Dragoš Kalajić ( sr-Cyrl, Драгош Калајић; 22 February 1943 – 22 July 2005) was a Serbian painter, philosopher and writer.

Early life and education

Dragoš Kalajić was born on 22 February 1943 in Belgrade. Dragoš's father Velimir Kalajić was a

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military judge, his mother Tatjana Kalajić ( ''née'' Parenta) taught mathematics at the Faculty of Mining and Geology,

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. Kalajić studied art at the

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. He graduated in 1966 with the highest marks in his class. After completing his training he began living and working in Belgrade and Rome.

Career

Kalajić was an accomplished writer beside being an artist (he wrote for the magazine ''

Pogledi ''Pogledi'' (Serbian Cyrillic: ''Погледи'', meaning Viewpoints in English) was a Serbia-based magazine devoted to politics and history, published biweekly.''Pogledi'', issue number 70, November 9–23, 1990. YU ISSN 0353-3832 ''Pogledi'' was ...

''). He was a member of the

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, the Association of Fine Artists of Serbia and the Association of Writers of Russia. He achieved considerable success in the many fields that he ventured into, from literature to visual arts to the history of art and publishing. During the 1950's and 60's, Kalajić was part of the art group Mediala. During this time, he was notorious for his right-wing views in the vein of

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. In 1962, Kalajić played the character of Boba in Jovan Živanović's film '' Strange Girl''. During the rule of

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, Kalajić published a column in the pro-government biweekly '' Duga''. His views during that time have been described as "openly fascist" and

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. He considered himself a

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.Matija Vojinović
Outlines of Our Internal Empire
Serbia National Review.

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

* Galleria d'arte L'Obelisco,

(1964) * Galleria del Levante, Rome (1967) * Galerie Maya,

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

(1967) * Galerija suvremene umjetnosti,

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(1968) * Galleria Vinciano,

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(1970) *

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(1973) * Galerija Sebastian, Belgrade (1987)

Concept development for exhibitions

* ''Dimenzija realnog'' (A Dimension of the Real), Galerija Doma omladine, Belgrade (1967) * ''Surovost kao ideal'' (Brutality as an Ideal), Galerija Ateljea 212, Belgrade (1967) * ''Obnova slike'' (Renewal of the Image), Galerija Kulturnog centra Beograda, Belgrade (1971) * ''Nova figuracija'' (New Figuration),

Cvijeta Zuzorić Art Pavilion „Cvijeta Zuzorić“ Art Pavilion ( sr, Уметнички павиљон "Цвијета Зузорић", ) is an exhibition building in Belgrade, in Kalemegdan, situated in the park's section of Little Kalemegdan, next to the south-eastern fro ...

, Belgrade (1991) * ''Beogradski pogled na svet'' (A Belgrade View of the World), Cvijeta Zuzorić Art Pavilion, Belgrade (1991)

References

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