Joze Gorjup (1907-1932) painter and scupturor comes from the area. He studied sculpture at the Zagreb Academy and continued his studies in painting and graphic art at the Florence Academy. After finishing his studies in 1930, he returned to his birthplace of Kostanjevica. From Joze Gorjup's pieces it is possible to understand the strong influence of his professors, especially Ivan Mestrovic. Influences from the Florence Academy, the contemporary European creativeness, and reactions to the works of great European painters (for example Tizian), above all the beginners of modern painting,Cezanne, Matisse, and Gauguin, are evident in his design composition of Bathers, landscapes and still lifes. Inspite of all these influences which are obvious in regard to the artist's youthfulness, Gorjup gave his own spirit to his creations. With nine oil paintings, he is presented together with the sculpturor France Gorse (1897-1986), who also studied at the Zagreb Academy. After residing in Triest for a number of years, he opened in Ljubljana a private design school, which has been attended by well known Slovene artists of today. Before the end of the war he emigrated to Triest and in 1952 to America. In 1971 he returned and settled in Svece in Korosko. In his comprehensive opus, prevailing are, expressive portraits, nudes and genre motifs. Distinct are works which capture religious motifs. (Proclaimation, Shameful Love, 1941.) In creative experimentation he uncovered a new walnutistic technic (Souls). The exhibition has been on view since 1992.

France Gorse, Shameful Love, 1941,
Baked Clay