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Međunarodna likovna kolonija
"Stari gradovi u dolini Une"
Stoljeća uvezana
u likovnu priču
Piše: Tomislav Turkalj
U smiraj ljeta, utihnuli su udarci čekića i dlijeta po kamenu i poput zvuka školskog sata, označili zaokruženom ovogodišnju Međunarodnu likovnu koloniju „Bihać 2009“.
Okupljeni sa raznih meridijana, slikari, fotografi, kipari, ljudi koji sa svojstvenom stvaralačkom senzibilnošću posmatraju sadašnjost, kroz nju znalački zaviruju u prošlost i ostavljaju neizbrisiv trag svog umjetničkog promišljanja za budućnost.
Svoj višednevni boravak i stvaralaštvo, u okruženju monumentalnih tragova prošlosti, upisali su za ova, ali i vremena koja dolaze. Spajaju tako ono što zovemo historijom i kulturnom baštinom, sa svojim umjetničkim viđenjem, kao trajnim podsjetnikom na ono što smo, ko smo i kako smo na ovim prostorima živjeli, voljeli, stvarali i odoljevali, unatoč nekim stalnim osvajačkim vjetrovima sa istoka i zapada, sjevera i juga.
Ostaci nekad moćnih kamenih utvrda, svjedoče upravo o tome. Ovaj dio evropskog kontinenta, kojeg je priroda obdarila raskošnom ljepotom i rijekom Unom kao izvorom života, od pamtivijeka je predstavljao križište karavanskih staza i puteva. Kroz stoljeća i milenijume, mnogi su ovuda htjeli samo proći, prenijeti začine, svilu i druge robe iz udaljenih u bliža ili u još udaljenija odredišta. Drugi su, pak, sve to htjeli kontrolisati, ali i ostati ovdje, živjeti. Takve želje neprekidno su, od davnina, uzrokovale sukobe i ratove. Još od vremena Japoda, a možda i od prije njih, na ovim se prostorima moralo braniti od osvajača. Svi ti silni ratni ešaloni rušili su sve pred sobom, a za svog ostanka gradili skloništa i bedeme da bi se uspješnije branili od drugih koji su bacali oko na ovaj kraj. Tako su nad karavanskim putevima od Jadranskog mora ka Srednjoj Evropi, posebno duž cijelog toka rijeke Une, pa sve tamo do Hrvatskog zagorja, podignute desetine većih ili manjih tvrđava, za kontrolu života i odbranu od osvajača.
Jedni su gradili, drugi rušili i doziđivali, a stoljeća su prolazila. Granice posjeda pomjerane su čas tamo, čas ovamo, a rijeka Una jednako je tekla u istom pravcu. Iza svakog plemena ili naroda koji su proteklih stoljeća ovdje živjeli, ostali su poneki materijalni tragovi njihovog postojanja. Na to upućuju predmeti pohranjeni u muzejskim zbirkama ili ostaci nekad moćnih kamenih zidina unutar kojih se živjelo, voljelo, rađalo, tugovalo.
Obilazeći ta mjesta, danas, u želji za upoznavanjem sa prošlošću ovog kraja i ljudi koji su tu živjeli, da bi doživljeno na svoj način interpretirali za budućnost, učesnici Međunarodne likovne kolonije tragom starih gradova u dolini Une, uz istorijske činjenice saznaju i neobične priče iz usmenih predanja.
Tako uz „obavezni smješak“ prihvataju priču da je nekad, davno, brižni, moćni otac, ne znajući šta da za sva vremena pokloni svojim trima kćerkama, dao da se svakoj od njih izgradi po jedan grad; Bihi Bihać, Soki Sokolac, a najmlađoj Vrani Vranograč. Sad, da li je baš tako bilo... Možda i nije, ali, priča može proći. Drugi, koji znaju više, skloniji su tumačenju da je kula Vranograč podignuta iznad doline gdje se danas prostire naselje Ćukovi, dobila ime po vranama koje su grakale oko strme kamene litice, kao što i Sokolac dobi ime po sokolovima kojih je tu nekad bilo jako mnogo, zahvaljujući specifičnim zračnim strujanjima i obilju hrane.
