Elsa Oeltjen Kasimir - Boat / online express guided tour
Counting Down to Prešeren Day
the week of celebrating culture
Instagram (live) + Facebook (video)
Elsa Oeltjen Kasimir - Boat / online express guided tour
Wednesday, 3 February 2021, 11:00
guided by: Deja Bečaj, UGM expert associate
Join us in the week of celebration culture, when I will be counting down to Prešeren's Day with short live guides on social platforms. We will take you through paintings, drawings, graphics, statues and other works of art that adorn the Maribor Art Gallery. Every day we will present one artist from the exhibition 100+. The virtual cultural gathering will end with a variety of virtual events on Prešeren Day.
There is a lot of symbolism hidden in the small statue of Elsa Oeltjen Kasimir. Her seated image leans on the painter Jan Oeltjen in a boat, which can be understood as a metaphor for their turbulent relationship. Details testify to the great events in their relationship, from the passionate beginnings, to the move to Haloze and the painful revelations of infidelity.
