Miodrag Živković (

Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet ( sr, / , ) is a variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language, updated in 1818 by Serbian linguist Vuk Karadžić. It is one of the two alphabets used to write standard modern Serbian, t ...

: Миодраг Живковић; 1928 – 31 July 2020) was a Serbian sculptor and university professor. He is well-known for his work on memorial complexes throughout

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Biography

Živković was born in

Leskovac Leskovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Лесковац, ) is a city and the administrative center of the Jablanica District in southern Serbia. According to the 2022 census, City of Leskovac has a 124,889 inhabitants. Etymology Leskovac was historicall ...

. After moving to Belgrade with his family in 1944, he graduated from the Academy of Applied Arts in Belgrade in 1952. After working as an arts teaching instructor in

Mladenovac Mladenovac ( sr-cyr, Младеновац, ) is a municipality of the city of Belgrade. According to the 2011 census results, the municipality has a population of 53,050 inhabitants, while the urban area has 23,314 inhabitants. Name Its name stems ...

and

Novi Beograd New Belgrade ( sr, / , ) is a municipality of the city of Belgrade. It is a planned city, built since 1948 in a previously uninhabited area on the left bank of the Sava river, opposite old Belgrade. In recent years, it has become the central bu ...

, he was employed as an assistant professor at the Faculty of Applied Arts within the

University of Arts in Belgrade The University of Arts in Belgrade ( sr-cyr, Универзитет уметности у Београду, Univerzitet umetnosti u Beogradu) is a public university in Serbia. It was founded in 1957 as the Academy of Arts to unite four academies. ...

, 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. He died in Belgrade on 31 July 2020.

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) * Monument to Yugoslav Immigrants, Punta Arenas, Chile (1970) * Valley of Heroes, Tjentište, Bosnia & Herzegovina (1971) * Monument to Fallen Fighters, Priština, Kosovo (1971) * Monumental Crypt, Gonars, Italy (1973) * Memorial Park "Uprising and Revolution", Grahovo, Montenegro (1978) *

Kadinjača Kadinjača is a village, fourteen kilometers from the city of Užice, Serbia, on the route of the highway Užice – Bajina Bašta. It is famous for its memorial of Kadinjača. Besides the beautiful nature, Kadinjača can boast success in the pr ...

Memorial Complex, near

Užice Užice ( sr-cyr, Ужице, ) is a city and the administrative centre of the Zlatibor District in western Serbia. It is located on the banks of the river Đetinja. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 59,747. The C ...

, Serbia (1952–1979) * "Freedom", Ulcinj, Montenegro (1985) * Monument to the Royal Yugoslav Air Force defenders of Belgrade, New Belgrade, Serbia (1994)

Gallery

File:Monument of Brotherhood and Unity in Pristina.jpg, Monument of Brotherhood and Unity in Priština, 1961 File:Šumarice.JPG, The Interrupted Flight is a part of Šumarice Memorial Park dedicated to the hundreds of children murdered by German Nazis on 21 October 1941 in Kragujevac massacre, 1963 File:Statue of Vuk Stefanovic Karadjic.JPG, Monument dedicated to Vuk Stefanović Karadžić,

Loznica Loznica ( sr-cyrl, Лозница, ) is a city located in the Mačva District of western Serbia. It lies on the right bank of the Drina river. In 2011 the city had a total population of 19,572, while the administrative area had a population of 79 ...

1964 File:Spomenik Milovanu Glišiću Valjevo 001.jpg, Monument dedicated to

Milovan Glišić Milovan Glišić (6 January 1847 – 20 January 1908) was a Serbian writer, dramatist, translator, and literary theorist. He is sometimes referred to as ''the Serbian Gogol''. Legacy Glišić is considered to be one of the best translator ...

Valjevo Valjevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Ваљево, ) is a city and the administrative center of the Kolubara District in western Serbia. According to the 2011 census, the administrative area of Valjevo had 90,312 inhabitants, 59,073 of whom were urban dwell ...

1968 File:Kadinjača Memorial Complex, Užice, Serbia. Monument near the center.JPG,

complex near

, 1979 File:Spomenik pilotima 1941.JPG, Monument to the Royal Yugoslav Air Force defenders of Belgrade, located in

New Belgrade New Belgrade ( sr, / , ) is a municipality of the city of Belgrade. It is a planned city, built since 1948 in a previously uninhabited area on the left bank of the Sava river, opposite old Belgrade. In recent years, it has become the central bu ...

, alt=rectangular polished dark stone plinth pointing toward the sky, with a winged plaque and inscription at the base

References

External links

Interview with Miodrag Živković
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