The Visual Lyricism of Vlado Martek In the vibrant, intellectual landscape of Zagreb, a city where history and modernity often collide in a beautiful friction, Vlado Martek has carved out a space that exists between the spoken word and the visual image. Born in 1951, Martek does not merely create art; he orchestrates a profound dialogue with language itself. His practice is rooted in the belief that poetry is not a static arrangement of symbols on a page, but a living, breathing entity capable of manifesting in physical space. To witness a Martek composition is to experience the visualisatio…