Historičari pak tvrde, da su sve kule i utvrde, koje danas nazivamo starim gradovima, podizane većinom s početkom ili tokom 13. stoljeća, mada na nekim lokalitetima postoje i mnogo, mnogo stariji tragovi.
Neki od tih, kažu šezdesetak gradova, su i po više puta doziđivani, proširivani i učvršćivani. Kad se danas, poput naših umjetnika, nađete podno zidina Ostrovice, sa kojih puca pogled na Kulen Vakuf i rijeku Unu, koja vijuga tamo od Martin Broda, ka sjeveru, stane vam dah, pri pomisli kako je u prošlosti osvajačima ova utvrda izgledala moćno i neosvojivo, dok je iz nje kontrolisan sav promet putnom vezom iz Dalmacije ka unutrašnjosti. A, eto, u jednom trenutku, i žene ostrovičke, uđoše u legendu kao Ostrovičke Amazonke, jer su svilene haljine zamijenile oklopnim prslucima i hrabro, poput lavica, sa sabljama u rukama, branile grad od puno brojnijih osvajača, sve dok nije pristigla pomoć...
Značaj ovog putnog pravca je bio takav da je tu, što istorija nije zabilježila nigdje u svijetu, na veoma malom prostoru, na samo 500 metara zračne linije od Ostrovice, na drugoj obali Une, izgrađena tvrđava Havala, a između njih, na samoj obali rijeke, utvrda Kulen Vakuf.
Nešto sjevernije, niz Unu, nad dolinom dominiraju ostaci starog grada Orašac. I tu se isprepliću legende i stvarnost, a mještani s ponosom kazuju da je ovdje živio epski junak Tale Ličanin. I, onda, kreću priče u beskraj...
U ovim susretima prošlosti i sadašnjosti, naši umjetnici gledaju, slušaju, skiciraju svoje doživljaje. Pokušavaju to sve smjestiti negdje u dubini svoje duše, kako bi doživljeno zadržali u najdubljim sjećanjima i pokazali drugima kroz vlastiti likovni rukopis.
Neki od njih nalaze prave razloge želje za življenje na ovim prostorima, tek u susretu sa grandioznim djelom prirode, Štrbačkim bukom, moćnom tvorevinom visokom 25 metara, sa koje se s ogromnom snagom već stoljećima obrušava voda Une, tvoreći u magličastoj zavjesi dugine boje koje pamte prošlost još od iskona. Magična ljepota ovog fenomena magnetnom snagom veže za sebe svakog namjernika, pa i učesnike kolonije koji su satima sa vlažnih sedri nijemo šarali pogledom nastojeći duboko upiti neponovljivost viđenog.
Drugom prilikom, u stvaralačkom predahu, organizovana je posjeta Bosanskoj Krupi, gdje se srednjevjekovno zdanje stapa u ljepotu okoliša, u kojem je priroda darovala Uni bezbroj otoka, otočića, živopisnih slapova i brzaka.
Stvaralačkih nadahnuća, na svakom koraku. I bezbroj neobičnih priča, koje su smišljane, dograđivane i prepričavane, onako kako se kome činilo da je zanimljivije ili uvjerljivije. Tako i danas u Cazinu postoji ona koja kazuje da je epski junak Mujo Hrnjica, konjem skočio s jednog brda na drugo. Ako vam je teško u to povjerovati, odmah će vam pokazati mjesto na starom gradu Cazinu, gdje je, kako kažu, ostao otisak kopita konja Muje Hrnjice. Po otisku je polukružno sazidan kameni zid na kojeg komotno, jedan do drugoga, može sjesti desetak osoba, pričati i uživati u epskim pričama o dogodovštinama iz prošlosti...
