Have successfully completed the 16th Podravski traditional motifs in Koprivnica. It is a three-day event, which lasted from 2-4. July, which abounded with numerous amenities, and for every visitor could find something. It was a combination of painting, cookery, folkolara, traditional sleight of hand.
Koprivnica Motives
So all those who love good food could taste and enjoy a good meal cakes, refreshments and a cold drink or ice cream. Lovers of art, primarily naive, also had a perfect opportunity to see many pieces, and images in one place, for which a prominent medium used primarily glass and naive paintings, and recognizably in that, simply put, these are "images on glass." The event was held Antiques Fair, Croatian-Hungarian economic fair, so had the opportunity to meet blacksmith, Kovacic, shoemaker, Ciglar but forgottenage-old craft, also could see how it gets brandy in the traditional manner. In a word, it was a big open space, which was visited by the river of people, strollers, curious observers and hedonist.
At first view, everything was somehow already somewhat stereotypical and pathetic. But if we making a little the analysis of current events, one can notice that took place some positive changes in terms of design content itself podravina Motiva.
An interesting exhibition of paintings and other naive as scheduled. In fact, fair or naive Podravski motovi actually a synonym for numerous artists exhibited works, which is dominated by the square of Koprivnica. It is interesting how positions are assigned to authors. Each artist is exhibiting a very important position in this whole story. I noticed that at strategic locations in the City Hall Gallery exhibitions are naive artists who represent the quality of the Croatian naive art.
Although the head curator and Director madame, has so far argued that the gallery can exhibit only academic painter, I hope it is thought primarily to the quality of the exhibited works whose references are the domain of quality of work. So it is the first position or first class quality naive, there are doyen Ivan Večenaj, Mijo Kovacic Ivan Generalić. In the second class or higher rank are Generalić Joseph, Joseph Gregurić, Biserka Zlatar Milinkovic, Ivan Lackovic Croata, Radovan Grgec. I wonder who is in the third class. To all those who got their position and the opportunity for exposure on the square itself and in the stream of events.
Dražen Eisenbeiseer
I noticed that all these painters actually colorful society and that some have no place in the third class. I noticed that some kopiranti shamelessly and without a shred of conscience, sign your name and the works exhibited replicas of other people's ideas. Actually underestimate themselves, which tells us that are not really capable of creative and new idea or new style. Simply take someone else's photo-piece, this time it comes to copying the works of Ivan Lackivića Coast, as far as I noticed. What a courage! I wonder how these images due to such an important event, and where there is actually a profession that would prevent thieves others' Such deviant behavior. After so many years of preparing and worthy event, ignored basic approach to classification works, serious observers are in confusion, and encourage reflection on the seriousness of the event. I could notice that some naive painter really progressed, and their next kopiranata is not the place. Now we go to the fourth class of painters.
Josip Žagar, sculptor
They actually got the worst position for exposure. These designers have packed the contents of the aforementioned events in 'everything' is a parallel street or in mendar, jargon would say that "nowhere." This company exhibitors consisted of academic painters, although only two authors who are smog courage to present the public with the exhibitors, crafts, painted vases, mirrors, and some other emerging artistic works, whose authors would like to try your luck, just after completing blitz painting schools. Actually, all those who fall into this fourth class, are certainly deserve to be and they find themselves in the square along with the others.
Biserka Zlatar Milinković
The 'copying-artist' exhibition gave the position in the stream, and those authors whose expression is not quite the naive sense, and would thus be logical to mention artists get their own position among the mostly exhibiting 'painting industry. Why are divided than others, because everyone with the same intentions and goals: have fun, socialize, exchange experiences and expand the horizons of the new painting for the benefit of the community.
In fact, when I passed the side streets, Svilarska, I noticed the audience unprecedented crowds svh ages, then my son answer why the square is empty, apart from the masses of exhibitors nivnog painting. I figured that the audience for some reason actually moved into the street that was aroused in them an interest opposed to the square. So meander suddenly became queen, a queen meander.
