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Sofija Naletilić Penavuša
Sofija Naletilić 'Penavuša' (6 January 1913 – 22 June 1994) was a Croatian naïve sculptor from Herzegovina. Early life Sofija Penavić was born in the village of Mokro, and never went to school. She did not attend any art schools or creative courses. In 1942 she lost her husband Marijan Naletilić, and had to care for six children, in poverty. In 1976, she lost one of her children. Her art helped her to deal with the tragedy. Work She was discovered by art critic and writer Dubravko Horvatić. She had her first solo exhibition in 1982 in Zagreb in a private gallery Schira at age 69 . The most valuable and numerous part of the author's oeuvre is her "bestiary" – sculptures of simplified and stylized animals shaped and painted with a touch of mysticism and dreaminess. In 1985, Naletilić was named person of the year in a survey by Start magazine. Overall she produced over 7,000 sculptures. Legacy In 1994, Naletilić posthumously received the Grand Prix of the internation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naïve Art
Naïve art is usually defined as visual art that is created by a person who lacks the formal education and training that a professional artist undergoes (in anatomy, art history, technique, perspective, ways of seeing). When this aesthetic is emulated by a trained artist, the result is sometimes called '' primitivism'', ''pseudo-naïve art'', or ''faux naïve art''. Unlike folk art, naïve art does not necessarily derive from a distinct popular cultural context or tradition; indeed, at least in the advanced economies and since the Printing Revolution, awareness of the local fine art tradition has been inescapable, as it diffused through popular prints and other media. Naïve artists are aware of "fine art" conventions such as graphical perspective and compositional conventions, but are unable to fully use them, or choose not to. By contrast, outsider art (''art brut'') denotes works from a similar context but which have only minimal contact with the mainstream art world. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herzegovina
Herzegovina ( or ; sh-Latn-Cyrl, Hercegovina, separator=" / ", Херцеговина, ) is the southern and smaller of two main geographical Regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being Bosnia (region), Bosnia. It presently does not have strictly defined administrative borders; however, in the past it was organized as Sanjak of Herzegovina (1470–1833; 1851–1912) and Herzegovina Eyalet (1833–1851). Bosnia, the larger of the two regions, lies to the north of Herzegovina; the Regions of Croatia, Croatian region of Dalmatia lies to the southwest; the Regions of Montenegro, Montenegrin region of Old Herzegovina lies to the southeast. The land area of Herzegovina is around , or around 23–24% of the country. The largest city is Mostar, in the center of the region. Other large settlements include Trebinje, Široki Brijeg, Ljubuški, Čapljina, Konjic and Posušje. Etymology The Ottomans were the first to officially use the name (E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duboko Mokro
Mokro () is a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to the 1991 census, the village is located in the municipality of Široki Brijeg Široki Brijeg () is a city and the regional capital of West Herzegovina Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. the town itself had a population of 6,149 and the municipality of 28,929. Name ....Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991. Within the municipality of Široki Brijeg, a new settlement Mokro was created by merging the settlements Duboko Mokro and Pribinovići. Demographics According to the 2013 census, its population was 1,411. References Populated places in Široki Brijeg {{WestHerzegovinaCanton-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dubravko Horvatić
Dubravko Horvatić (9 December 1939 – 20 May 2004) was a Croatian novelist, poet and essayist. Biography Dubravko Horvatić was born on 9 December 1939 in Zagreb. He finished Classical Gymnasium in Zagreb and enrolled Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in the same city. Horvatić wrote over fifty books. He was a member of Croatian Democratic Union. He died on 20 May 2004 in Zagreb at the age of 64. Works Horvatić's works have been translated into 25 languages. His published works are: * ''Groznica'', Zagreb (1960) * ''Zla vojna'', Zagreb (1963) * ''Bedem'', Zagreb (1968) * ''Remparts'', Zagreb (1969) * ''Stanari u slonu'', Zagreb (1969) * ''Crna zemlja'', Zagreb (1970) * ''Slike, kipovi, usudi', likovne kritike i eseji'', Zagreb (1972) * ''Hej, vatrogasci, požurite'', Zagreb (1972) * ''Reponje'', Zagreb (1975) * ''Ples smrti'', Zagreb (1975) * ''Sveti Juraj i zmaj'', Zagreb-Tomislavgrad (1978) * ''Podravska legenda'', Zagreb (1979) * ''Zvrkasti kalendar'', Split-T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zagreb
Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb stands near the international border between Croatia and Slovenia at an elevation of approximately above mean sea level, above sea level. At the 2021 census, the city itself had a population of 767,131, while the population of Zagreb metropolitan area is 1,086,528. The oldest settlement in the vicinity of the city was the Roman Andautonia, in today's Šćitarjevo. The historical record of the name "Zagreb" dates from 1134, in reference to the foundation of the settlement at Kaptol, Zagreb, Kaptol in 1094. Zagreb became a free royal city in 1242. In 1851, Janko Kamauf became Zagreb's List of mayors of Zagreb, first mayor. Zagreb has special status as a Administrative divisions of Croatia, Croatian administrative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Start (Yugoslav Magazine)
''Start'' was a weekly popular and entertainment magazine targeting men published from 1969 to 1991 in Zagreb by the Croatian publishing house Vjesnik. Best known for its mix of erotica - which featured on the cover and centerfolds - and quality articles and detailed analyses of current affairs and Yugoslav politics, the magazine became very influential in the 1970s and 1980s with an audience spanning all over Yugoslavia. History and profile ''Start'' was established in 1969 as a successor to the ''Moto magazin''. The first issue of ''Start'' appeared in January that year. It was headquartered in Zagreb and was published by Vjesnik which was a well-known publishing house in the country. The first issue described it as "a magazine for every family, and for each of our citizens." However, it was also added in the same issue that the magazine content included all topics "that interests a modern man." The magazine came out weekly. In the initial phase ''Start'' was designed based on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovak National Gallery
