Anonymous - Two works

25x40 cm

The two works can be defined as genre scenes, that is, the depiction of an episode of everyday life that, apparently, lacks any significant element. These types of domestic subjects were long considered minor and only began to spread in Western art starting in the 17th century. Only with the development of 19th-century realism did everyday subjects become considered as important as historical or religious ones. The Impressionists, in particular, favored subjects related to modern life in urban, bourgeois settings. The two works in question, however, are set in a different context, with the genre scene depicting a simple, rural world with basic values. This is a typical iconographic theme of the pictorial genre to which the two lithographs refer, namely the naive school, with a nod to 20th-century Yugoslavian painters.

This artist's style is typical of the naive school, of which he is a worthy representative. The naive artist is by definition self-taught, someone who has not attended an academia but has found inspiration within himself. Stylistically, this translates into figurative painting that offers a simplified interpretation of reality, with childlike and unconsciously primitivist overtones. However, even the naive artist, in his spontaneity, possesses a self-awareness that leads him to develop a very specific aesthetic language, distinguishing it from amateurism. As we can see in these multiples, the process of simplification of reality is applied to a peasant world, guardian of the primary values ​​that naive painting seeks to extol. Furthermore, from a formal standpoint, the style of these lithographs transfigures reality into a fairytale dimension. The images, formed by pure lines and colors, become iconic, imbued with a blend of archaic and magical elements, precisely what we find in fairy tales.

The artist who created these two works draws strong influences from the contemporary Yugoslavian naive school. The two lithographs clearly demonstrate a desire to create a childish and magical dimension in the representation, in order to imbue the artwork with primordial values ​​of purity and innocence.

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