Knjazovic - English » Biography http://www.knjazovic.eu/en Oficiálne stránky predstaviteľov kovačického insitného maliarstva Sun, 18 Jan 2015 15:40:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Ján Knjazovic http://www.knjazovic.eu/en/?p=304 http://www.knjazovic.eu/en/?p=304#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:55:11 +0000 admin http://www.knjazovic.eu/en/?p=304 He was born on June 18 in 1925. in a farming familly in Kovacica. His particular interest in painting he showed in early childhood. His talent was noticed in the army when he was arranging wall papers. After returning from the army he continues to paint and with painters Jan Sokol, Martin Paluška, Vladimir Boboš and Michal Bireš established painting section Pokrok in Kovačica.]]> He was born on June 18 in 1925. in a farming familly in Kovacica. His particular interest in painting he showed in early childhood. His talent was noticed in the army when he was arranging wall papers. After returning from the army  he continues to paint and with painters Jan Sokol, Martin Paluška, Vladimir Boboš and Michal Bireš established painting section Pokrok in Kovačica. Thus was born the famous “Kovačica school” of naive painting in Kovačica  which was later joined by Martin Jonaš and Zuzana Chalupova.

He had a rich artistic life, his paintings are in major museum and private collections even in the Vatican Museum, he was the only Slovak whose painting was exhibited in the Louvre, His painting “Children’s Dance” was reproduced in 1974 on the Post stamp  of Yugoslavia.

Critics have included  him among the world’s most original painters of naive art.

His life’s motto was thought of Exuperyís Little Prince, that ” the man see well only with his heart”, and heart was his signature on the paintings.

He died in 1985, yet his big heart is still beating in his paintings.

Solo exhibitions at home and abroad:

Zagreb, 1962

Kovačica, 1963

Pančevo, 1963

Kovačica, 1964

Caracas, 1964

Rogaška Slatina, 1965

Kovačica, 1965

Kovačica, 1966

Kovačica, 1967

Kovačica, 1968

Kovačica, 1970

Pančevo, 1972

Kovačica, 1973

Budva, 1973

Kovačica, 1974

Pančevo, 1975

Kovačica, 1975

Berlin, 1975

Pančevo, 1975

Kovačica, 1975

Crikvenica, 1976

Kovačica, 1976

Belgrade, 1977

Canberra, 1977

Stuttgart, 1979

Winnenden, 1979

Belgrade, 1979

Belgrade, 1980

New York, 1980

Belgrade, 1980

Florida, 1981

New York, 1981

Novi Sad, 1981

Jagodina, 1981

„Luka i sklad“ Company, Belgrade, 1982

„Jadran“ Company, Belgrade, 1982

„Janko Lisjak“ Company, Beograde, 1982

„Geosonda“ Company, Belgrade, 1982

„Beogradski pamučni kombinat“ (Cotton mill), Belgrade, 1982

„Braća Stamenković“ (Stamenković Brothers) Education Center, Belgrade, 1982

„Kosta Đurić“ Library, Mladenovac, 1982

„Braća Stamenković“ (Stamenković Brothers) Education Center, Belgrade, 1984

40th Anniversary Retrospective exhibition, Janko Lisjak Gallery, Belgrade, 1985

Collective exhibitions home and abroad

Kovačica, 1952

Padina, 1954

Novi Sad, 1955

Kostanjevica, 1956

Belgrade, Zagreb, Skopje, 1957

Pančevo, Novi Sad, 1958

Pančevo, 1959

Zagreb, Belgrade, Pančevo, 1960

London, Basel, Budapest, Belgrade, Šabac, Kish, 1961

Čačak, Subotica, Belgrade, Edinburgh, 1962

Ohrid, Skopje, Zagreb, Zrenjanin, New York, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Chicago, Washington, Zürich, Budapest, Moscow, Leningrad, Vienna, 1963

