Croatia - Paintings

An abstract work in the realm of contemporary painting, exploring the horizon as a symbol of anticipation, inner freedom, and emotional balance. This original artwork combines elemen...

The immersive painting “Meditation” is created in oil on Belgian linen canvas using the ancient glazing technique. This refined method of applying multiple transparent layers produce...

“Warm Touch” A peaceful wave unfolds across the canvas — not forceful, not fierce, but gently wrapping the space in tenderness. Its shifting shades of blue flow softly, like the brea...

In Pulsation of Time, the artist turns to the technique of impulsive gesture, intertwining it with delicate, translucent glazing. The multilayered texture forms a space that seems to...

Sometimes I need to look toward the place where I am not — to understand myself a little better in the place where I am.

Gardens V is an oil on canvas painting by the Croatian artist, Zoran Šimunović from the series GARDENS. Dimensions are 145 × 145 cm (57 x57 in). The artwork is sold framed. Dimension...

This painting resonates with silence dissolved in shades of blue. Gentle layers of color, from the lightest to the deepest, unfold into an invisible vibration—an echo that seems to...

A woman sits by the window, with the town faintly visible in the distance. Beside her stands a large bird, resembling a crane, and she holds a bright flame in her hands. If you look ...

Liberty is an oil abstract painting and minimalist abstract landscape shaped by the quiet meeting of a sky-blue horizon and warm ochre earth tones, creating a subtle dialogue between...

A contemplative abstract composition rendered in delicate layers of pearl gray, powder beige, and muted lavender tones. Soft horizontal gestures evoke the meeting line of sky and wat...

“The Beginning” Oil on linen, multilayer technique This work captures the moment when form is born out of silence. Translucent layers of oil, laid one upon another like breaths of t...

In this large-scale vertical composition, I explore the precise moment known as “L’heure bleue” - the blue hour - when the city is no longer held by the day but not yet surrendered t...

Oil painting on Belgian linen canvas, created using a multilayered glazing technique in which translucent layers of paint are delicately built upon one another, allowing the color to...

In “Urban Fossil” I explore the city as an organic structure frozen in time. The grand arch serves not merely as an architectural element, but as a 'spine of memory' towering over a...

A haunting stairway enveloped in shadows invites introspection and mystery. Abstract Expressionism, Mysterious Atmosphere, Gothic Architecture, Dreamlike Imagery, Shadow Play

This work is a contemplative abstract landscape, it is painted in oil on linen canvas using the lessirovka technique - this is when layers of paint let light through, and the lower l...

As if other worlds drift close beside me. Reality, feelings, and dreams intertwine — and it feels natural, it feels allowed. The “Fantasy” Series In these works, reality touches the...

When you allow yourself to see the future, even if it remains indistinct. When the thought “what if everything could still be alright” stops sounding absurd. From the Series “Adulthood”

The painting Intervals is created in oil using the technique of impulsive gesture, where free movement merges with carefully considered layering. Here, each stratum of paint is more ...

A woman sits in silence, observing. In the distance before her, a crystal castle shines. This gaze into silence opens a space where illusions melt, and from them clarity is born. In ...

Amid the darkened walls and shadows, a direction appears for the first time in a long while. Then comes a step — taken not out of confidence, but out of trust. And once again, toward...

Do Astronauts Need Art? (#2) is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Zoran Šimunović, dimensions are 180 cm × 150 cm (70.9 × 59.1 in). The artwork is sold framed. D...

A girl stands in the forest, holding a paper crane, while three more soar above the trees. No one came to sav me, no one carried me in their arms, the fairy tales forgot that I once ...

The unicorn appears as naturally as the silence of the night. In this enchanted forest, fairy tales aren’t invented — they simply return to those who are ready to hear them. The “Fa...

First work from the Euphoria series, marking a shift from emotionally intense figurative narratives to pure abstract joy. Euphoric Canopy captures a state of relief and uplift: semi-...

This oil painting on linen canvas is constructed using a sophisticated system of horizontal stratification, with each layer establishing its own degree of density and visual tension....

The figures move forward under the pressure of a vertical city, where space compresses and subjugates the human presence, leaving movement as the only possible state.

“This work is a visual mantra — an invitation to stillness. With no defined forms, only texture and vibration, the painting dissolves the boundary between the outer and inner world.”

GROWING UP (#10) is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Zoran Šimunović, dimensions are 180 cm × 150 cm (70.9 × 59.1 in). The artwork is sold framed. Dimensions of...

“Autumn Garden” Presence gives way to tone. Space is condensed into an inner sensation. Color retains warmth, depth, and emotion. This is a garden distilled to its essence, a quiet ...

