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Milosav Jovanović
Milosav Jovanović (; May 3, 1935 in Oparić, nearby Jagodina – March 5, 2014 in Begaljica, near Belgrade) is a Serbian Outsider art and naive art painter. Biography Jovanović was born in Oparić, a village near Jagodina, Serbia, in 1935. He resided in Begaljica, a village near Belgrade, where he lived until his death, in 2014. He began doing painting in 1955. He is considered to be one of the foremost contributors to the naive art genre, and to the Serbian outsider art and naive art genres in former Yugoslavia and later on, in Serbia. Because of his original artistic expression and characteristic technique of painting, he got a worldwide reputation.N. Krstić, Outsider Art in Serbia, MNMA, Jagodina, 2014, pp. 98-105М. Бошковић; М. Маширевић,''Самоуки ликовни уметници у Србији'', Торино, 1977N. Krstić, Naivna umetnost Srbije, SANU, Jagodina, 2003N. Krstić, Naivna i marginalna umetnost Srbije, MNMU, Jagodina, 2007 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oparić
Oparić (Serbian Cyrillic: Опарић) is a village in Central Serbia, in the municipality of Rekovac (Region of Levač). The village has around 938 residents. It lies at , at the altitude of 295 m. The Oparić is well known as birthplace of native artist Janko Brašić Janko Brašić ( sr-Cyrl, Јанко Брашић; Oparić, January 1, 1906 – June 15, 1994) was a Serbian painter. He is considered to be one of the foremost contributors to the naïve art genre, with a worldwide reputation. Biography Bra .... External links Levač OnlineArticle about OparićPictures from OparićRekovac References Populated places in Pomoravlje District Šumadija {{PomoravljeRS-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horror Vacui (art)
In visual art, ; ; ), or , is a phenomenon in which the entire surface of a space or an artwork is filled with detail and content, leaving as little perceived emptiness as possible. It relates to the antiquated physical idea, ''Horror vacui (physics), horror vacui'', proposed by Aristotle who held that "nature abhors an empty space". Origins Italian art critic and scholar Mario Praz used this term to describe the excessive use of ornament in design during the Victorian age. Other examples of horror vacui can be seen in the densely decorated carpet pages of Insular art, Insular illuminated manuscripts, where intricate patterns and interwoven symbols may have served "''Apotropaic magic, apotropaic'' as well as decorative functions." The interest in meticulously filling empty spaces is also reflected in Arabesque (Islamic art), Arabesque decoration in Islamic art from ancient times to present. The art historian Ernst Gombrich theorized that such highly ornamented patterns can funct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
