Born in 1975 in Osijek, Croatia, then SFR Yugoslavia. In 1991 he came to Austria with his family. He exhibited his paintings for the first time in 1994. At that time, he attended the section for painting at the BOR Gymnasium with Prof. Erda Brandstätter. The year 1994 was decisive for Goran's development. During this time, Prof. Brandstätter discovered his talent and encouraged him to copy the works of great artists and to explore different techniques. A year later he was accepted as a student in the master class for painting, led by Prof. Hans Szyszkowitz, at the HTBLVA Graz. As a young artist, Goran was interested in classical modernism, especially the Croatian painter Miroslav Kraljević and French painting at the beginning of the 19th century. Vincent van Gogh's work in particular caught his attention. He would return to these two artists again and again in the course of his development and seek his inspiration in their works. In his early creative period, he studied Leonardo da Vinci's drawings with great interest.
Goran Margetić followed several art movements at the same time and, building on his
knowledge, he developed his own artistic expression that he called "The absolute Art".
His works have been selected for the several important curated festivals like SWISSARTEXPO and Florence Biennale. Nominated for Palm Art Award 2021