“This work seems to capture the delicate thread one soul leaves upon another, barely perceptible yet enduring through time.”

“A study of the plasticity of forms and their interaction with the texture of time.”

The final piece (so far) from the 'Human in the City' series. An urban night scene where warm glowing windows contrast with the cold isolation of the street. Anonymous figures pass b...

GROWING UP (#12) is a unique oil on canvas diptych painting by contemporary artist Zoran Šimunović, dimensions are 180 × 290 cm (70.9 × 114.2 in). The artwork is sold unframed. The a...

The painting explores the theme of silence and disappearance through the soft silhouettes of houses mirrored in a calm water surface. Under a clear blue sky, solid walls lose their m...

Shipedd in roll A new piece in the series. The painting explores the mystical atmosphere of a coastal town immersed in the midnight sound of the sea. Through a fusion of deep ultram...

Shipedd in roll A new piece in the series. The painting explores the thin line between solid architecture and the shifting water elements. Through a dramatic contrast of deep blue s...

Shipedd in roll In this vertical landscape, I focused on the deep red and burgundy walls of an old European street at night. The composition forms a narrow corridor that draws the e...

Do Dolls Have Emotions? (#1) is a unique oil on canvas painting by Croatian contemporary artist Zoran Šimunović, dimensions are 180 x 150 cm (70.9 × 59.1 in). The artwork is signed,...

GROWING UP (#3) is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Zoran Šimunović, dimensions are 180 cm × 150 cm (70.9 × 59.1 in). The artwork is sold framed. Dimensions of ...

This androgenic characteristic of our being can be observed from different perspectives of the mind and body. Art and artists are not the outsiders of this need for displaying and de...

In this large-scale vertical composition, I examine the intersection of permanent urban forms and the fluid process of forgetting. 'Rooftops That Remember' functions simultaneously a...

In this large-scale vertical composition, I investigate the psychological tension of compressed urban spaces. Working with a palette knife through rapid, thin strokes, I brought forw...

In Drifting Walls, I explore the fluid nature of memory where solid structures begin to lose their form. Using a palette knife, I created a sense of motion within the static urban la...

In Midnight Passage, I explore the boundary between architectural form and the surrounding void. This work is a visual manifestation of a city rising from the silence of memory. Usin...

In Drifting Walls, I explore the fluid nature of memory where solid structures begin to lose their form. Using a palette knife, I created a sense of motion within the static urban la...

In The Golden Gateway I explore the archway as a metaphysical portal between the known and the forgotten. Despite its intimate scale, this work possesses a monumental presence, wher...

In Vanishing Perspectives, I explore the feeling of being pulled into the deep, rhythmic space of an old city. Using a palette knife, I created a sharp contrast between the massive, ...

Dreamlike archways blended with ethereal colors, creating a surreal passage that transcends reality and imagination. Dreamlike Atmosphere, Abstract Forms, Mystical Imagery, Soft Hues...

Shipedd in roll This large vertical canvas forms a diptych with 'The Street I Almost Remember,' sharing its deep wine-red and muted purple palette. The composition focuses on a flig...

Shipedd in roll In this large vertical canvas, I painted an old European street under a heavy yellow sky. The composition relies on the deep burgundy and terracotta tones of the bui...

In the series "Euphoria", abstract plant space becomes a metaphor for an internal state. The work "I See a Way Out" captures the tension between the density of vertical forms and lig...

In this large vertical painting, I captured a single old European building emerging from the dark. Using a palette knife with fast, thin strokes, I focused on the deep burgundy and t...

In this work, I am interested in a state where separation begins to dissolve. The figures do not fully merge, but exist within the same rhythm, within the same field. This is not abo...

This work, for me, is about the moment when an inner state stops holding its shape. It moves beyond the body, expands, and changes as it unfolds. It was important for me not to contr...

In this large-scale vertical composition, I explore the rhythm of an old city during the blue hour. “Cascade of the Blue Hour” features a dense, fortress-like layering of European fa...

Part of the Euphoria series - a transition to abstract joy. An arch-like tree rises through soft daylight, where turquoise, pink, and violet tones intertwine with controlled drips an...

GROWING UP (#1) is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Zoran Šimunović, dimensions are 180 cm × 150 cm (70.9 × 59.1 in). The artwork is sold framed. Dimensions of ...

The city dictates direction and pace, forcing movement without pause or choice. Light and color exist somewhere nearby and above, but for these figures they never become experience.

In this work, I used a palette knife to create a rhythmic composition of urban elements: arches, stairs, and old walls stacked together. The painting is built through rapid, decisive...