Art is essential for the emotional, creative, social and intellectual development of the individual. It encourages new ways of thinking and interpreting the world. Although it is an integral part of the education system, it is less and less represented in school curricula today. The teaching of art culture is seen as a subject that requires predispositions, talent, and not as a subject in which every student develops and expresses himself. In addition, primary school teachers generally do not have the necessary material resources for quality teaching. Modern art is problem-oriented and opens many questions that teachers are not ready to answer, believe they do not have the necessary competencies and therefore rarely resort to sources of modern art in working with students due to the complexity and complexity of the task. The aim of this paper is to describe the artistic creativity of selected Croatian authors and to explore the possibilities of motivating students with their works in the teaching of art culture. The paper presents five artists who left a significant mark in 20th century art. Some of them are still active today. The artist with whom this review begins is Ivan Kožarić. His way of working and most famous works are exhibited. Following is the preparation for the art class in primary school based on the works and techniques of Ivan Kožarić. This procedure is applied throughout the paper and determines the structure of the thesis. After him, appearing in order are: Miroslav Šutej, Ante Kuduz, Marija Ujević and Zlatko Keser. After each preparation of the teaching unit, student works created during the teaching process in the first grades of primary education are presented.