Oton Gliha (Painter) – Overview, Biography

Name:Oton Gliha
Occupation: Painter
Gender:Male
Birth Day: May 21,
1914
Death Date:Jun 19, 1999 (age 85)
Age: Aged 85
Country: Slovenia
Zodiac Sign:Gemini

Oton Gliha

Oton Gliha was born on May 21, 1914 in Slovenia (85 years old). Oton Gliha is a Painter, zodiac sign: Gemini. Nationality: Slovenia. Approx. Net Worth: Undisclosed.

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He painted landscapes and still lifes.

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As per our current Database, Oton Gliha died on Jun 19, 1999 (age 85).

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Before Fame

He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb. He was instructed by such notables as Maksimilijan Vanka, Tomislav Krizman, and Ljubo Babić.

Biography

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1924

Oton Gliha was born 21 May 1914 in Črnomelj, then in Austria-Hungary, today in Slovenia. His parents were originally from Istria, on the northern part of the Croatian coast. Shortly after his birth, the family moved to Osijek, where young Oton attended primary school. In 1924, the family moved again, this time to Zagreb. Completing high school in 1933, Gliha enrolled in the Academy of fine Arts, where he studied under prominent Croatian artists such as Maksimilijan Vanka, Tomislav Krizman, Ljubo Babić. He graduated in 1937, in the class of Marino Tartaglia.

1938

In 1938, Gliha participated in his first exhibition in Zagreb, and in 1954 held his first solo exhibition. That year, the painting Primorje (Coast) introduced the Drystone Walls cycle that would become Gliha’s life work. In 1957, a second solo exhibition focused completely on his paintings of the Drystone Walls of Krk.

1954

In the 1950s, lyrical abstraction was taking hold across Europe, with a new abstraction based on natural subjects. In 1954, Oton Gliha painted “Primorje”, a coastal landscape that marked the beginning of one of the major series in Croatian art. His subject was the lattice of drystone walls (gromače), so common on the island of Krk, and along the Croatian coast. In Gliha’s mind, he connected the patterns of the walls on the landscape with the ancient Croatian glagolitic script from early religious texts and stone inscriptions.

1960

Oton Gliha’s art can be seen in public collections around the world. The Guggenheim Museum in New York bought one of his paintings as early as 1958. Gliha held solo exhibitions in leading modern art galleries in Turin, 1960; São Paulo, 1961 and Milan in 1964. He participated at the 31st and 32nd Biennale in Venice and he also painted his dry stone walls as large compositions for public venues. For example, the frescos in the Federal Executive Council in Belgrade, 1962, the mosaic in the lounge of Krk airport, 1970, and the festive curtain of the National Theatre in Rijeka, 1981.

1962

Gliha held solo exhibitions of his work in Zagreb, Rijeka, Belgrade, Ohrid, Sarajevo, Turin, São Paulo, Milan, and Genoa. He also participated at the 31st and 32nd Venice Biennial in 1962 and 1964.

1977

In 1977, Gliha received the Vladimir Nazor Award for lifetime achievement in the visual arts.

1998

In 1998, he was elected a member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

1999

Since Gliha’s death in 1999, two books have been published about his work. In 2002, a comprehensive monograph was released by Masmedia in Zagreb, containing an almost complete photographic record of his work. A second publication in 2011 by the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb assesses the importance of Gliha’s work within Croatian Contemporary art.

2003

In 2003, Croatian Post, Inc issued a stamp with Gliha’s “Gromače 5-71” (Drystone Wall 5-71), 1971, as part of their Croatian Modern Art series.

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