Zagreb, Paraguay, Paris, Rotterdam, Kragujevac, Kruševac, 1964

Bratislava, New York, Frankfurt, Brno, 1966

Västerås, 1967

Belgrade, Zrenjanin, Geneva, Mexico City, Amsterdam, 1968

Jagodina,Trebnje, Rotterdam, Bratislava, Buenos Aires, Stockholm, 1969

Jagodina, London, Düsseldorf, 1970

Charleroi, Namur, Antwerp, Tokyo, Rome, Florence, Jagodina, 1971

Hilversum, Svetozarevo, Vienna, Amsterdam, 1972

Zagreb, Rome, Vienna, 1973

Jagodina, Lyon, Krefeld, 1974

Jagodina, Belgrade, 1975

Paris, London, Glasgow, Washington, Stockholm, Jagodina, 1976

Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Zagreb, Towson, 1977

Shreveport (Louisiana), Greenvale (New York), 1978

Jagodina, 1980

Jagodina, 1981

Honors and Awards

The first prize on the exhibition of Slovak artists in Bački Petrovac, 1961

Diploma of the Cultural Center in Kovačica for the contribution in development of fine arts, 1962

Certificate of the Nadežda Petrović Gallery in Čačak, 1962

Diploma of the cultural educational center, district of Pančevo, 1962

Diploma of the Art Lovers Association, district of Pančevo, 1963

Diploma of the Dolenjska cultural Festival in Kostanjevica na Krki, 1968

Medal of the Slovenian naive artist art camp in Trebnje, 1969

Diploma Doma kulture Kovačica za doprinos u razvoju kulturnog života, 1972.

Diploma of the Cultural center in Kovačica for the contribution in development of cultural life, 1972

Diploma of the Cultural center in Kovačica on the occasion of 8th solo exhibition, 1972

Acknowledgment of the Cultural center in Kovačica, 1973

Diploma for the development of cultural life in Kovačica, 1975

Diploma for the 30 years of work jubilee and 50 years of living in Kovačica, 1975

Diploma on the 25th Kovačica October and 175th Anniversary of the town of Kovačica, 1978

A special recognition on the Biennial of  the Museum of Naive and Marginal Art, Jagodina, 1981

Diploma of The 8th Parliament of the Yugoslav naive artists, Zlatar, 1982

Gold plaque award of the 30th October in Kovačica, 1982

Recognition of the MNA, Jagodina

]]> http://www.knjazovic.eu/en/?feed=rss2&p=304 0 Ana Knjazovic http://www.knjazovic.eu/en/?p=302 http://www.knjazovic.eu/en/?p=302#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:54:50 +0000 admin http://www.knjazovic.eu/en/?p=302 Ana was born on May 7,in 1950.She was growing up next to her famous father,Jan knjazovic..As a young girl,she started to exhibit her artworks along his side.She graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences in Belgrade,department of diplomacy, and worked as a journalist. Also she is known for her great love for animals and signed her paintings with two hearts.She had over 50 solo exhibitions.]]> Ana was born on May 7,in 1950.She was growing up next to her famous father,Jan knjazovic..As a young girl,she started to exhibit  her artworks along his side.She graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences in Belgrade,department of diplomacy, and worked as a journalist. Also she is known for her  great love for animals and signed her paintings with two hearts.She had over 50 solo exhibitions.

Solo Exhibitions

1967  Cultural Center in Nitra, Slovakia (with Jan Knjazovic, organized by Ladislav Alman)

1973  Hotel Internationale, Budva (with Jan Knjazovic)

1977  Ivan Lacković Gallery, Crikvenica, Croatia (with J. Knjazovic)

1985  Croatian Museum of Naive Art, Zagreb (with J.Knjazovic, org. by Gerhard Ledić-Lutajući)

1989  Motel Takovo, Belgrade (org. by Zorica Đorđević)

1996  Cultural Center, Kovačica

1996  Gallery Sunce, Belgrade

1997  Literary club Bata, Zemun

1998  Cultural Center, Kovačica

1998  International Press Center, Belgrade

1999  Charity art exhibition, Bishop’s House, Požarevac

1999  CC Kučevo

1999  Zaova Monastery

1999  CC Petrovac na Mlavi

2000  Gallery Madam, Pančevo

2002  Duško Radović Theatre, Belgrade

2002  Hotel Maestral, Miločer (Budva), Montenegro

2002  International Press Center, Belgrade

2004  Zuzka Medveďova Gallery, Bački Petrovac, (with Jan Chlpka)

2004  Charity art exhibition for the children of Kosovo, Gallery Helena, Belgrade

2004  Korak do sna (Step to Dream) – charity art exhibition and auction for the children of Kosovo, 063 Gallery – Academy of Arts BK, Belgrade

