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'''Dušan Džamonja''' ({{langx|sr|Душан Џамоња}}, {{IPA-sr|dǔʃan dʒamoɲa|pron}};{{fix|text=add surname tone}} 31 January 1928 – 14 January 2009) was a ] ] of Serbian ancestry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.novosti.rs/dodatni_sadrzaj/clanci.119.html:276939-%D0%9D%D0%B5%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B0-%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%88%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%9A%D0%B5|title=Neukrotiva mašta Džamonje|website=www.novosti.rs|language=sr-Latn|access-date=2019-01-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nezavisne.com/index/kolumne/Druga-Hrvatska/222573|title=Druga Hrvatska|last=Latinović|first=Đorđe|website=Nezavisne novine|date=16 December 2013 |language=sr|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://arhiva.nacional.hr/clanak/89793/tko-je-tko-i-odakle-strani-velikani-hrvatske-kulture|title=Tko je tko i odakle: strani velikani hrvatske kulture – Nacional.hr|website=arhiva.nacional.hr|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.index.hr/clanak.aspx?id=454709|title=Press nabrojao "hrvatske Srbe": Zar vam Tesla i Arsen Dedić nisu ništa dobro donijeli?|website=www.index.hr|language=hr|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref>
'''Dušan Džamonja''' ({{lang-mk|Душан Џамоња}}, {{IPA-mk|duʃan dʒamɔɲa|pron}}; 31 January 1928 – 14 January 2009) was a contemporary ] ] of ] ancestry.
]'' (1967), ] memorial in ], ], one of Džamonja's best-known works.<ref name=":4">{{cite web|url=http://www.jutarnji.hr/top-lista-spomenika-nob-u/205710/|title=Top-lista spomenika NOB-u|date=16 May 2009|work=]|language=Croatian|accessdate=10 June 2010|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107131544/http://www.jutarnji.hr/top-lista-spomenika-nob-u/205710|archivedate=7 January 2010|df=}}</ref>]] ]'' (1967), ] memorial in ], ], one of Džamonja's best-known works.<ref name=":4">{{cite web|url=http://www.jutarnji.hr/top-lista-spomenika-nob-u/205710/|title=Top-lista spomenika NOB-u|date=16 May 2009|work=]|language=Croatian|accessdate=10 June 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107131544/http://www.jutarnji.hr/top-lista-spomenika-nob-u/205710|archivedate=7 January 2010}}</ref>|alt=]]


==Education and career== ==Education and career==
In 1945, Džamonja began his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb under the professors ], Frano Kršinić and ], all notable artists. In 1951, he graduated in the master class of professor Antun Augustinčić.<ref name=":0" /> He worked in the Krsinic workshop from 1951 until 1953 when he started his own workshop in Zagreb.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Dusan Dzamonja (1928)|url=http://www.artfact.com/artist/dzamonja-dusan-56ogh4hznn|work=ArtFact|accessdate=10 July 2013}}</ref> Džamonja was born in 1928 in ], Macedonia, former ], ]. In 1945, Džamonja began his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb under the professors ], Frano Kršinić and ], all notable artists. In 1951, he graduated in the master class of professor Antun Augustinčić.<ref name=":0" /> He worked in the Krsinic workshop from 1951 until 1953 when he started his workshop in Zagreb.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Dusan Dzamonja (1928)|url=http://www.artfact.com/artist/dzamonja-dusan-56ogh4hznn|work=ArtFact|accessdate=10 July 2013}}</ref>


In 1954 he held his first solo exhibition in the Salon ULUH in Zagreb.<ref name=":3">{{cite web|title=DUŠAN DŽAMONJA|url=http://www.jusp-jasenovac.hr/Default.aspx?sid=6735|work=PUBLIC INSTITUTION JASENOVAC MEMORIAL AREA|accessdate=10 July 2013}}</ref> In 1970, he began the construction of his house and workshop in Vrsar, Istria according to his own design.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|title=DŽAMONJA SCULPTURE PARK|url=http://www.infovrsar.com/vrsar/experience-and-heritage/dzamonja-sculpture-park/?lang=en|work=VRSAR Inspires|accessdate=10 July 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806094818/http://www.infovrsar.com/vrsar/experience-and-heritage/dzamonja-sculpture-park/?lang=en|archivedate=6 August 2013|df=}}</ref> In 1954 he held his first solo exhibition in the Salon ULUH in Zagreb.<ref name=":3">{{cite web|title=DUŠAN DŽAMONJA|url=http://www.jusp-jasenovac.hr/Default.aspx?sid=6735|work=PUBLIC INSTITUTION JASENOVAC MEMORIAL AREA|accessdate=10 July 2013}}</ref> In 1970, he began the construction of his house and workshop in Vrsar, Istria according to his own design.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|title=DŽAMONJA SCULPTURE PARK|url=http://www.infovrsar.com/vrsar/experience-and-heritage/dzamonja-sculpture-park/?lang=en|work=VRSAR Inspires|accessdate=10 July 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806094818/http://www.infovrsar.com/vrsar/experience-and-heritage/dzamonja-sculpture-park/?lang=en|archivedate=6 August 2013}}</ref>


