IZDAVAČ / PUBLISHER: UČILIŠTE ZA LIKOVNO OBRAZOVANJE, KREATIVNOST I DIZAJN - STUDIO TANAY

PRIJEVOD / TRANSLATED BY: REBECCA MCKAY STRUČNI SURADNIK / PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATE: BOJANA JENDRIĆ

FOTOGRAFIJE / PHOTO: ARCHETYPE D.O.O.OBLIKOVANJE / DESIGN: IVAN DOROGHY

TISAK / PRINT: ISPIS. D.O.OSTARI GRAD/HVAR, CROATIA 2017

EMIL ROBERTTANAY

EMIL ROBERT TANAYŽIVOTOPIS

Emil Robert Tanay rođen je 7. ožujka 1944. u Zagrebu. Na slikarskom odsjeku Akademije likovnih umjetnosti Sveučilišta u Zagrebu diplomirao je 1967. godine. Od 1967. do 1972. suradnik je Majstorske radionice profesora Krste Hegedušića. Specijalizira fresco slikarstvo na Akademiji lijepih umjetnosti u Rimu 1974. Do 1982. godine profesor je na Školi primijenjenih umjetnosti u Zagrebu. Od 1982. savjetnik u Republičkom zavodu za prosvjetno-pedagošku službu Hrvatske. Od 1988. docent na Nastavničkom odsjeku gdje je od 1993. do 2014. redoviti profesor u stalnom zvanju metodike likovnog odgoja i obrazovanja na Akademiji likovnih umjetnosti u Zagrebu. Emil Robert Tanay samostalno je izlagao u zemlji i inozemstvu te sudjelovao na brojnim skupnim izložbama. Dobitnik je I. nagrade za slikarstvo na V. Bijenalu mladih u Rijeci 1971., a 1974. dobitnik je nagrade za slikarstvo na VII. Salonu mladih u Zagrebu. Osim slikarskog rada bavi se istraživanjima na području metodike nastave likovnog odgoja i obrazovanja poticanjem likovnih sposobnosti darovite djece. Predsjednik je Udruge hrvatskih učitelja likovne izobrazbe, te potpredsjednik Svjetske organizacije za odgoj putem umjetnosti InSEA (2003-2008.). 2001. odlikovan je međunarodnom Ziegfeldovom nagradom koju dodjeljuje Američka udruga za odgoj putem umjetnosti - USSEA, za ukupnost doprinosa međunarodnom likovnom odgoju i obrazovanju. Od 2003. do 2004. prodekan je Akademije likovnih umjetnosti u Zagrebu. Od 2016. godine profesor emeritus Sveučilišta u Zagrebu.

BIOGRAPHY

Emil Robert Tanay was born on March 7, 1944 in Zagreb. He graduated from the Department of Painting at the Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts, in 1967. From 1967 to 1972 Tanay collaborated in the Master’s workshop of professor Krsto Hegedušic. He specialised in mural painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome in 1974. Till 1982, he worked as a Professor at Zagreb School of Applied Arts. Since 1982, Tanay has been the superior advisor for the Croatian National Institute for Education. In 1988 he became an assistant professor at the Department of Art Education at the Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts, where he worked from 1993 till 2014 as a full professor of visual arts education methodology. He was the Head of the Department of Theoretical Subjects, professor of methodics of teaching fi ne art, visual arts and design and Lecturer–professor of the masters study. He was the coordinator of the team in charge of creating a Croatian National Art Education Standards and was appointed to be the coordinator of a team of experts. Since 2016 he is Professor Emeritus at University of Zagreb, Croatia. Emil Robert Tanay exhibited his work in numerous one-person and group events at home and abroad. He is the recipient of the fi rst Prize for painting at the 5th Biennale of Young Artists in Rijeka in 1971. In 1974, he received an award for painting at the 7th Salon of Young Artists in Zagreb. Besides painting, he is actively involved in research in the fi eld of art education methodology and works with talented children. E. R. Tanay is member of Croatian Association of Visual Artists. Professor Tanay is currently the president of the Association of Art Croatian Teachers and he was the vice-president of the International Society for Education through Art (InSEA). In 1999 he was awarded the Order of Danica Hrvatska with the mark of Marko Marulić for special contributions to the fi eld of culture. In 2001 he received the Edwin Ziegfeld Award For Distinguished International Leadership in Art Education from the United States Society for Education through Art (USSEA).

PREDGOVOR

Akvareli i ulja na platnu slikara Emila Roberta Tanaya, pokazuju svestranost umjetnika koji je u potpunosti u skladu sa svojim medijima. Izložene slike čine raspon od apstraktnih i ekspresionističkih radova pa sve do topografskih pejsaža u harmoničnim akordima boja, a svi radovi nedvojbeno su djelo pažljive ruke Emila Roberta Tanaya.

Tematske kompozicije često se ponavljaju u umjetnikovim radovima koji su izloženi ovdje: masline na otoku Hvaru i gradski krajobrazi Starog Grada. Zanimljivo je napomenuti koliko je zaseban svaki rad s obzirom na ponavljanje kompozicije. Međutim, nije scena ili objekt sveobuhvatan sadržaj ovih slika. Umjesto toga, Emil Robert Tanay je slikar svijetla i vremena, topline i hladnoće. Uistinu je lijepo obratiti pažnju na suptilne varijacije tona na slikama mora koje ukazuju na promjenu sunca, od zore do sumraka.

Također, gradski krajobrazi Starog Grada ukazuju na blistave pastelne boje koje se stapaju s kamenim zidovima tijekom ljetnih jutara, i duboke zelene i plave boje večeri koje se očituju između borova i Jadranskog mora. Ovi akvareli su postignuti velikim razumijevanjem medija. Kist, boja i papir su jednaki alati koji dopuštaju da se spontanost i živahnost vode stope s izuzetnom primjenom boje autora. Ulja na platnu su jednako izražajna – tu je težina medija korištena kako bi stvorila teksturu i dramu na platnu. Masline naslikane tijekom podnevnog ljetnog sunca zrače kroz bljeskove crvene boje i zamagljene oblike, izražavajući jasnoću koncepta.

Rebecca McKay

The watercolour and oil paintings by Emil Robert Tanay show the versatility of an artist who is wholly in tune with his mediums. The paintings exhibited here range from abstract and expressionist works to topographical landscapes in harmonic colour chords, all unmistakably by the sensitive hand of Emil Robert Tanay.

Thematic compositions that frequently reoccur in the artist’s works are shown here: olive trees from the island of Hvar and townscapes in Stari Grad. It is interesting to note how individual each of these works are, considering the repetition of composition. However it is not a scene or an object that is the overarching content of these paintings. Rather, Emil Robert Tanay is a painter of light and time, warmth and coolness. It is truly beautiful to note the subtle infl ections of tone in the sea watercolours that indicate the changing sun, from dawn to dusk.

Likewise, the townscapes of Stari Grad show the dazzling pastel colours that blend the stone walls on summer mornings, and the deep greens and blues of the evening rejected between the trees and Adriatic Sea. These watercolours are accomplished with a great understanding for the medium. Paintbrush, paint and paper are all equal tools in allowing the spontaneity and vivacity of water to blend with authors exquisite use of colour. The oil paintings are equally as expressive, the weight of the medium used to create texture and drama on the canvas. The olive trees painted during the summer midday sun radiate the trickling and hostile heat through ashes of red and hazed forms.

Rebecca McKay