Nikola Martinovski
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Nikola Martinoski sometimes mentioned as Nikola Martinovski (August 18, 1903 - February 7, 1973) was a Macedonian
painter with a rare gift for art.
.
He grew an interest for painting from his early years. He attended art classes in the workshop of icon painter Dimitar Andonov-Papradinski in Skopje. He was also constantly changing location. In 1920 he was already living in Bucharest
, Romania where he attended the Academy of Fine Arts and graduated in 1927.
(famous by former students Amedeo Modigliani
and Boris Anrep
) and the Académie Ranson
, having artists like polish painter Moise Kisling
and Roger Bissiere
as mentors. This period would affect his way of life and further style of painting.
with avant-garde
ideas of art. He developed a very specific expressionistic style and he started dealing with social themes rather than doing mostly portraits.
He was a member of the Belgrade group Oblik
.
His first individual exhibition
happened in 1929 in Skopje, and he continued exhibiting in Belgrade
, Zagreb
, Paris etc. He continued drawing, painting and exhibiting, but there is also a period when he did quite a few wall paintings. Later in his life he established the Art Gallery of Skopje and won a lot of prizes.
He gave 62 paintings as a gift to his home town Kruševo. He died at the age of 69.
His house in Kruševo is made into an Art Gallery where a small number of artworks are exhibited.
Macedonians (ethnic group)
The Macedonians also referred to as Macedonian Slavs: "... the term Slavomacedonian was introduced and was accepted by the community itself, which at the time had a much more widespread non-Greek Macedonian ethnic consciousness...
painter with a rare gift for art.
The Early Days
He was born in Kuruşova (present-day Kruševo) in 1903, and died in 1973 in SkopjeSkopje
Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
.
He grew an interest for painting from his early years. He attended art classes in the workshop of icon painter Dimitar Andonov-Papradinski in Skopje. He was also constantly changing location. In 1920 he was already living in Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
, Romania where he attended the Academy of Fine Arts and graduated in 1927.
Paris 1927/28
He spent a period of two years (1927–1928) in Paris in the Académie de la Grande ChaumièreAcadémie de la Grande Chaumière
The Académie de la Grande Chaumière is an art school in the VIe arrondissement of Paris, France. The school was founded in 1902 by the Swiss Martha Stettler , who refused to teach the strict academic rules of painting of the École des Beaux-Arts. It opened the way to the "Art Indépendant"...
(famous by former students Amedeo Modigliani
Amedeo Modigliani
Amedeo Clemente Modigliani was an Italian painter and sculptor who worked mainly in France. Primarily a figurative artist, he became known for paintings and sculptures in a modern style characterized by mask-like faces and elongation of form...
and Boris Anrep
Boris Anrep
Boris Vasilyevich Anrep was a Russian artist, active in Britain, who devoted himself to the art of mosaic....
) and the Académie Ranson
Académie Ranson
The Académie Ranson was founded in Paris by the French painter Paul Ranson , who himself studied at the Académie Julian, in 1908.- History :...
, having artists like polish painter Moise Kisling
Moise Kisling
Moise Kisling was a Polish painter.Born in Kraków, Austria-Hungary, he studied at the School of Fine Arts in Kraków, where he was encouraged to travel to the center for artistic creativity in the early 20th century, Paris, France.In 1910, Kisling moved to Montmartre and a few years later to...
and Roger Bissiere
Roger Bissière
Roger Bissière was a French artist who painted in the abstract Tachisme style. He was born in Villeréal, Lot-et-Garonne, and died in Boissièrettes...
as mentors. This period would affect his way of life and further style of painting.
Life in Skopje
He came back to Skopje with the looks of a Parisian gentleman and intellectualIntellectual
An intellectual is a person who uses intelligence and critical or analytical reasoning in either a professional or a personal capacity.- Terminology and endeavours :"Intellectual" can denote four types of persons:...
with avant-garde
Avant-garde
Avant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....
ideas of art. He developed a very specific expressionistic style and he started dealing with social themes rather than doing mostly portraits.
He was a member of the Belgrade group Oblik
Oblik
Oblik can refer to:*Oblik in southern Serbia*Oblik , medieval city in Montenegro*Stage name of British DJ Jake Williams...
.
His first individual exhibition
Art exhibition
Art exhibitions are traditionally the space in which art objects meet an audience. The exhibit is universally understood to be for some temporary period unless, as is rarely true, it is stated to be a "permanent exhibition". In American English, they may be called "exhibit", "exposition" or...
happened in 1929 in Skopje, and he continued exhibiting in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
, Paris etc. He continued drawing, painting and exhibiting, but there is also a period when he did quite a few wall paintings. Later in his life he established the Art Gallery of Skopje and won a lot of prizes.
He gave 62 paintings as a gift to his home town Kruševo. He died at the age of 69.
His house in Kruševo is made into an Art Gallery where a small number of artworks are exhibited.
100 Years of Martinovski's Birth
In 2003, Skopje Art Gallery completed the project of 100 years from Martinovki's birth. What struck the community, was that the exhibition consisted of Martinovski's paintings never shown publicly before. Nikola Martinovski left these 116 paintings in an old box to his family. The audience of the exhibition was surprised to find a new unexplored side of Martinovski never before seen or discussed.External links
- Nikola Matinoski - Official website
- Martinovski http://www.culture.org.mk/eGALMARTN.HTM
- Exhibition- 100 years http://www.culture.in.mk/story.asp?id=8726