==Artistic style== ==Artistic style==
Džamonja drew primarily in chalk and used the technique of washed ink; however, he leaned towards sculpture early on. He used many materials, from bronze and iron to wood, glass, concrete and polyester in his sculptures.<ref name=":3" /> Džamonja drew primarily in chalk and used the technique of washed ink; however, he leaned towards sculpture early on. He used many materials, from bronze and iron to wood, glass, concrete and polyester in his sculptures.<ref name=":3" />

"He developed new ways of using traditional materials; he reconciled the intractability of metal to the fluidity and animation of nature; and , without resorting to narrative, he imbued his architectural monuments with the sensation of human presence…" Jasia Reinchard<ref name=":2" />


==Works== ==Works==
His works are in numerous public and private collections, museums and galleries in the country and abroad. However, his most notable works are: His works are in numerous public and private collections, museums, and galleries in the country and abroad. However, his most notable works are:
* Dušan Džamonja’s Park of Sculptures, near ], is a famous and cultural tourist attraction.<ref name=":2" /> * Dušan Džamonja's Park of Sculptures, near ], is a famous and cultural tourist attraction.<ref name=":2" />
* Monument to the Revolution (1967), World War II memorial in Podgarić, Croatia.<ref name=":4" /> * Monument to the Revolution (1967), World War II memorial in Podgarić, Croatia.<ref name=":4" />
He designed many monumental memorial complexes. These include:<ref name=":3" /> He designed many monumental memorial complexes. These include:<ref name=":3" />
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* ] on Mrakovica Mountain, ], Republika Srpska, Bosnia & Herzegovina. * ] on Mrakovica Mountain, ], Republika Srpska, Bosnia & Herzegovina.
* The Memorial Ossuary to the Fallen Yugoslav Soldiers of the First and Second World Wars in southern Italy, Barletta. * The Memorial Ossuary to the Fallen Yugoslav Soldiers of the First and Second World Wars in southern Italy, Barletta.
He designed a number of monuments to the Partisans and victims of concentration camps, most notably the Memorial Ossuary at Barletta, near Ban (completed 1970) and the Monument to the Battle of Kozara (completed 1972).<ref>{{cite web|title=Dusan Dzamonja 1928–2009|url=http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/dusan-dzamonja-1048|work=Tate|accessdate=11 July 2013}}</ref> He designed several monuments to the Partisans and victims of concentration camps, most notably the Memorial Ossuary at Barletta, near Ban (completed 1970) and the Monument to the Battle of Kozara (completed 1972).<ref>{{cite web|title=Dusan Dzamonja 1928–2009|url=http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/dusan-dzamonja-1048|work=Tate|accessdate=11 July 2013}}</ref>


==Awards and accomplishments== ==Awards and accomplishments==
He was a recipient of numerous awards and was an academician with both ] and ]. Below is a list of his awards:<ref>{{cite web|title=Awards|url=http://www.dusan-dzamonja.com/the_sculptor/dus_awards.htm|work=The Art Site of Dušan Džamonja|accessdate=11 July 2013}}</ref> He was a recipient of numerous awards and was an academician with both ] and ]. Below is a list of his awards:<ref>{{cite web|title=Awards|url=http://www.dusan-dzamonja.com/the_sculptor/dus_awards.htm|work=The Art Site of Dušan Džamonja|accessdate=11 July 2013|archive-date=6 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120906083429/http://www.dusan-dzamonja.com/the_sculptor/dus_awards.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>


*1958 Third and Fourth Award for conceptual design for Memorial in Jaijinci, Yugoslavia *1958 Third and Fourth Award for conceptual design for Memorial in Jaijinci, Yugoslavia
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*1968 Second Award on the competition for Monument to Victims of Fascism in Podhum, Rijeka, Croatia First Award for Memorial Ossuary in Barletta, Italy *1968 Second Award on the competition for Monument to Victims of Fascism in Podhum, Rijeka, Croatia First Award for Memorial Ossuary in Barletta, Italy
*1970 First Award for Monument to Revolution, Kozara, Bosnia *1970 First Award for Monument to Revolution, Kozara, Bosnia
*1974 Second Award for design of Memorial Ossuary, Roma, Italy First Award for conceptual design for Memorial to Victory and Fallen Fighters, Sremski Front 944-45, Yugoslavia *1974 Second Award for design of Memorial Ossuary, Roma, Italy First Award for conceptual design for Memorial to Victory and Fallen Fighters, Sremski Front 1944–45, Yugoslavia
*1977 Rembrandt Prize, Goethe Stiftung zu Basel, Switzerland *1977 Rembrandt Prize, Goethe Stiftung zu Basel, Switzerland
*1980 Second Award for conceptual design for Monument to Edvard Kardelj, Ljubljana, Slovenia *1980 Second Award for conceptual design for Monument to Edvard Kardelj, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Dušan Džamonja
Born(1928-01-31)31 January 1928
Strumica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Died14 January 2009(2009-01-14) (aged 80)
Zagreb, Croatia
EducationZagreb Academy of Fine Arts
Known forSculpture
MovementModernism

Dušan Džamonja (Serbian: Душан Џамоња, pronounced [dǔʃan dʒamoɲa]; 31 January 1928 – 14 January 2009) was a Yugoslav sculptor of Serbian ancestry.

