Croatia - Figurative Paintings

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...

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...

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 ...

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 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.

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 ...

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”

On a dark background, a woman stands beside a bright flamingo. Behind them, a vibrant space of light unfolds. Letting go of fairy tales, I keep tenderness in my heart. It is a quiet ...

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...

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 (#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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 the silence of the night, a woman reaches out to a peacock that seems near, yet just out of reach. A feather falls from its tail, as if a memory letting go. The shadow of that mem...

In a boundless field, a girl holds a bright kite soaring into the sky — a symbol of longing for tenderness she has never known. This scene reflects my own dreams: once, I longed for ...

A girl stands between a dark town and a bright field, holding a balloon that does not rise but hovers slowly close to the ground. This scene reflects my own longing: I once sought br...

Part of the Euphoria series - a transition to abstract joy following figurative explorations. Vertical forms resembling trees are pierced by the first rays of dawn: the pink-violet b...

The series “Human in the City” has always been about how a person gets lost in the urban environment, where their presence gradually dissolves, becoming merely a shadow or a symbol. ...

The city closes in over people, turning movement into the only possible state. The light in the sky resembles a sign or a warning, but it does not alter the trajectory of their steps.

This is about how the crowd moves upward through a narrow corridor, while colorful rain pours from above — as if someone is tossing confetti from up there to keep us from stopping. I...

In this work, the city appears as a shifting, translucent space where human presence feels both close and distant. The figures seem to hover in the dim morning light, dissolving into...

In the painting “Night Passersby,” the city appears as a space of alienated silence. The lilac night sky and the turquoise moon create a cold, almost detached atmosphere in which hum...

This painting captures the weight of evening, a time when the city returns our own reflections to us. Warm, rusty-gold facades and deep bluish shadows create an almost cinematic atmo...

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...

A woman sits beneath the full moon at the edge of a waterfall, her gaze heavy with sadness. A small paper boat drifts in the water beside her. In the silence of the night, I feel how...

A woman sits, gazing into the distance where the sea stretches out. A seagull rests nearby on the shore, quietly watching her. In this place, silence becomes presence, thoughts flow ...

A woman stands on a high sea cliff, watching a distant ship with red sails. She is surrounded by space and the silence of waves. And I feel that the light was once with me, but then ...