The Slovak National Gallery (, abbreviated SNG) is a network of galleries in Slovakia. It has its headquarters in Bratislava. The gallery was established by law on 29 July 1949. In Bratislava, it has its displays situated in Esterházy Palace (''Esterházyho palác'') and the Water Barracks (''Vodné kasárne'') which are adjacent to each other. The Esterházy Palace was reconstructed for the purposes of the gallery in the 1950s and a modern extension was added in the 1970s. The SNG also manages other galleries outside Bratislava: at the Zvolen Castle in Zvolen, at the Strážky mansion in Spišská Belá, in Ružomberok and in Pezinok Pezinok (; in the local dialect ''Pezinek''; ; ; ) is a town in southwestern Slovakia. It is roughly northeast of Bratislava and, as of December 2023, had a population of 24,443. Pezinok lies near the Little Carpathians and thrives mainly on vi .... The '' Mourning portrait of K. Horvath-Stansith'' is considered one of the most significant ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bratislava
Bratislava (German: ''Pressburg'', Hungarian: ''Pozsony'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Slovakia, Slovak Republic and the fourth largest of all List of cities and towns on the river Danube, cities on the river Danube. Officially, the population of the city is about 475,000; however, some sources estimate daily number of people moving around the city based on mobile phone SIM cards is more than 570,000. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia at the foot of the Little Carpathians, occupying both banks of the Danube and the left bank of the Morava (river), River Morava. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital to border two sovereign states. The city's history has been influenced by people of many nations and religions, including Austrians, Bulgarians, Croats, Czechs, Germans, Hungarian people, Hungarians, Jews and Slovaks. It was the coronation site and legislative center and capital of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1536 to 1783; elev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatian Museum Of Naïve Art
The Croatian Museum of Naïve Art () is a fine art museum in Zagreb, Croatia dedicated to the work of naïve artists of the 20th century. The museum holdings consist of over 1,900 works of art - paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints, mainly by Croatians but also by other well-known international artists in the genre. From time to time, the museum organizes topics and retrospective exhibitions by naïve artists, expert meetings and educational workshops and playrooms. The museum is located on the first floor of the 18th-century Raffay Palace, , in Gornji Grad at Sv. Ćirila i Metoda 3. History On 1 November 1952, the Peasant Art Gallery () was founded in Zagreb. By 1956 it was known as the Gallery of Primitive Art (), and was then part of the Zagreb Municipal Galleries (today the Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb). Since 1994, in line with a decision by the Croatian Parliament, its title has been the Croatian Museum of Naive Art. From the very beginning the establishment w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Široki Brijeg
Široki Brijeg () is a city and the regional capital of West Herzegovina Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. the town itself had a population of 6,149 and the municipality of 28,929. Name Široki Brijeg means 'wide hill' in Croatian. It is sometimes called Široki Brig or Široki ('wide'). From 1952 until October 16, 1992, the town was officially called ''Lištica'' after the river that runs through it. Geography The town is from Mostar, from Međugorje, and from the Adriatic coast ( Ploče). The Široki Brijeg Municipality today numbers around 30,000 people, and the town itself about 13,000. The area of the municipality amounts to . The center of town is at above sea level, while its area is known as "lower Herzegovina". Almost the entire northern part of the municipality itself, however, belongs to "high Herzegovina", the highest point being the ''Bile stine'' ("White Rocks") near Donji Crnač. Climate Širo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mostar
Mostar () is a city and the administrative centre of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the historical capital of Herzegovina. Mostar is situated on the Neretva River and is the fifth-largest city in the country. Mostar was named after the bridge keepers (''mostari'') who guarded the Stari Most (Old Bridge) over the Neretva during the Ottoman Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ottoman era. The Old Bridge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, commissioned by Suleiman the Magnificent in the 16th century, is one of Bosnia and Herzegovina's most visited landmarks, and is considered an exemplary piece of Islamic architecture in the Balkans. History Ancient and medieval history Human settlements on the river Neretva, between Mount Hum (Mostar), Mount Hum and the Velež Mountain, have existed since prehistory, as witnessed by discoveries of fortified enceintes and cemeteries. Evidence of Roman people, Roman occupation was di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matica Hrvatska
Matica hrvatska () is the oldest independent, non-profit and non-governmental Croatian national institution. It was founded on February 2, 1842 by the Croatian Count Janko Drašković and other prominent members of the Illyrian movement during the Croatian National Revival (1835–1874). Its main goals are to promote Croatian national and cultural identity in the fields of art, science, spiritual creativity, economy and public life as well as to care for social development of Croatia. Today, in the Palace of Matica hrvatska in the centre of Zagreb more than hundred book presentations, scientific symposia, round table discussions, professional and scientific lectures and concerts of classical music are being organized annually. Matica Hrvatska is also one of the largest and most important book and magazine publishers in Croatia. Magazines issued by Matica are '' Vijenac'', '' Hrvatska revija'' and '' Kolo''. Matica Hrvatska also publishes many books in one of its most famous edi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