2004  International Press Center, Belgrade

2005  Quo Vadis house, Church of Bratislava, Slovakia

2005  Vuk Karadžić Club – Vuk Endowment, Belgrade

2005  House of Arts, Piešťany, Slovakia

2006  CC Bačka Palanka (with Jan Chlpka)

2006  Ikar Gallery, House of Aviation, Zemun

2006  Energoprojekt Art gallery, Belgrade

2006  International Press Center, Belgrade

2006  Hotel Dunav, Požarevac (part of the program Ljubičevo Horse Games)

2006  CC Zrenjanin, (Organization: Humanity in Action)

2006  Russian Cultural Centre, Belgrade

2007  Bishop’s palace, Požarevac (Charity art exhibition for the church iconostasis)

2007  Charitable Easter exhibition for the St. Maximus the Confessor church. Library, Kostolac

2007  Homeland Museum, Pljevlja, Montenegro

2008   Knjazovic and Friends – charity art exhibition and auction for the blind people, under the patronage of HRH Princess Elizabeth Karageorgevic of Yugoslavia. Ethnographic Museum, Belgrade

2008  Stiftsgalerie St. Georgen, Austria

2008  Alpe Adria Gallery, Klagenfurt, Austria

2009  Cultural Center, Srbobran

2009  Charity art exhibition Heart for Kosovo. Vuk Karadžić Club – Vuk Endowment, Belgrade

2009  Krug Gallery, Bečej Theatre

2009  Central – Slovakian Museum, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

2010  Synagogue, Kokava nad Rimavicou, Slovakia

2010  Podjavorina Museum, Nové Mesto nad Váhom, Slovakia

2011  CC Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia

2011  Pod Orlojom Gallery, Stará Bystrica, Slovakia

2011  Žilina Region, Žilina, Slovakia

2011  CC Bojnice, Slovakia

2012  Petar Dobrnjac Foundation house, Požarevac

2013  Serbian Cultural Center, Prague, Czech Republic

Art colonies

1967  International Meeting of Naive Artists, Trebnje, Slovenia

2000  Art colony Zlatibor (org. by Naive Beograd)

2001  Third symposium of Naive Art, Vyhne, Slovakia (Org. by Slovnaft Aglobe Art Communication)

2001  Art colony, Zaječar (org. by Youth Center)

2002  Art colony, Zaječar (org. by Youth Center)

2002  Glosarijum Art colony,Vrnjačka banja, (org. by Glosarijum)

2002  1st Art colony, Kovačica

2002  Art colony, Zaječar (org. by Youth Center)

2003  Art colony, Zaječar (org. by Youth Center)

2003  Fine art settlement Ivanjdan, Mataruge (Pljevlja), Montenegro

2003  Merkur Art colony, Novi Sad (org. by College of business)

2004  Art colony, Zaječar (org. Youth Center)

2005  2nd Art colony, Kovačica

2005  7th Art colony, Pivnice

2005  Fifth International naive art colony Zaječar – Berkovica (Youth Center)

2006  Široka staza (Wide Path) international art colony, Zemun

2007  Romansa (Romance) art colony, Pružatovac

2007  Vojo art colony, Senta

2007  Romansa (Romance) art colony, Pružatovac

2008  Charity art colony, Srbobran (organization: Rotaract club)

2008  Salaš 137 charity art colony, Novi Sad (organized by the Circle of Serbian Sisters)

2012  International fine arts symposium, Trebnje, Slovenia

2012  International plain-air festival Insita, Humenné, Slovakia

2012  International art colony Kalamárka – Detva, Slovakia

2013  International plain-air festival Insita, Humenné, Slovakia

2014  International plain-air festival Insita, Humenné, Slovakia

