30 | Eastern Europe Destination Guide
ART
From ever-changing street art and world-class
museums to iconic opera performances, the
world is home to countless cultural treasures
just waiting to be discovered. For the traveller
for whom the city's galleries and museums are
the main drawcard, we take you to the heart
of these destinations to uncover artistic and
musical experiences.
KOVAČICA ART COLONY
Belgrade, Serbia
Journey into the Pannonian Basin to learn
about the Naïve Art movement. In the 1950s,
Kovačica residents Martin Paluska and Jan
Soko took brushes to canvas without formal
training, and began to paint daily life around
them. Perspective was not a concern for them,
nor was realism. But the Naïve Art style that
they created stuck and became a movement.
Journey into the Carpathian Basin, past
soybean and sunflower fields, where Slovaks,
Serbs, Hungarians, Romanians and Slavs live in
harmony side by side. Here, you will learn about
the Naïve Art movement from an expert and
browse the village collection.
PAINTING FARMING SCENES KOVACICA
CARPATHIAN BASIN