Naravno, obilazeći stare gradove u dolini Une, namjernik sazna historijske činjenice, ali i romantične, ljubavne priče, počev od one kako je Martin Brod dobio ime, pa do čarobnog okruženja dvorca Ostrožac, izgrađenog u prostoru zidina starog Ostrožačkog grada. Tu se susrećemo sa imenom austrijskog grofa Lothara von Berksa, za kojeg se čak sumnja da nije Austrijanac, već Britanac. Bilo kako, riječ je o jednoj izuzetnoj ličnosti, intelektualcu i esteti bez premca u tom vremenu, koji je nakon aneksije Bosne od strane Austro-Ugarske, došao u ove krajeve. Očaran neponovljivom ljepotom krajolika, uz zidine stare utvrde Ostrožac, koje su obnavljane i građene u više historijskih razdoblja, sagradio je dvorac, romantičari kažu, svojoj prelijepoj ženi Izabeli. Po svakom detalju ove građevine, po unutrašnjem uređenju, namještaju i po svemu ostalom, ovaj dvorac je s početkom 20.stoljeća postao poznat na cijelom prostoru Austro-Ugarske, ali i Evrope. Sa raznih strana kontinenta dolazili su ga obilaziti i diviti se onome što su vidjeli. Mada ruševan, i danas ovaj dvorac djeluje veoma atraktivno, a oblu kulu na glavnom ulazu u stari grad i danas čvrsto opasuje i steže figura zmaja, simbola neosvojivosti.
Nekako se čini prirodnim što je baš ovdje ustanovljen park skulptura kao ostavština iz dosadašnjih četiri decenije trajanja Međunarodne kolonije skulptura, po mnogo čemu jedinstvene u svijetu, baš kao što je i sami Ostrožački grad...
Umjetnici, koji po prirodi stvari znaju doživjeti i svojim osebujnim načinom zabilježiti ljepotu u njenom trajanju i neprolaznosti, ostaju očarani obilazeći naše stare gradove ili ono što je od njih ostalo, kao spomenike historijske i kulturne baštine i simbole ljudskog postojanja, trajanja i neuništivosti.
Otud stvaralačkom snagom upotpunjuju doživljeno, u svojim djelima spajaju prošlost i sadašnost kako bi ih sačuvali za budućnost.
Kipar Mirza Morić snagu ove ideje pretače u kamen, žestokim udarcima čekićem i dlijetom, naglašavajući ljubav kao svevremenu sponu života i trajanja u skulpturi nazvanoj „Krajiško Bihaćko srce“. Slikarica Elena Monaco inkorporira koščatu izbrazdanu ruku u vizuru srednjovjekovne kule, koja u svim vremenima radi, gradi, obrađuje, bori se i čuva život... Ili, u akvarelu zarobljava jedan romantičan detalj, idiličan pogled na ambijent okružen kamenim zidom...
Narcis Kantaržić stvara idealiziranu viziju pejsaža sa Orašačkom kulom kao centralnim motivom, udahnjujući mu svjetlost trajanja u vremenu i prostoru, a Igor Banfi snažnim potezima i odabirom boja kao da želi naglasiti stoljetnu patinu vremena kojeg su nadživjele srednjovjekovne utvrde, da bi danas svjedočile o nama i našim korijenima.
Aleksandra Goreta, puna impresija, daje svoju sliku viđenja krajolika, pa shodno osobnoj identifikaciji sa životom i prostorom u odeđenom vremenskom okviru, koristi valere od zelenog, do crvenog ili ljubičastog naboja, što posmatraču donosi osjećaj da se i sam nalazi u sred te neobične likovne priče.
Studentice slikarstva Irma Merdanić i Nina Komel se fokusiraju na prezentiranje isječaka viđenog u realnoj ili apstrahiranoj formi, a Edita Ibukić i Rikardo Vito cijelo vrijeme budno pogledom kroz objektive svojih kamera istražuju stvarnost u najsitnijim detaljima stvarajući fotografije koje svjedoče da ono što se čini onakvim kakvo jeste, u konačnici umjetničkog viđenja može biti nešto sasvim drugo.
Tako je za samo dvije godine trajanja Međunarodne likovne kolonije na evropskom putu starih gradova u dolini Une nastala već pozamašna i vrijedna zbirka likovnih eksponata koja iz umjetničkog ugla upotpunjava vrijednost naše historijsko-kulturne baštine i dijelom zaokružuju priču o nama samima i našem odnosu prema vlastitoj prošlosti i budućnosti.