]]> http://www.knjazovic.eu/en/?feed=rss2&p=302 0 Nataša Knjazovic http://www.knjazovic.eu/en/?p=300 http://www.knjazovic.eu/en/?p=300#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:53:55 +0000 admin http://www.knjazovic.eu/en/?p=300 Nataša Knjazovic was born on May 26,in 1977.She graduated from the Advanced Polytechnic school and the Faculty of Commerce. From early childhood she is living in a world of colours.Raised by two painters,her mother Ana and grandfather Jan,she acquired the love to naive art. Continues to paint and live her family motto”man can see well only with the heart”.Her signature are three hearts.She had 38 solo exhibitions.From 2011 she lives in Slovakia.]]> Nataša Knjazovic was born on May 26,in 1977.She graduated from the Advanced Polytechnic school and the Faculty of Commerce. From early childhood she is living in a world of colours.Raised by two painters,her mother Ana and grandfather Jan,she acquired the love to naive art. Continues to paint and live her family motto”man can see well only with the heart”.Her signature are three hearts.She had 38 solo exhibitions.From 2011 she lives in Slovakia.

Solo exhibitions

Charity art exhibition for the refugees. Bishop’s House, Požarevac (exhibition was opened by the head of the diocese of Požarevac and Braničevo, Bishop Ignatije Midić), 1999

CC Kučevo, 1999

Zaova Monastery, 1999

CC Petrovac na Mlavi, 1999

Gallery Madam, Pančevo, 2000

Duško Radović Theatre, Belgrade (exhibition was opened by Branko Perišić), 2002

Hotel Maestral, Miločer (Budva), Montenegro (exhibition was opened by Branko Perišić), 2002

International Press Center, Belgrade (exhibition was opened by Natalija Batričević), 2002

Zuzka Medveďova Gallery, Bački Petrovac (with Jan Chlpka; exhibition was opened by Vladimír Valentík), 2004

Quo Vadis house, church of Bratislava (on the occasion of 20 years of Jan Knjazovic’s death; the exhibition was opened by Maria Šmihulova, art historian), Slovakia, 2005

Charity art exhibition for the children of Kosovo, Gallery Helena, Belgrade (exhibition was opened by Radmila Vasiljević – chairman of the Zlatna nit association, and Jozef Sabo – the First Secretary at the Embassy of Slovakia), 2004

Korak do sna (Step to Dream) – charity art exhibition and auction for the children of Kosovo, 063 Gallery – Academy of Arts BK, Belgrade, 2004

International Press Center, Belgrade, 2004

The third heart of Knjazovic exhibition, 063 Gallery – Academy of Arts BK, Belgrade, 2005

Vuk Karadžić Club – Vuk Endowment, Belgrade (part of the income was donated to the flood-affected areas; exhibition was opened by Nikola Kusovac), 2005

House of Arts, Piešťany, Slovakia, 2005

CC Bačka Palanka (with Jan Chlpka), 2006

Ikar Gallery, House of Aviation, Zemun, (exhibition was opened by Sofija Ljubičić, prof. Dr. Vladimir Valent, prof. Dr. Aleksandar Milošević), 2006

Energoprojekt Art gallery, Belgrade, 2006

International Press Center, Belgrade (exhibition was opened by Natalija Batričević), 2006

Hotel Dunav, Požarevac (part of the program Ljubičevo Horse Games), 2006

CC Zrenjanin, exhibition dedicated to the children with disabilities (org. by Humanity in Action), 2006

Konji ponovo jure (The Horses are Running Again) exhibition, M gallery café, Pančevo, 2006

Russian Cultural Centre, Belgrade (exhibition was opened by prof. Dr. Vladimir Valent, and prof. Dr. Aleksandar Milošević), 2006

Bishop’s palace, Požarevac (charity art exhibition for the iconostasis of St. Paraskeva church; exhibition was opened by the head of the diocese of Požarevac and Braničevo, Bishop Ignjatije Midić ), 2007

Charitable Easter exhibition for the St. Maximus the Confessor church. Library, Kostolac, 2007

Homeland Museum, Pljevlja, Montenegro, 2007

Knjazovic and friends charity art exhibition and auction for the blind people, under the patronage of HRH Princess Elizabeth Karageorgevic of Yugoslavia. Ethnographic Museum, Belgrade (Vuk Bojović was auctioneer), 2008

Stiftsgalerie St. Georgen, Austria (exhibition was opened by Sonja Asanović Todorović – Consul General of the Republic of Serbia), 2008

Alpe Adria Gallery, Klagenfurt, Austria (exhibition was opened by Klagenfurt deputy mayor), 2008

