Josip Turković
Josip Turković (born April 4, 1936 in Đurđevac ; † May 14, 1982 ) was a Yugoslav painter and graphic artist .
Life
Turković graduated from the Art Department of the Pedagogical Academy in Zagreb . He was a teacher and mentor of many Croatian artists and worked in Zagreb, Legrad and Virje . His life and art are closely linked to the landscape and culture of the Drau River , a tributary of the Danube . A permanent memorial exhibition has been opened in Virje, showing both his works and his ethnographic collection . He died on May 14, 1982 after a serious illness.
Artistic creation
Turković created oil paintings and graphics, but also church frescoes. For example, in the Catholic Church of St. Caterine in Ljubuški in the southwest of Bosnia and Herzegovina, he painted a fresco with the theme “Way to the Calvary ”. He was interested in the folk art that he collected, interpreted in his writings and used as a jellyfish for inspiration in his art. As a graphic artist, he illustrated numerous books. He has received many awards and prizes at home and abroad. His very refined works integrate motifs and techniques that are characteristic of naive art .
Exhibitions
Over 60 solo exhibitions as well as numerous group exhibitions at home and abroad.
- University of Göttingen, December 1969 / January 1970
- DUBRAVA CULTURAL CENTER, Zagreb, 1970
- Permanent memorial exhibition in Virje
- Exhibition of the complete works in the Galerija Stari Grad in Đurđevac (April 20 to May 11, 2012)
Honors
- Turković Museum on Mitrovica Street, Virje
literature
- Herzegovina: history, culture, art, tourism, scenery , Privredni vjesnik, 1985, p. 157
- Dubravko Horvatić, Josip Turković , Zagreb: Društvo povjesničara umjetnosti SR Hrvatske [Society of Croatian Art Historians], 1988
- Josip Turković, Podravsko rukotvorje , Koprivnica, 1978, 136 p., With many illustrations (About folk art in the Croatian Drautal, in Croat.)
- Marijan Špoljar, Memorijalna zbirka Josip Turković-Virje , Centar za kulturu, OOUR Muzej grada, no year [catalog for the permanent memorial exhibition in Virje]
Web links
- Literature by and about Josip Turković in the catalog of the German National Library
- German-language presentation of the Josip Turković Museum on the official website of the city of Virje
- Josip Turković in the gallery of the most famous people of the city of Virje on the city's official website
- Video report on the opening of the complete exhibition in the Galerija Stari Grad, April 20 - May 11, 2012, Đurđevac
- Short portrait of the artist with photo and quotes from the press from 1970 in the DUBRAVA CULTURAL CENTER, Zagreb
- Works by Josip Turković in the Artprice database
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Turković, Josip |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Yugoslav painter and printmaker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 4, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Đurđevac |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 14, 1982 |