Ivan Kožarić
Ivan Kožarić (10 June 1921, Petrinja – 15 November 2020,[1] Zagreb) was a Croatian artist who worked primarily with sculpture but also in a wide variety of media, including permanent and temporary sculptures, assemblages, proclamations, photographs, paintings, and installations. He lived and worked in Zagreb, Croatia.
His works are characterized by a sense of mischief, spontaneity and by his nonchalant approach to life. He was one of the founding members of the Gorgona Group, whose active members between 1959 and 1966 were Miljenko Horvat, Julije Knifer, Marijan Jevšovar, Dimitrije Bašičević (who also works under the name Mangelos), Matko Meštrović, Radoslav Putar, Đuro Seder and Josip Vaništa. During his period in Gorgona, his sculptures reduced in form, which would become the main characteristic of his later sculptural project consisting of numerous sculptures entitled The Feeling of Wholeness.[2]
He had many solo exhibitions, both in Croatia and internationally. Some of the exhibitions were held at the Museum of Modern Art in Paris (2002) and at the Art Pavilion in Zagreb (2005–2006). He participated in many international group shows, including the Venice Biennale (1976), the São Paulo Biennale (1979), and documenta in Kassel (2002). The Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb bought his entire studio for display in the gallery in 2007.[2] Commissioned by the Filip Trade Collection, he made Ascent, a slender sculpture more than 13 meters high (2002). He was the author of many public sculptures, including Landed Sun in Zagreb (1971), A. G. Matoš in Zagreb (1978), and Tree in Bochum (1979–1980). He received numerous awards, including the Vladimir Nazor Award for Life Achievement (1997).[3]
- 'Prizemljeno sunce'('The Grounded Sun', 1971)in downtown Zagrebu, Bogovićeva street. Since 2004, it is a part of the ambiental installation Nine Views.
- Antun Gustav Matoš (writer) on Strossmay walkway in Zagreb
- Walker on Rijeka main street Korso
Published works on Ivan Kožarić
- Maračić, Antun & Turković, Evelina, Studio Kožarić (Ideaimago, Zagreb, 1995).
- Župan, Ivica, Cheerful Sisyphus (Biblioteka Duchamp, Naklada MD, Zagreb, 1996).
- Koščević, Želimir, Kožarić (Naklada Naprijed d.d. Zagreb, 1996).
- Denegri, Jerko, Ivan Kožarić (Matica Hrvatska Sisak, Sisak, 2006.).
- Denegri, Jerko & Maroević, Tonko, Ivan Kožarić (exh. catalogue, Art Pavilion in Zagreb, Zagreb, 2006).
Notes and references
- ^ "Odlazak čuvenog hrvatskog kipara, u 100. godini preminuo Ivan Kožarić: Naše Sunce vraća se Suncu" (in Croatian). Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ a b Beroš, Nada Highlights: Collection in Motion p. 178 (Muzej Suvremene Umjetnosti, Zagreb 2010)
- ^ Ministry of Culture Website, link to the recipients of the Vladimir Nazor Life Achievement Award.
External links
- Ivan Kožarić at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb
- Ivan Kožarić at the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts
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- Oskar Herman (1965)
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- Jerolim Miše (1968)
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- Antun Mezdjić (1971)
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- Oton Gliha (1976)
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- Ante Roca / Slavko Šohaj (1978)
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- Zlatko Prica / Milan Vulpe (1980)
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- Ferdinand Kulmer (1990)
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- Dalibor Parać (1992)
- Mladen Veža (1993)
- Ivan Picelj (1994)
- Milena Lah (1995)
- Đuro Pulitika (1996)
- Ivan Kožarić (1997)
- Nikola Reiser (1998)
- Aleksandar Srnec (1999)
- Edo Murtić (2000)
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- Zlatko Bourek (2004)
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- Josip Vaništa (2006)
- Dušan Džamonja (2007)
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