Buktenica art gallery Grohote

Dvor Buktenica, Buktenica Gallery, Eugen Buktenica Memorial House, Eugen Buktenica Đenko's Art Colony, those are many names for the explosion of creativity and colour that happens almost every day under the roof of the old house of Croatian painter Eugen Buktenica in Grohote on the island of Solta. Eugen lived from 1914 to 1997 and remained remembered as the leader of the Dalmatian naïve. The house was succeeded by Vicko Buktenica Peculo, who is the painter himself as well and expresses with this peculiar style. Naive is a painting style that marks the works of self-taught artists. Both Eugen and Vicko, irresistibly attracted to the landscape and culture of the island where they were born and tied to the inseparable spheres of homeland, find inspiration for their colourful and unforgettable works in houses, boats, farmers and domestic animals. There were and still are imaginative witnesses of time and island culture, whose paintings remain enduring memo for generations, painted on canvas with soft strokes, and the marvellous colours of fantasy. If you find accommodation in Grohote on Solta, look for the Buktenica house and visit the colourful gallery that will introduce you to the magical world of the island. There are also art colonies in the gallery and numerous workshops for visitors of all ages. which will awaken the painter in you and your sleepy creativity. Let the imagination take you by the hand and show you the picturesque streets of Grohote and Solta in search of inspiration and introduce you to the miraculous world of naive of Eugen and Vicko Buktenica. If your imagination is not enough to find Buktenica Art Gallery, try on the Soltanskih iseljenika 22 street.