Sve ovo upućuje na potrebu da kolonija i dalje traje i raste zajedno s nama i našim nastojanjima da svijetu, ali i onima koji će doći, predstavimo ostavštinu svojih predaka, ali i nas samih, u svjetlu u kojem to ona zaslužuje. |
Centuries bound
in Fine Arts Story
In the twilight of summer, the hammer and chisel in stone stopped the sound of school hours, and have marked this year's International Art Symposium "of Bihac in 2009." Gathered from various channels, painters, photographers, sculptors, with their creative sensitivity observed present, looked through it in the past and left an indelible mark of their artistic considerations for the future.
Their stay and creativity, surrounded by the monumental traces of the past, were marked for this, and time to come. Connecting that what we call history and cultural heritage, with their artistic vision, as a permanent reminder of what we are, who we are and how we in this region have lived, loved, and created, despite some permanent conquest winds from the east and west north and south.
The remains of once mighty stone fortress, just testify about it. This part of the European continent, where nature has endowed lush beauty and the river Una as a source of life, from time immemorial represented intersection of caravan roads and trails. Throughout the centuries and millennium, many have wanted to go this way, transfer the spices, silk and other goods from distant to near or even more distant destinations. Others, however, wanted to control everything, and stay here, to live. Such desires have continually, since ancient times, caused conflicts and wars. Since the time of Japoden, and perhaps from before them, these areas had to be defended from invaders. All of these powerful war echelon destroyed all before them, and have built remaining shelters and walls to be able to defend them more effectively from others who were longing for this area. Over the caravan routes from the Adriatic Sea to Central Europe, especially along the whole flow of the river Una, all along to Croatian Zagorje, were built tenth larger or smaller forts, to control the defense of life from the conquerors.
Some of them have built, the others have destroyed and reconstructed while centuries have passed. Boundaries of the properties were moved now there, now here, and the river Una just run in the same direction. After each tribe or of people who have lived here over the past century, were left some material traces of their existence. To that indicate items stored in museum collections or the remains of once mighty stone walls within which they lived, loved, worked, mourned. Visiting these places, today, in order to familiarize with the past in this region and the people who lived there, that what was experienced on their way they interpret for the future, Participants of the International Art Symposium Traces of old Towns in the Valley of Una, along with historical facts to find out unusual stories from oral traditions.
With, the "compulsory smile"they accept a story that once, long time ago, a caring, powerful father, not knowing what to give as a gift forever for his three daughters, gave to each of them a city to be built; to Biha Bihac, to Soka Sokolac, and the youngest Vrana Vranograč. So, if it was like that , maybe not, but the story can go. Others, who know more, believe to the interpretation that
Vranograč towers were erected above the valley where the village Ćukovi is, named after the crows that were noisy around the rocky cliffs, such that Sokolac got the name falcon(sokolov) there used to be many falcons thanks to the specific air flow and plenty of food.
Historians claim that all the towers and forts, which we today call the old cities, were built mostly starting or during the 13th century, although in some localities, there are many, many older tracks.
Some of these, sixty cities have been several times constructed and got annexation, were expanded and supported. When today, such as our artists, you go to foot to walls of Ostrovica, with a beautiful view of Kulen Vakuf and the Una river, from Martin Brod, to the north, your breath stop from a thought that how it was in the past to the conquerors to whom this fort looked powerful and was not able to be defeated, while from there was controlled all traffic traveling from the connection from Dalmatia to the Inland. And, at one time, women from Ostrovica were entered into legend as Ostrovicas Amazon, because they have silk clothes replaced with armored vests and courage, such as lion, with swords in their hands, they defended the city against invaders much more numerous, until help arrived. The importance of this routes was such that the history has not recorded anywhere in the world, on a very small area, just 500 meters air distance from Ostrovica, on the other bank of the Una, was built the fortress Havala, and between them, on the bank of the river, the fort Kulen Vakuf.
North, down the Una valley dominate the remains of the old town Orasac. And there are legends and reality intertwined, and the locals proudly say that there lived an epic hero Tale Licanin. then,the story moves around to infinity In these meetings, of past and present, our artists look, listen, sketch their experiences, trying to place that somewhere in the depths of their soul, in order to keep experienced in the deepest memories and show to others through their own artistic handwriting. Some of them find real reasons for the desire to live in this area, after they encounter the grandiose nature of Strbacki Buk,the powerful formation 25 meters high, from which the water falls for centuries from the river Una, creating magic curtains in rainbow colors which remembers the past from primordial. Magical beauty of this phenomenon with magnetic force ties every chance participant, like the participants of a symposium which looked for hours from wet stone sand composition patterns trying to soak deeply uniqueness.
