Lens-Artists PC: Art in the park

No matter what a big fan I am of street art as we have come to know and love, for this week’s Lens-Artists challenge I have chosen art as it used to be. On a beautiful October day I encountered a display of works of art from the National Gallery of Slovenia in Tivoli park, the lungs of Ljubljana.

I was in Ljubljana as I am now, and yet it couldn’t be more different. If you think of coming to Slovenia in May because you were told it was the best time to visit, think again, or better, plan it either early in May or late, and not in the week or two around May 15th when the Zofka the Pissy rules. (Poscana Zofka in Slovenian, people’s name for her.) The Ice Saints are not far behind. Add some wind and temperatures around 10 degrees C and here I am, staying put and waiting for my birthday instead of enjoying walks in nature.

In fact, I’ve offered Seamas in India, who says that they only have 5 minutes of internet connection a day, to swap my internet with his sun.

So instead, let me invite you on a pleasant autumnal walk that I took with my sister who helped model the paintings.

Last year National Gallery of Slovenia celebrated 100 years with this open-air exhibition of paintings, sometimes just details from them, along the Jakopič Promenade. No matter how I thought I spotted a Kandinsky, these were all done by Slovenian artists, mostly quite long ago. Included are some works by Rihard Jakopič after whom this promenade is named.

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  The view over the railway tracks towards Tivoli Castle.

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  A glorious day.

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  Left: Rihard Jakopič: Birches (1903). Right: Jožef Tominc: Three Ladies of the Moscon Family (1829).

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  Janez Andrej Herrlein: The Creation of Eve (1800).

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  Rihard Jakopič: An Alcoholic (1901).

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  Left: Marija Auersperg Attems: A Vase of Flowers. Right: Ivan Vavpotič: Boy with a Hoop (Borut Žerjav) (1922).

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  Ivana Kobilca: A Dutchwoman (1886).

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  Matija Jama: Sister of Charity (1897).

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  Right: Ivan Vavpotič: An Alley in Tivoli Park.

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  Left: Jožef Tominc: Three Ladies of the Moscon Family (1829). Right: Rihard Jakopič: Križanke in Autumn (1909).

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  Ivan Vavpotič: Double Self Portrait (1900).

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  Pavel Künl: Ljubljana – the Šentpeter Suburbs (1847).

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  Right: Filip Andrejevič Maljavin: Female Nude (1910).

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  Anton Karinger: A Dog (1868).

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  This promenade was designed by the most famous Slovenian architect Jože Plečnik.

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  Left: Jurij Šubic: Before the Hunt (1883). Right: Rihard Jakopič: Kamnitnik in the Rain (1903).

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  Left: Jožef Tominc: The Family of Dr. Frušič (1835). Right: Anton Gvajc: A Lobster.

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  Gojmir Anton Kos: Still Life with Fish and a Glass (1938).

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  Jožef Tominc: Self Portrait by the Window (1826).

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  The view back towards the city.

Here is how this walk continued.

And for those who prefer different kind of street art, here is some Roman street art from a recent post.

For Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, hosted by Patti of pilotfishblog.com: Street Art