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Woodcutters,
from 1959, shows the next phase, as Generali
ć
's works became even more
rich with fantasy—the peacock, the men clinging to tree tops, and the trademark “coral
trees.” Instead of showing, Generali
ć
is evoking; naive art strove to capture the spirit and
emotion of peasant life. Paintings such as this one inspired Generali
ć
's followers (called
the “Hlebine School,” for the village where Generali
ć
lived). In the adjacent painting,
Solar
Eclipse
(1961), villagers cower and roosters crow as the sun is mysteriously gobbled up by
a black disc. People respond in different ways: some by staging impromptu religious pro-
cessionals, others by clutching their belongings close and fleeing.