On another occasion, in a creative pause, was organized a visit to Bosanska Krupa, where a medieval building merges to the beauty of the environment in which nature has donated to Una numerous islands, islets, picturesque waterfalls and rapids.
Creative inspiration at every turn. and many unusual stories, which were, rebuilt and twice-told, as it seemed to whom interesting or convincing. So even now a story exists in Cazin, which tells about the epic hero Mujo Hrnjica,that he on horse jumped from one hill to another. If you find it hard to believe it, they will immediately show you the place of the old town of Cazin, where, they say, remained a horse hoof print of Mujo Hrnjicas horse. Per print is a U-turn Print by the half-built stone wall that comfortably, side by side, a dozen people can sit, talk and enjoy the epic stories of adventures from the past ... of course, visiting the old towns in the valley of Una people by chance find out the historical facts, but also romantic, love stories, from those that received the name of Martin Brod, and the magical environment Ostrožac castle, built in the area of walls of old Ostrožac city. Here we meet with the name of the Austrian Count Lothar Von Beks, who was even suspected that he was not Austrian, but British. Anyway, he was one exceptional personality, intellectual and aesthete unrivaled at that time, which after the annexation of Bosnia by Austria-Hungary, came to this area. Fascinated by the unique beauty of the landscape, the walls of the old fort Ostrožac, which was restored and built in several historical periods, he built a castle, Romantics say,to his beautiful wife Isabel. According to every detail of this building, the interior decoration, furniture and all the rest, the castle at beginning of the 20th century became known throughout Austria-Hungary, and Europe. From different parts of the continent people came to visit him and admire what they see. Even as ruinous, and today, this castle is very attractive and the round tower at the main entrance to the old city today is firmly surrounded and tightened by the dragon figure, symbol that it can not be defeated. Somehow it seems natural that right here was established a sculpture park as a legacy of the past four decades of the duration of the International Sculpture colonies, in many ways unique in the world, just like Ostrožac city itself.
The artists who by the nature of things know how to experience and to record their unique beauty in its duration and imperishability remain enchanted by visiting our old cities, or what was left of them, as well as historical and cultural monuments heritage and symbols of human existence, life and that it can not be destroyed.
From there with creative power complete experienced in their acts they bring together the past and present to preserve them for the future.Sculptor Mirza Moric make the power of this idea into stone, with hammer and chisel, emphasize love like eternal lasting link of life and sculpture called "Border Bihać heart. Painter Elena Monaco incorporates wrinkled bony hand in the vision of the medieval castle which at all times, build, process, and keep fighting life ... Or, in aquarel captures one romantic detail, idyllic view of ambiance surrounded by a stone wall .
Narcis Kantaržić idealized vision of creating landscapes with Orašac Tower as a central motif, inspiring light duration in time and space, and Igor Banfi with powerful moves and choice of colors as if he wants to emphasize century patina of time that outlived the medieval fortress, and today testify about us and our roots.
Alexandra Goreta, full of impressions, gives her views of the landscape picture, and according to personal identification with the life and space in certain time frame was using green to red or purple charge, which makes the observer feels himself that he is in the middle of an unusual art story.
Painting students Irma Merdanić and Nina Komel focus on the presentation of clips seen in real or abstract form.Edita Ibukić and Ricardo Vito look carefully all times through the lens of their camera to explore the reality to the tiniest detail, creating images that witness that what seems to be what is, but in the end the artistic vision can be something completely different. For only two years duration of the International Art Symposium on the European Path of the Old Towns in the Valley of the Una was already created substantial and valuable collection of art which from the artistic view completes the value of our Historical-Cultural Heritage and partly complete the story about ourselves and our own relation to past and future.
All this points indicate the need to continue the symposium to grow with us and our efforts to show the world, but also those who will come to present the legacy of our ancestors, and ourselves, in the light where it deserves to.
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