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BRANKO PARADIS
60 years painting: "Self-taught" "Naive" "Folk"
(c)Branko Paradis. 2020. All Rights Reserved. “Peace on Earth.” Reverse Oil on Plexi. 30 x 24in.
(c)Branko Paradis. 2020. All Rights Reserved. “Femme Artist in Space.” Reverse Oil on Plexi. 25 x 28in.
(c)Branko Paradis. 2020. All Rights Reserved. “New York City, July 4th at Night, .” Reverse Oil on Plexi. 25 x 28in
WHAT IS REVERSE Oil PAINTING ON PLEXIGLAS?
Reverse Painting has been around since the Middle Ages. A very simplified explanation is offered here. It had a huge revival in Croatia around the 1960s. The Paradis paintings shown here are painted with this technique. This is a very small collection of Paradis’, and doesnot include the paintings Paradis painted in Croatia and the collection left in Croatia. In the Balkans, which included Croatia and other surrounding countries, it had a strong revival by the surrounding artists who were identified as Self-taught Naïve Artists.
First, the artist turns the top front-side over, and then will begin painting on what is the back of the glass or plexi. All painting is done in reverse, until every square inch is covered in paint. reverse. This work is very detailed and laborious and very time consuming. When the painted is deemed completed, every inch of the back of the original surface is covered with paint. When dry, the top surface has a beautiful sheen and unsurpassed clarity.