Podgaric Spomenik / Monument:
This spomenik at Podgarić, Croatia was built to commemorate the community's rebellion and uprising against Ustaše occupying forces in the greater Moslavina and Zagreb region during the National Liberation War (WWII), while also recognizing the support structures the village created to support the war effort. […]
According to the designer, Dušan Džamonja, the primary intention of the monument was to represent the 'wings of victory' overcoming death and defeat, an overt allusion to the Partisan rebel's conquest over the invading Axis occupiers. It is interesting to note that the 'wings' of the sculpture are asymmetrical, with one wing having two edges, while the other has three. This imbalance gives the sculpture a dynamic shape, as if the wings are in motion or as if it a bird preparing to take flight. Furthermore, the ribbed square base which grounds the sculpture is described by some sources as representing the conduit into the landscape from which the 'wings of victory' derive their energy, as if the sculpture itself absorbs the spirit of those fighters who perished here. Finally, the honeycomb emblem in the center facade, composed of square pieces of polished aluminum, potentially acts as the medium in which the spirit's 'light of life' held within the sculpture is reflected.(SOURCE: @spomenikdatabase )
According to the designer, Dušan Džamonja, the primary intention of the monument was to represent the 'wings of victory' overcoming death and defeat, an overt allusion to the Partisan rebel's conquest over the invading Axis occupiers. It is interesting to note that the 'wings' of the sculpture are asymmetrical, with one wing having two edges, while the other has three. This imbalance gives the sculpture a dynamic shape, as if the wings are in motion or as if it a bird preparing to take flight. Furthermore, the ribbed square base which grounds the sculpture is described by some sources as representing the conduit into the landscape from which the 'wings of victory' derive their energy, as if the sculpture itself absorbs the spirit of those fighters who perished here. Finally, the honeycomb emblem in the center facade, composed of square pieces of polished aluminum, potentially acts as the medium in which the spirit's 'light of life' held within the sculpture is reflected.(SOURCE: @spomenikdatabase )
