Ivan Kožarić
Ivan Kožarić (born June 10, 1921 in Petrinja ) is a Croatian sculptor who is also active in the fields of assemblage , photography , painting and installations .
Kožarić studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb in the late 1940s. He was a member of the Gorgona Group , which existed from 1959 to 1966. Other members were Mangos (1921–1987), Miljenko Horvat (1935–2012), Marijan Jevšovar (1922–1998), Julije Knifer (1924–2000), Matko Meštrović (1933), Radoslav Putar (1929–1994), Đuro Seder (1927) and Josip Vaništa (1924).
“As an independent thinker always on the lookout for artistic freedom, Ivan Kožarić has created a complex, surprising and still unclassifiable oeuvre far removed from the prevailing styles and directions. According to his statement, one must always maintain the continuity of the contradiction with oneself , his work denies any idea of linearity and development. "
“In this desolate atmosphere [one had to] do diversion and subversion ... This terrible know-it-all system that did not get creativity going, even though it persistently spoke of freedom of expression for decades. When it came to realizing something that was really free and radical, nothing came of it, especially if, like me, it was 'non-regime loyalty'. "
Ivan Kožarić has had numerous solo exhibitions. In 2002 he exhibited in the Musée d'art modern de la Ville de Paris , 2005–2006 in the Zagreb Art Pavilion and in 2013 in the Haus der Kunst , Munich. In 1976 Kožarić took part in the Biennale di Venezia , in 1979 in the São Paulo Biennale and in 2002 in Documenta11 in Kassel. He has realized several works in public spaces , including “Landed Sun” in Zagreb (1971) and “Tree” in Bochum (1979–1980). He was honored with the 1997 Vladimir Nazor Award for life's work.
literature
- Ivan Kožarić. Freedom is a rare bird , by Patrizia Dander and Radmila Iva Janković, Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, (German, English) 2013, ISBN 978-3-86335-395-7
Web links
- Ivan Kožarić at artfacts.net
- Ivan Kožarić on kunstaspekte.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Culture Execution Away from the spectacle, the really strange birds fly , accessed on January 21, 2017.
- ↑ Patrizia Dander Ivan Kožarić. Freedom is a Rare Bird , Retrieved January 21, 2017.
- ^ House of Art Ivica Župan: "Marsijanac" / A "Martian" , accessed on August 15, 2016.
- ↑ e-flux Ivan Kožarić accessed on January 21, 2017 (English)
- ↑ zeit online, Mareike Nieberding, July 1, 2013 Croatia is now writing its own art history , accessed on January 21, 2017.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kožarić, Ivan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Yugoslav or Croatian sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 10, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Petrinja |