Monument to the Revolution (1967), World War II memorial in Podgarić, Croatia, one of Džamonja's best-known works.

Education and career

Džamonja was born in 1928 in Strumica, Macedonia, former Vardar Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. In 1945, Džamonja began his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb under the professors Vanja Radauš, Frano Kršinić and Antun Augustinčić, all notable artists. In 1951, he graduated in the master class of professor Antun Augustinčić. He worked in the Krsinic workshop from 1951 until 1953 when he started his workshop in Zagreb.

In 1954 he held his first solo exhibition in the Salon ULUH in Zagreb. In 1970, he began the construction of his house and workshop in Vrsar, Istria according to his own design.

Artistic style

Džamonja drew primarily in chalk and used the technique of washed ink; however, he leaned towards sculpture early on. He used many materials, from bronze and iron to wood, glass, concrete and polyester in his sculptures.

Works

His works are in numerous public and private collections, museums, and galleries in the country and abroad. However, his most notable works are:

  • Dušan Džamonja's Park of Sculptures, near Vrsar, is a famous and cultural tourist attraction.
  • Monument to the Revolution (1967), World War II memorial in Podgarić, Croatia.

He designed many monumental memorial complexes. These include:

He designed several monuments to the Partisans and victims of concentration camps, most notably the Memorial Ossuary at Barletta, near Ban (completed 1970) and the Monument to the Battle of Kozara (completed 1972).

Awards and accomplishments

He was a recipient of numerous awards and was an academician with both Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts and Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Below is a list of his awards:

  • 1958 Third and Fourth Award for conceptual design for Memorial in Jaijinci, Yugoslavia
  • 1959 One of six identical awards on international competition for Monument to the Victims of Dachau, Germany First Award for sculpture, Salon 59, Rijeka, Croatia
  • 1960 City of Zagreb Award, Croatia
  • 1961 Premio Morgan's Paint, Rimini, Italy First Award for sculpture, First Triennale of Modern Sculpture, Beograd, Yugoslavia
  • 1962 Fourth Award, National competition for Monument to Revolution in Slavonija, Kamensko, Croatia
  • 1963 Second Award, IV Biennale, San Marino, Italy
  • 1965 Gold Medal for artistic activity, Veruchio, Italy
  • 1968 Second Award on the competition for Monument to Victims of Fascism in Podhum, Rijeka, Croatia First Award for Memorial Ossuary in Barletta, Italy
  • 1970 First Award for Monument to Revolution, Kozara, Bosnia
  • 1974 Second Award for design of Memorial Ossuary, Roma, Italy First Award for conceptual design for Memorial to Victory and Fallen Fighters, Sremski Front 1944–45, Yugoslavia
  • 1977 Rembrandt Prize, Goethe Stiftung zu Basel, Switzerland
  • 1980 Second Award for conceptual design for Monument to Edvard Kardelj, Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • 1982 Second Award for National Competition for the Monument in Jajinci, Beograd, Yugoslavia
  • 1983 Third Award, Terceiro Biennale der Europäischen Grafik, Baden-Baden, Germany 1986 Award of the Jury, Biennale of Original Drawing, Rijeka, Croatia
  • 1990 Second Prize for the design of the Monument on Rhein - Main - Donau Kanal, Germany

References

  1. "Neukrotiva mašta Džamonje". www.novosti.rs (in Serbian (Latin script)). Retrieved 2019-01-09.
  2. Latinović, Đorđe (16 December 2013). "Druga Hrvatska". Nezavisne novine (in Serbian). Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  3. "Tko je tko i odakle: strani velikani hrvatske kulture – Nacional.hr". arhiva.nacional.hr. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  4. "Press nabrojao "hrvatske Srbe": Zar vam Tesla i Arsen Dedić nisu ništa dobro donijeli?". www.index.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  5. ^ "Top-lista spomenika NOB-u". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). 16 May 2009. Archived from the original on 7 January 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
  6. ^ "Dusan Dzamonja (1928)". ArtFact. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  7. ^ "DUŠAN DŽAMONJA". PUBLIC INSTITUTION JASENOVAC MEMORIAL AREA. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  8. ^ "DŽAMONJA SCULPTURE PARK". VRSAR Inspires. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  9. "Dusan Dzamonja 1928–2009". Tate. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  10. "Awards". The Art Site of Dušan Džamonja. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2013.

External links

Vladimir Nazor Award for Life Achievement in Visual Arts
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