Stolnik was born in the village of Donja Voća near Varaždin. Interested in painting since childhood, but born in poor peasant family, he did not have funds for education. Employed, first as a miner, then went to serve in the militia in Zagreb.
Hegedušić influenceedit
In Croatian capital, soon he meets art pedagogue Krsto Hegedušić who noticed his talent for painting, and teaches him painting on glass. After the great success, was considered almost a sensation in the art world, Stolnik went to Paris to conquer the world. Uneducated peasant, unaccustomed to the cruelty of the big city, ended up as a Tramp under the Seine bridges. In 1963 returns to Zagreb and then to his birthplace where he is inspired by the local images of everyday life. In third, and most fruitful phase of his painting, between 1970 and 1976 he created most important works. Apart from painting, he has sculptor and skilful in folk medicine, which is why in late 80's, people throughout Yugoslavia visited him seeking remedy for recovery. His first solo exhibition was in Zagreb in 1955.
Exhibitionsedit
He has exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions at: Zagreb, Rijeka, Dubrovnik, Beograd, Lausanne, Paris, Zlatar, Varaždin, Frankfurt, Milano, Duisburg, Torino Asti, Eisenstadt. His works can be found at the Croatian Museum of Naïve Art in Zagreb.[1]
Deathedit
During the night between 16 and 17 May 1991 year, in his home in Stolnik hamlet of Donja Voća, was killed by two robbers. In 1996, 80 paintings were stolen from his estate and were never recovered.[2]
slavko, stolnik, june, 1929, 1991, croatian, naive, painter, sculptor, contents, life, hegedušić, influence, exhibitions, death, references, further, readinglife, editstolnik, born, village, donja, voća, near, varaždin, interested, painting, since, childhood, . Slavko Stolnik 11 June 1929 17 May 1991 was a Croatian naive painter and sculptor Contents 1 Life 2 Hegedusic influence 3 Exhibitions 4 Death 5 References 6 Further readingLife editStolnik was born in the village of Donja Voca near Varazdin Interested in painting since childhood but born in poor peasant family he did not have funds for education Employed first as a miner then went to serve in the militia in Zagreb Hegedusic influence editIn Croatian capital soon he meets art pedagogue Krsto Hegedusic who noticed his talent for painting and teaches him painting on glass After the great success was considered almost a sensation in the art world Stolnik went to Paris to conquer the world Uneducated peasant unaccustomed to the cruelty of the big city ended up as a Tramp under the Seine bridges In 1963 returns to Zagreb and then to his birthplace where he is inspired by the local images of everyday life In third and most fruitful phase of his painting between 1970 and 1976 he created most important works Apart from painting he has sculptor and skilful in folk medicine which is why in late 80 s people throughout Yugoslavia visited him seeking remedy for recovery His first solo exhibition was in Zagreb in 1955 Exhibitions editHe has exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions at Zagreb Rijeka Dubrovnik Beograd Lausanne Paris Zlatar Varazdin Frankfurt Milano Duisburg Torino Asti Eisenstadt His works can be found at the Croatian Museum of Naive Art in Zagreb 1 Death editDuring the night between 16 and 17 May 1991 year in his home in Stolnik hamlet of Donja Voca was killed by two robbers In 1996 80 paintings were stolen from his estate and were never recovered 2 References edit Guide to the Permanent Display hmnu org Croatian Museum of Naive Art Retrieved 24 August 2018 Stolnik je sam otvorio vrata svojim ubojicama Vecernji list in Croatian 31 August 2015 Retrieved 24 August 2018 biography killer arrested Archived 2021 03 07 at the Wayback MachineFurther reading editGamulin Grgo 1972 Izlozba brace Stolnik PDF Zivot umjetnosti in Croatian Matica hrvatska 17 116 118 Retrieved 24 August 2018 This article about a Croatian painter is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Slavko Stolnik amp oldid 1099733917, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
