Painter
Ivan Rabuzin (27 March 1921 – 18 December 2008), a Croatian naïve artist, was celebrated by French art critic Anatole Jakovsky in 1972 as "one of the greatest naïve painters of all times and countries". Rabuzin's upbringing was rooted in a mining family, with him being the sixth child among eleven siblings. Despite starting as a carpenter and dedicating years to the trade, Ivan only ventured into painting at the age of thirty-five in 1956. His artistic journey lacked formal training, yet his debut solo exhibition in 1960 garnered remarkable success, leading him to transition into a professional painter by 1962. The turning point came with his 1963 exhibition at Galerie Mona Lisa in Paris, launching his ascent to international acclaim. Rabuzin's distinct art style involves intricate, dense geometric compositions depicting vegetation and clouds, forming intricate arabesque-like structures adorned with delicate pastel shades. His motifs have been lauded as an "idealistic reconstruction of the world". In the 1970s, he even ventured into industrial design, adorning a limited run of the Suomi tableware by Timo Sarpaneva for Germany's Rosenthal porcelain maker's Studio Linie. Apart from his artistic achievements, Rabuzin was politically engaged as a member of the Croatian Democratic Union. Notably, he served in the Croatian Parliament from 1993 to 1999 during the second and third assemblies. Tragically, due to health issues, Rabuzin ceased painting in 2002. He passed away on 18 December 2008 in a Varaždin hospital, Croatia.
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