Summary
A painter and printmaker born in Milna. His paintings combine architectural traces of the Mediterranean, fragments of memory and vivid colour; he is also known for his theatre curtains.
Motifs from historic architecture are a lasting source of his visual expression.
Milna and architectural training
Trebotić was born in Milna in 1935. He graduated in architecture in Belgrade and studied printmaking further in Essen. Architectural thinking about space remained present in his painting: buildings and floor plans appear as traces of the past and of personal memory.
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The Mediterranean, the cross and traces
His paintings draw on motifs from ancient temples, early Croatian churches and Renaissance buildings. He combines geometric structures with lyrical details, while the cross and wartime imagery became more prominent in the early 1990s. Rich colour characterizes his later compositions.
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Painting in the theatre space
He created ceremonial theatre curtains in Split, Dubrovnik and Rijeka, brought together under the title ‘Jadranski triptih’ (‘Adriatic Triptych’). These works connect painting with architecture and public space. In his biography, Milna is his birthplace, from which his interest in Mediterranean heritage extends to other cities.
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