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Ivan Kožarić
Ivan Kožarić (10 June 1921, Petrinja – 15 November 2020, Zagreb) was a Croatian artist who worked primarily with sculpture but also in a wide variety of media, including permanent and temporary sculptures, assemblages, proclamations, photographs, paintings, and installations. He lived and worked in Zagreb, Croatia. His works are characterized by a sense of mischief, spontaneity and by his nonchalant approach to life. He was one of the founding members of the Gorgona Group, whose active members between 1959 and 1966 were Miljenko Horvat, Julije Knifer, Marijan Jevšovar, Dimitrije Bašičević (who also works under the name Mangelos), Matko Meštrović, Radoslav Putar, Đuro Seder and Josip Vaništa. During his period in Gorgona, his sculptures reduced in form, which would become the main characteristic of his later sculptural project consisting of numerous sculptures entitled The ''Feeling of Wholeness''.Beroš, Nada ''Highlights: Collection in Motion'' p. 178 (Muzej Suvremene U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petrinja
Petrinja () is a town in central Croatia near Sisak in the historic region of Banija, Banovina. It is administratively located in Sisak-Moslavina County. On December 29, 2020, the town was 2020 Petrinja earthquake, hit by a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 , causing significant damage to the town. Name The name of Petrinja has its roots in Greek language, Greek πέτρα - ''pétra'', meaning "stone" through Latin language, Latin '':wiktionary:petrus, petrus''. Another possibility is that Petrinja was named after the church of St. Peter from the time of the Diocese of Sisak. It is said that the town existed in Ancient Rome, Roman era in the area of Zrinska Gora, which is very rich in stone. Climate Since records began in 1981, the highest temperature recorded at the local weather station was , on 14 August 2003. The coldest temperature was , on 12 January 1985. History Middle Ages West of Petrinja is Petrova gora (Peter's mountain), site of the 1097 Battle of Gvozd Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
