Academy of Fine Arts Zagreb
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The Academy of Fine Arts Zagreb is a Croatia
n art school
affiliated with the University of Zagreb
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The Academy was established in June 1907 as the Royal College for Arts and Crafts and initially had three departments, for sculpting, painting and art education. Academy's first professors were Robert Frangeš-Mihanović, Rudolf Valdec, Robert Auer, Oton Iveković
, Bela Čikoš Sesija
, Menci Klement Crnčić and Branko Šenoa. The Academy is still based in its original location at 85 Ilica street
in Zagreb.
Since 1926 the architecture department was briefly active at the academy, and was headed by Drago Ibler
. The graphic arts department was established in 1956, the restoration department in 1997 and the department for animation and new media in 1998. Today the academy has six departments, with a total of 365 students enrolled.
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n art school
Art school
Art school is a general term for any educational institution with a primary focus on the visual arts, especially illustration, painting, photography, sculpture, and graphic design. The term applies to institutions with elementary, secondary, post-secondary or undergraduate, or graduate or...
affiliated with the University of Zagreb
University of Zagreb
The University of Zagreb is the biggest Croatian university and the oldest continuously operating university in the area covering Central Europe south of Vienna and all of Southeastern Europe...
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The Academy was established in June 1907 as the Royal College for Arts and Crafts and initially had three departments, for sculpting, painting and art education. Academy's first professors were Robert Frangeš-Mihanović, Rudolf Valdec, Robert Auer, Oton Iveković
Oton Ivekovic
Oton Iveković was one of the foremost Croatian painters. He graduated from the Vienna Academy of Painting. He later taught at the Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts. Iveković largely concerned himself with historical topics as well as some religious themes...
, Bela Čikoš Sesija
Bela Cikoš Sesija
Bela Čikoš Sesija ; was a Croatian painter of historical and allegorical scenes at the turn of the 20th century...
, Menci Klement Crnčić and Branko Šenoa. The Academy is still based in its original location at 85 Ilica street
Ilica (street)
Ilica street is one of the longest streets in Zagreb and considered to be the most expensive residential street in the city. The busy street is home to many shops and cultural sites and spans the entire western half of the city, from the Ban Jelačić Square in the city centre up to the Črnomerec...
in Zagreb.
Since 1926 the architecture department was briefly active at the academy, and was headed by Drago Ibler
Drago Ibler
Drago Ibler was a Croatian architect and pedagogue.His style can be described as pure simplicity and functional architecture....
. The graphic arts department was established in 1956, the restoration department in 1997 and the department for animation and new media in 1998. Today the academy has six departments, with a total of 365 students enrolled.
Organisation
The Academy currently has six departments:- Painting department
- Graphic artsGraphic artsA type of fine art, graphic art covers a broad range of art forms. Graphic art is typically two-dimensional and includes calligraphy, photography, drawing, painting, printmaking, lithography, typography, serigraphy , and bindery. Graphic art also consists of drawn plans and layouts for interior...
department - Sculpting department
- Art educationArt educationArt education is the area of learning that is based upon the visual, tangible arts—drawing, painting, sculpture, and design in jewelry, pottery, weaving, fabrics, etc. and design applied to more practical fields such as commercial graphics and home furnishings...
department - Conservation-restoration department
- AnimationAnimationAnimation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
and new mediaNew mediaNew media is a broad term in media studies that emerged in the latter part of the 20th century. For example, new media holds out a possibility of on-demand access to content any time, anywhere, on any digital device, as well as interactive user feedback, creative participation and community...
department
Notable tutors
- Antun AugustinčićAntun AugustincicAntun Augustinčić was a prominent Croatian sculptor. Along with Ivan Meštrović and Frano Kršinić he is considered one of the three most important Croatian sculptors of the 20th century...
- Vladimir BecićVladimir BecićVladimir Becić was a Croatian painter, best known for his early work in Munich, which had a strong influence on the direction of modern art in Croatia...
