK: Božidar Mandić and The Family of Clear Streams (1969 – 2015) (NATRAG – Božidar Mandić i Porodica bistrih potoka [1969 – 2015]) presented the life and work of Božidar Mandić, one of the most prominent representatives of avantgarde art practiced by members of Youth Tribune (Tribina Mladih) in Novi Sad during the late 1960s and early 1970s. The exhibition took place in the Museum of Contemporary Art of Vojvodina (Muzej savremene umetnosti Vojvodine) in Novi Sad from 17 September to 18 October 2015. Movies and artwork dating from Božidar’s Novi Sad period and photo-documentation were shown at the exhibition, as well as a range of artwork made from natural materials in the commune. In the words of Božidar Mandić “The Family of Clear Streams is a small utopia. The opportunity for humankind is in small, rather than big utopias.”

清溪家族艺术公社（Porodica bistrih potoka）由博日达尔·曼迪奇于1977年在鲁德尼克山下的布雷佐维察村创立，至今仍存续。该公社秉持“土壤哲学”、“开放之家”、“简朴经济”以及“艺术”的原则，并声称崇尚诚实、勇敢、谦逊、真理、爱、善良、和平、劳动与幸福。回顾展《回望：博日达尔·曼迪奇与清溪家族（1969-2015）》（NATRAG - Božidar Mandić i Porodica bistrih potoka [1969-2015]）展现了博日达尔·曼迪奇的一生及其作品，他是20世纪60年代末至70年代初在诺维萨德青年论坛（Tribina Mladih）成员中实践先锋艺术的杰出代表之一。该展览于2015年9月17日至10月18日在诺维萨德的沃约vodina当代艺术博物馆（Muzej savremene umetnosti Vojvodine）举办。展览展示了博日达尔·曼迪奇在诺维萨德时期的电影、艺术作品以及摄影记录，同时展出了公社使用自然材料制作的多种艺术作品。正如博日达尔·曼迪奇所言：“清溪家族是一个小型乌托邦。人类的机会在于小型而非大型乌托邦。”