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Ana Milodanović
Ana Milodanović ( sr-Cyrl, Ана Милодановић; 18 May 1926 – 20 July 2011) was a Serbian straw artist, or ''slamarka'', of Bunjevci, Bunjevka descent. She was the first artist to take the traditional folk art celebrating the harvest festival and turn it into two-dimensional pictures. As the first straw artist to join the Artist's Colony formed by the "Group of Six", she won acclaim with her picture ''Rit'' in 1962. Her works have been exhibited in over 100 group and solo showings. She has pieces held by several religious organizations and she was featured as one of the artists in a documentary about the craft in 2012. Early life Ana Milodanović was born on 18 May 1926 in Stari Žednik, Žednik in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Her sisters, and would both become Folk artists as well. In the tradition of the Bunjevac people, the sisters learned the art of braiding straw to create crowns, rings and ornamental objects. The Handicraft, craft developed around ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stari Žednik
Stari Žednik (also known as ''Žednik'') is a village located in the Subotica municipality, in the North Bačka District of Serbia. It is situated in the autonomous province of Vojvodina. The village is ethnically mixed and, according to the 2002 census, it has 2,230 inhabitants with a Croatian relative majority. Name In Serbian the village is known as Стари Жедник / ''Stari Žednik'' or Жедник / ''Žednik'', in Croatian as ''Žednik'' (since 2009) Tradicijski nazivi naselja vraćaju mještanima osjećaj sigurnosti, Nov 20, 2009, accessed Nov 23, 2009 or ''Stari Žednik'' (before 2009), in Hungarian as ''Nagyfény'', and in [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |