Ivan Katič is one of the Slovenian artists who, in his life, strived to depict the beauty of the countryside in his immediate surroundings. He is considered one of the Slovenian naive artists, as he developed his skills on his own, without attending lectures at the art academy.
Like other artists within the aforementioned group, he was primarily interested in the countryside. With his works, he brought the viewer closer to the motifs of Slovenianness and the people who strengthen the nation and lead it forward towards the future. His works often feature farmers and workers who work hard to cultivate the fields and enable the nation to prosper, as well as simple but admirable farmhouses and buildings with haylofts. His oeuvre consists mostly of oil paintings on canvas, but some sketches have also been preserved that helped the artist in his depiction. His works remain in earthy shades, which the artist harmoniously connects with each other. He often supplemented them with a more vibrant shade, with which he broke the monotony of the canvas and gave it an even more imposing note.
Katič's works do not contain bold compositions, but they mostly follow models from nature. The scenes are painted from close up, as if the viewer is involved in the action itself. Throughout the entire period of his work, Katič developed his own recognizable style, which although follows a realistic manner of depiction, is much softer. In his images, we can feel the warmth of the sun and the murmur of water or the sound of the wind that accompanies hardworking people as they cope with everyday tasks. He has exhibited his works many times at home and abroad, as the artist himself wanted to present this intimate and beautiful rural world to a wider audience.
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Ivan Katič je eden izmed slovenskih umetnikov, ki so v svojem življenju stremeli k upodabljanju lepote podeželskega v svoji neposredni okolici. Uvrščamo ga med slovenske naivne umetnike, saj je svoje spretnosti razvil kar sam, ne da bi obiskoval predavanja na likovni akademiji.
Tako kot tudi drugi umetniki znotraj omenjene skupine, ga je zanimalo predvsem podeželje. S svojimi deli je gledalcu približal motive slovenstva in osebe, ki narod krepijo in ga vodijo naprej proti prihodnosti. Na njegovih delih se tako večkrat pojavijo kmetje in delavci, ki s trudom obdelujejo polja in omogočajo narodu blagostanje ter preproste a občudovanja vredne kmečke hiše in poslopja s seniki. V njegovem opusu je največ oljnih slik na platno, nekaj pa se je ohranilo tudi skic, ki so umetniku pomagale pri upodabljanju. Njegove umetnine ostajajo v zemeljskih odtenkih, ki jih umetnik harmonično povezuje med seboj. Pogosto jih je dopolnil s kakšnim bolj živahnim odtenkom, s katerim je razbil monotonost platna in mu pridal še bolj impozantno noto.
Katičeva dela ne vsebujejo drznih kompozicij ampak ta večinoma sledijo vzorom iz narave. Prizori so naslikani od blizu, kakor da je gledalec vpet v samo dogajanje. skozi vse obdobje ustvarjanja je Katič razvil svoj prepoznaven slog, ki sicer sledi realističnemu načinu upodabljanja, vendar je ta dosti bolj omehčan. V njegovih podobah lahko občutimo toplino sonca in žuborenje vode ali šum vetra, ki spremlja marljive ljudi pri spopadanju z vsakodnevnimi opravili. Svoja dela je večkrat razstavil doma in v tujini, saj je umetnik sam želel predstaviti ta intimni in prečudovit podeželski svet širšemu občinstvu.
Besedilo je za galerijo Porta Alpina pripravila Pia Župevec, dipl. um. zgod.
The text was prepared for the Porta Alpina gallery by Pia Župevec, B.Sc. art history
The text was prepared for the Porta Alpina gallery by Pia Župevec, B.Sc. art history
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