17.09.2013
"La Grande Isa" exhibiton opens in the Central Club
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The exhibition "La Grande Isa bu Vlah Bukovac" opened tonight at the gallery of the Serbian Army. About the painting spoke Dr. Jasna Jovanov, director of " Memorial Collection of Pavle Beljanskog " Lieutenant Colonel Slavoljub Markovic, Director of the Media Center "Odbrana". The exhibition was opened by Slavisa Grujic , Vice President of the Government of Vojvodina , Provincial Secretary for Culture and Media .The opening was attended by Prince Alexander II and Crown Princess Katherine , Major General Goran Radovanovic, figures from the world of culture and the many guests . The authors of the exhibition are art historian Dr. Jasna Jovnov and Milica Orlovic Cobanov , from " Memorial Collection of Pavle Beljanski ."
Lt. Col. Markovic said that the exhibition is a continuation of co-operation between the Central Military Club’s gallery and the Novi Sad gallery " Memorial Collection of Pavle Beljanskog " , which began in 2011 with an exhibition " Collection of Pavle Beljanski again in Belgrade " and resumed with this spring exhibition " Nadezda Petrovic: on both sides of the lens ."
- These exhibitions are among the most popular which have been organized by the Central Club in the past three years. We continue cooperation with the " Memorial Collection " , and take this opportunity to invite its creative team to continue preparing such interesting exhibitions- said the director of the Media Center "Odbrana".The director of the ' Memorial Collection of Pavle Beljanski " thanked everyone who helped to paint Bukovac " shine in its full glory . "
- The exhibition, which is in the " Memorial Collection " is a challenge , requiring the inclusion of a large number of institutions , individuals, friends and home. The exhibition is focused on the picture of the "La grande Isa " , although one segment is dedicated to its creator Vlah Bukovac , and the other to Alexis Bouviet , author of the novel that inspired the artist to paint " Isa " . Also on exhibition can see how the process of restoration went- said Jasna Jovnov .
Provincial Secretary for Culture and Media said that tonight's show was "a great occasion" because this exhibition from Novi Sad was given the opportunity to be presented to the audience in Belgrade.And just when you think that nothing can surprise you, then you find that there are great things that can still inspire awe. As I made my way among the many visitors to the exhibition, discovering the painting detail by detail, until I came to a place where I could observe it as a whole. Every detail has created a special painting illusion in me and I believe in all of those present tonight- said Grujic .
In the exhibition , alongside masterpieces Bukovac, is presented and images ' Gipsy with Daire " , the work of the same author from collections of the Gallery of the Army , and rich illustrative material published novel by Alexis Buvijea . The spirit of Paris visitors is conjured up by exposing the original material, photographs ny Bukovac, newspaper clippings , items from the music room of the first owner , in which the image was exposed.The exhibition in the Central Militray Club’s gallery will be accompanied by lectures , film screenings and workshops . For the blind and visually impaired people a special tactile segment will be prepared which will enable those visually impaired to experience the famous work by Bukovac.
A multimedia exhibition of the " La Grande Isa " in the Gallery of the Army was created by the idea of Alexandra Pesic Rešnjak visitors closer to the social conditions in Paris in the late 19th century , the city where Bukovac received full recognition for his talent and work.
During the closing of the exhibition , 2 November in the Gallery of the Army , 46th award ceremony " Memorial Collection by Pavle Beljanski" and the promotion of new editions of the collection : " Pavle Beljanski memorial " a conference meeting dedicated to Pavle Beljanski (1892-1965) .
THEY SAID ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
Belgrade painter Biljana Cincarević praised the exhibition as well as the idea of the exhibition in Belgrade.- This is beautiful , and above all, I wish to congratulate the organizers on such an exhibition as such an exhibition shows it does not lag behind large world metropolis.
The famous Serbian theater critic and theater expert Ivan Medenica said that first of all the fact that this Novi Sad exhibition as well as the fact that the exhibition is devoted to a single work of art should be praised .
- This is a large and important picture presented to us in a new form as it has been restored. Also, here we follow the cultural history of Paris in the late 1880s , while the most impressive thing is that " La Grande Isa " was an a cheap, not too important , dramatic piece performed in theatres. Such concepts are interesting and arouse great interest .
Vlah Bukovac, painter
Bukovac was born on 4 July 1855 in Cavtat . Originator and representative of the Croatian modern he is one of the most prolific painters. He was the most notable was a Croatian painter at the turn of the 19th to 20 century. In his Parisian phase ( 1877-1893) , Along with representatives of academic , Bukovac is ever present and often rewarded at the Salon . Arriving in Zagreb in 1893 he became a central figure in the artistic life of the city . he brought together young artists and writers, fostered the establishment of the studio , Art Pavilion , founded the Society of Croatian artists and seeks to promote Croatian art in the world. Bukovac activity in Zagreb , where he taught at the Art Academy , marks the beginning of a new period in Croatian art.From 1903 to his death the painter lived in Prague , where he was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts . He was a member of the Serbian Royal Academy in 1905 and in 1919 he became an honorary member of the Yugoslav Academy of Arts and Sciences. Shortly before his death, he did a portrait of the Yugoslav King Alexander Karadjordjevic . He died on 23 April in 1922 in Prague. His remain were laid to rest with state honors , and was buried in his native Cavtat.
Painting "La Grande Isa"
Exposing the "La Grande Isa" at the Spring Salon in Paris in 1882, which among the more than 2,700 exhibits , won the Gold Medal was selected to have an honorary position in the entry hall , Bukovac attracted the Parisian audience causing sensation and a storm of positive reactions in artistic circles and the general public. The entire French press , partly inspired by the eponymous boulevard known novelist Alexis Boviet greeted the picture "La Grande is a " as "a poem to a voluptuous woman," which opened the way to celebrate a relatively unknown artist . The French press hailed the image as a " sensation of the Salon " and devoted to her six views, criticism and polemical views.
In addition to Bouviet’s 1879 , the painting was modeled after a painting done two decades earlier, Maneovoy " Olympia" . Sensuality the painting emanates, provocative attitude of a naked woman that looks straight into the observer’s face, the suppleness of her body, makes it stand out among other Salon works. Bukovac took a Parisian courtesan , who later posed, for the main model but other models also posed for other details.The paintings journey from the Salon to the apartment of Pavle Beljanski lasted for five decades - after a Liverpool industrialist Richard Hockey sold his collection this work of art was for some time been in the possession of an unknown British collector until 1929 when the Auction House " Drouot " put it up for sale. It arrive in Belgrade with other baggage - pictures, books, old furniture, when Beljanski returned from Paris in 1932. It was declared cultural heritage in 1948.
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