Dragiša Stanisavljević

Dragiša Stanisavljević (born in Jabučje, near Lajkovac, on February 17, 1921)[1] is an internationally known Serbian naive art sculptor. He is the father of Milan Stanisavljević, who is also a renowned sculptor.

Biography

A farmer by trade, Stanisavljević began to do sculpture in wood in 1958. His work has been widely exhibited in Serbia, the Balkans, Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America. His works reflect the mythology, folklore and legends of his native land.[2]

Stanisavljević died in his native Jabučje, Serbia, on the 21st of August 2012. He was 91.

References

  1. ↑ Kelemen, Boris (1972). Skulpturen naiver Künstler aus Jugoslawien (in German). nst. f. Auslandsbeziehungen.
  2. ↑ Biography and Work, Museum of Naïve and Marginal Art, Jagodina, Serbia

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