Pregledni rad
https://doi.org/10.31664/zu.2024.115.04
Antun Augustinčić: Artistic Freedom in the Framework of Monumental Sculpture
Davorin Vujčić
orcid.org/0009-0004-8692-2811
; Muzeji Hrvatskog zagorja – Galerija Antuna Augustinčića, Klanjec, Hrvatska
Sažetak
This article deals with the life and work of sculptor Antun Augustinčić (Klanjec, 1900 – Zagreb, 1979) and focuses on elements of his sculptural oeuvre. After providing a brief overview of his artistic development, sculptural career and legacy, we elaborate on the selected examples of monuments created by Augustinčić in the period between the 1930s and the 1970s. We consider monuments in Kragujevac 1932, Varaždin 1935, Niš 1937, for Katowice 1936–1939, in Geneva 1939, Portrait of the Croatian Poglavnik Ante Pavelić 1942, and monuments produced in post-war Yugoslavia: in Batina 1947, Kumrovec 1948, New York 1954, Addis Ababa 1955, Harar 1959, Banja Luka 1961 and Gornja Stubica 1973. On the basis of previous research and new findings, we examine the sculptor’s freedom in determining the concept and manner of realization of monumental works, whereby Augustinčić’s monuments are interpreted in the context of the relationship between the artist and the client. The question that arises is that of the autonomy of artistic expression in the framework of monumental sculpture, particularly in terms of state commissions. Attention is devoted to the reception of Augustinčić’s sculptural oeuvre during turbulent changes in social structures in this region.
Ključne riječi
Antun Augustinčić; sculpture; monuments; 20th century art; Croatia; Yugoslavia
Hrčak ID:
335500
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Datum izdavanja:
1.12.2024.
Posjeta: 889 *