Miodrag Živković (sculptor)

Miodrag Živković (Serbian Cyrillic: Миодраг Живковић; 1928 – 31 July 2020) was a Serbian sculptor[1] and university professor. He is well-known for his work on memorial complexes throughout Yugoslavia.

Miodrag Živković
Миодраг Живковић
Photo of Živković in front of one of his sculptures
Born(1928-02-01)1 February 1928
Died31 July 2020(2020-07-31) (aged 92)
Belgrade, Serbia
NationalitySerbian
EducationAcademy of Applied Arts
Known forSculpture
Notable work
Tjentište
The Interrupted Flight
Kadinjača Memorial Complex

Biography

Živković was born in Leskovac. After moving to Belgrade with his family in 1944, he graduated from the Academy of Applied Arts in Belgrade in 1952.[1] After working as an arts teaching instructor in Mladenovac and Novi Beograd, he was employed as an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Applied Arts within the University of Arts in Belgrade, becoming Dean in 1974, a position he occupied until 1977. From 1977 to 1984 he was head of the Faculty's sculpture department. From 1991 to 1996 he was again Dean of the Faculty.[1]

He died in Belgrade on 31 July 2020.[2]

Works

Outside of academia, Živković is known as the creator of a number of sculptures throughout the territory of the Former Yugoslavia and abroad, including the following:

  • "Broken Wings", Kragujevac, Serbia (1963)[3][4]
  • Monument to Yugoslav Immigrants, Punta Arenas, Chile (1970)
  • Valley of Heroes, Tjentište, Bosnia & Herzegovina (1971)[5][6]
  • Monument to Fallen Fighters, Priština, Kosovo (1971)[7]
  • Monumental Crypt, Gonars, Italy (1973)[8]
  • Monument Park 'Uprising and Revolution', Grahovo, Montenegro (1978)[9]
  • Kadinjača Memorial Complex, near Užice, Serbia (1952–1979)[10]
  • "Freedom", Ulcinj, Montenegro (1985)
  • Monument to the Royal Yugoslav Air Force defenders of Belgrade, New Belgrade, Serbia (1994)[11]

References

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  2. Corritore, Nicole (5 August 2020). "Addio a Miodrag Živković". Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa (in Italian). Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  3. "miodrag-zivkovic.com – Informationen zum Thema miodrag-zivkovic". miodrag-zivkovic.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  4. "Споменици културе у Србији". spomenicikulture.mi.sanu.ac.rs. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  5. "Concrete Relics of Bygone Yugoslavia Slip into Oblivion". 16 June 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  6. "miodrag-zivkovic.com – Informationen zum Thema miodrag-zivkovic". miodrag-zivkovic.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  7. "Revolucionarno kiparstvo", Zagreb: Spektar, 1977, p. 159-160
  8. "miodrag-zivkovic.com – Informationen zum Thema miodrag-zivkovic". miodrag-zivkovic.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  9. "miodrag-zivkovic.com – Informationen zum Thema miodrag-zivkovic". miodrag-zivkovic.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  10. "miodrag-zivkovic.com – Informationen zum Thema miodrag-zivkovic". miodrag-zivkovic.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  11. "miodrag-zivkovic.com – Informationen zum Thema miodrag-zivkovic". miodrag-zivkovic.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
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