Cultural Center, Srbobran (with graphics of M. Jonaš and J. Generalić; the exhibition was opened by Vladimir Mudrinski and Jano Čech), 2009

Heart for Kosovo charity art exhibition. Vuk Karadžić Club – Vuk Endowment, Belgrade(exhibition was opened by Jelena Anđelković – art historian; art program by Milka Stojanović, Živan Saramandić, Jelena Žigon), 2009

Krug Gallery, Bečej Theatre, 2009

Central – Slovakian Museum, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, 2009

Synagogue, Kokava nad Rimavicou, Slovakia, 2010

Podjavorina Museum, Nové Mesto nad Váhom, Slovakia, 2010

CC Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia, 2011

Pod Orlojom Gallery, Stará Bystrica, Slovakia, 2011

Memories of the Homeland , Detva City Hall, Slovakia, 2011

Petar Dobrnjac Foundation house, Požarevac, 2012

Serbian Cultural Center, Prague, Czech Republic, 2013

Art colonies

Art colony, Zaječar (organized by Youth Center), 2001

Art colony, Zaječar (org. by Youth Center), 2002

Art colony, Zaječar (org. by Youth Center), 2003

International art colony, Banja Vrujci, 2003

Fine art settlement Ivanjdan, Mataruge (Pljevlja), Montenegro, 2003

Merkur Art colony, Novi Sad (org. by College of Business), 2003

Art colony, Zaječar (org. Youth Center), 2004

Merkur Art colony, Novi Sad (org. College of Business), 2004

Dijamant Art colony, Kopaonik (org. by REIK Kolubara), 2005

Rajac Art colony, 2005

Kamengrad Art colony, Lazarevac, 2005

International naive art colony Zaječar – Berkovica (Youth Center), 2005

Intercession of the Theotokos fine arts Assembly, Draginac, 2006

Intercession of the Theotokos fine arts Assembly, Draginac (organization: SPC in Draginac), 2007

Charity art colony, Srbobran, 2008

My Balkan charity art colony, Požarevac (org. by Codex agency), 2007

35th International art colony Lipovac, Topola (org. by Topola municipality), 2007

Široka staza (Wide Path) international art colony, Zemun, 2006

Šumarice art colony, Kragujevac, 2006

Šumarice art colony, Kragujevac, 2007

High school boarding house art colony, Kragujevac, 2006

Romansa (Romance) art colony, Pružatovac, 2007

Romansa (Romance) art colony, Pružatovac, 2007

Art colony, Požarevac (Codex agency), 2008

Art colony, Lebane (org. Lebane municipality), 2008

Salaš 137 charity art colony, Novi Sad (org. by the Circle of Serbian Sisters), 2008

Art colony, Kikinda (org. by Gerontology center), 2008

Art colony, Krupanj (Library and Cultural Center Krupanj), 2008

101 Painters Art colony, Kraljevo, 2008

Art colony, Prilipac (Church in Prilipac; org. by priest Milan Popović), 2008

Romance art colony, Pružatovac (org. by prof. Dr. Dušan Jarić), 2009

Salaš Juraj international art colony, Detva, Slovakia (org. by Pavel Hrin; Nataša Knjazovic – selector of colony), 2009

Pastel art colony, Novi Bečej (Gerontology center), 2009

Love and Understanding – international art colony, Požarevac, 2010

International art colony, Biele Vody, Detva, Slovakia, 2010

International art colony, Brunovce, Slovakia, 2011

International plain-air festival Insita, Humenné, Slovakia, 2012

International plain-air festival Insita, Humenné, Slovakia, 2013

International plain-air festival Insita, Humenné, Slovakia, 2014

Significant collective exhibitions

Paris, Brussels, Tokyo, New York, Vienna, Pittsburgh, Geneva, Shanghai, 2010

International Naive Art exhibition, Varenna (LC) – Italy, 2012

International exhibition of Naive Art,Viljandi, Estonia, 2012

International Festival of naive art, Katowice, Poland, 2013

Family Knjazovic participated at the international brand fair in Belgrade (fine art brand), 2007 and 2008

Nataša and Ana Knjazovic were participants of the action Let’s Build the Avala Tower.

Nataša and Ana Knjazovic were the initiators of the Love for Ljubičevo action for supporting the oldest horse farm near the city of Požarevac.

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