Joze GORJUP (1907-1932, kostanjevica na Krki), painter, graphic artist and sculptor, is a local resident. He studied in Zagreb and Florence. In 1930 he returned to his native Kostanjevica. He is a representative of Slovenian expressionism and the new reality. His works show the influence of teachers and the great names of European modernism. He died young, only 25 years old. In his last works-especially in the painting of the presbytery of the Church of St. Nicholas on the island-he indicated the direction of personal stylistic expression. In addition to the biblical subject matter, which is replaced by secular motifs after his studies in Florence, his subjects include Arcadian landscapes, bathing suits, portraits, the motif of a painter's studio and actors. His collection numbers over 600 works. In the current permanent exhibition, since 1992, he is presented with 10 oil paintings, along with works by sculptor France Gorshet.
You can see the catalogue published by the Dolenjska cultural festival in 1967, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of its birth.
JOŽE GORJUP (1907 – 1932, Kostanjevica na Krki), slikar, grafik in kipar, je domačin. Študiral je v Zagrebu in Firencah. Leta 1930 se je vrnil v rodno Kostanjevico. Je predstavnik slovenskega ekspresionizma in nove stvarnosti. V njegovih delih se izrazito kažejo vplivi učiteljev ter velikih imen evropskega modernizma. Umrl je mlad, star komaj 25 let. V zadnjih delih – predvsem v poslikavi prezbiterija Miklavževe cerkve na otoku – je nakazal smer osebnega stilnega izraza. Poleg biblijske tematike, ki jo po študiju v Firencah zamenja posvetna motivika, so njegove teme arkadijske krajine, kopalke, portreti, motiv slikarskega ateljeja in igralcev. Njegova zbirka šteje prek 600 del. Na aktualni stalni razstavi, od leta 1992, je predstavljen z 10 oljnimi slikami, skupaj z deli kiparja Franceta Goršeta.
Ogledate si lahko katalog, ki ga je leta 1967, ob 60 letnici rojstva, založil Dolenjski kulturni festival.
