Divna Gačić - Animalia et populus

Interakcija i uzajamnost dva sveta - sveta čoveka i sveta životinja duga je koliko i samo čovečanstvo. Osim što su zadovoljavale osnovne potrebe za hranom i ekonomskih vrednosti, svojom snagom i lepotom životinje su bile inspiracija i uzor u stvaranju kako predmeta svakodnevne upotrebe, tako i predmeta korišćenih u dekorativne, religijske ili kultne svrhe, od kojih su neka prava umetnička dela. Za neke životinje postoji kontinuitet simboličkog značenja još od praistorije, jer su ljudi težili osobinama koje date životinje poseduju - odanost psa, snaga vola, hrabrost lava, mudrost sove, oštrovidost sokola...

The interaction and mutuality of the two worlds - the world of man and the world of animals is as long as humanity itself. In addition to satisfying the basic needs for food and economic values, with their strength and beauty, animals were an inspiration and a model in the creation of objects of daily use, as well as objects used for decorative, religious or cult purposes, some of which are true works of art. For some animals, there is a continuity of symbolic meaning since prehistoric times, because people aspired to the qualities that these animals possess - the loyalty of a dog, the strength of an ox, the courage of a lion, the wisdom of an owl, the keenness of a falcon...