- Robert Frangeš MihanovićRobert Frangeš MihanovicRobert Frangeš-Mihanović was a Croatian sculptor. He was a pioneer of modern Croatian sculpture. He was also one of the initiators and organizers of the artistic life in Zagreb at the turn of the centuries.-Life:...
- Drago IblerDrago IblerDrago Ibler was a Croatian architect and pedagogue.His style can be described as pure simplicity and functional architecture....
- Oton IvekovićOton IvekovicOton Iveković was one of the foremost Croatian painters. He graduated from the Vienna Academy of Painting. He later taught at the Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts. Iveković largely concerned himself with historical topics as well as some religious themes...
- Frano KršinićFrano KršinićFrano Kršinić was a renowned Croatian sculptor. Along with Ivan Meštrović and Antun Augustinčić he is considered one of the three most important Croatian sculptors of the 20th century...
- Ivan MeštrovićIvan MeštrovicIvan Meštrović was a Croatian and Yugoslav sculptor and architect born in Vrpolje, Croatia...
- Ivan SabolićIvan SabolićIvan Sabolić was a Croatian sculptor, professor and dean of the Academy of Fine Arts Zagreb, head master of the workshop in 1975....
- Miroslav ŠutejMiroslav ŠutejMiroslav Šutej was a Croatian avant-garde painter and graphic artist.Šutej was born in Duga Resa in 1936. He studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Zagreb and was an associate in Krsto Hegedušić's master's workshop...
- Milan TrencMilan TrencMilan Trenc is a Croatian illustrator, comics publisher, film director, novelist and educator.Born in Zagreb, there Trenc first went to the School of Applied Arts, which is a high school, then studied film direction at the Zagreb Academy of Dramatic Arts...
- Maksimilijan VankaMaksimilijan VankaMaksimilijan Vanka , also known as Maxo Vanka, was a Croatian-American artist.Maxo Vanka was born in Croatia in 1889. It is believed that he may have been the illegitimate child of Habsburg nobility. He was sent to live with peasants, but at the age of eight was discovered by his maternal...
Notable alumni
- Marijan Detoni
- Oton GlihaOton GlihaOton Gliha was a Croatian painter of Slovenian descent. He was born on May 21, 1914 in Črnomelj, Slovenia, in a Slovenian family originating from Istra, . The families residence was dictated by his father's civil service. Until the age of ten, he lived in Slavonia, , and later moved to Zagreb...
- Fadil HadžićFadil HadžićFadil Hadžić was a prominent Croatian film director within the former Yugoslavia, screenwriter, playwright and journalist, mainly known for his comedy films and plays.Hadžić was born in Bileća, Bosnia-Herzegovina...
- Jacques HnizdovskyJacques HnizdovskyJacques Hnizdovsky , was a Ukrainian-American painter, printmaker, sculptor, ex libris designer, book illustrator, and art historian.- Biography :...
- Edo MurtićEdo MurticEdo Murtić was a painter from Croatia, best known for his lyrical abstraction and abstract expressionism style. He worked in a variety of media, including oil painting, gouache, graphic design, ceramics, mosaics, murals and theatrical set design...
- Stjepan PlanićStjepan PlanicStjepan Planić was a Croatian architect. His style can be described as a synthesis of functionalist and organic architecture.-Biography:...
- Dimitrije PopovićDimitrije PopovicDimitrije Popović is an eminent Montenegrin and Croatian painter, sculptor, art critic and philosopher born in Cetinje, Montenegro, on March 4, 1951...
- Vanja Radauš
- Željko SenečićŽeljko SenečićŽeljko Senečić is an acclaimed Croatian film and television production designer, film director and screenwriter....
- Goran TrbuljakGoran TrbuljakGoran Trbuljak is an award-winning Croatian cinematographer.Trbuljak had first studied at the graphic arts department of the Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts, where he graduated from in 1972...