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fantastical, almost otherworldly settings. Also in this room are some landscapes and por-
traitsby
Dragan Gaži,
afriendandneighborofGenerali
ć
's.His
The Wind in Winter
(1973)
is an intoxicating landscape.
You may notice that these supposedly “untrained” artists seem to borrow from other
painters—mostnotably,thecountrysidepeasantscenesoftenfeelrippedfromaPieterBrue-
gel canvas. While not formally schooled, there's no doubt that these artists were aware of,
and often inspired by, their artistic forebears.
Also notice that naive artists in Croatia frequently painted on glass. It was cheaper and
more readily available in rural areas than art canvases, and—because it required no special
technique—was an easier medium for the untrained naive artists to work on.
Room 3:
On the right, find the portraits of Roma (Gypsy) people by
Martin Mehkek.
For the one depicting his cross-eyed neighbor Steve, Mehkek mostly painted with his
fingers, using brushes only for fine details (such as the Hitler-style moustache). On the
other side of the room is
Guiana '78
—by
Josip Generali
ć
,
the founder's less-talented
son—showing the gruesome aftermath of the Jim Jones mass suicide, with a pair of mon-
keys surveying the smiling corpses. (While vivid, this painting doesn't reflect the Croa-
