In the 1940s, Murtić was heavily influenced by socialist ideas and designed posters, graphics, and books for the anti-fascist movement.
After the war, Murtić would begin exhibiting and travelling extensively. It was through these travels, especially to the United States and Canada, that Murtić’s traditional figurative approach to painting would transform into a unique take on abstract expressionism.
According to the artist’s biography from the Murtić Foundation, there was a political dimension to this shift as well.
After 1953 and the death of Joseph Stalin, the debate in socialist countries around social realism as the only appropriate revolutionary style would became muted, in the USSR as well as in Yugoslavia.
HDLU- Mestrovic s Pavilion,Trg žrtava fašizma 16
Murtić100 is a project that marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Edo Murtić. Visitors will be able to see more than 100 works of the icon of modern painting. In addition to the work of the great Edo Murtić, the project includes a number of other events - an international symposium to be held in Zagreb and Rovinj in June, the exhibition New Abstraction in Lauba from 1 to 10 June, and a number of accompanying events (reinterpretation of Murtić through street art at several locations in Zagreb, workshops for children and adults, etc.Murtić100 is a project that marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Edo Murtić. Visitors will be able to see more than 100 works of the icon of modern painting. In addition to the work of the great Edo Murtić, the project includes a number of other events - an international symposium to be held in Zagreb and Rovinj in June, the exhibition New Abstraction in Lauba from 1 to 10 June