Vojo Stanić ( Montenegrin: Vojo Stanić/Војо Станић, born 3 February 1924) is a Montenegrin

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and

sculptor Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

Biography

Vojo Stanić was born in Podgorica, and grew up in Nikšić. He completed ''Academy of Sculpture'' in

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, after which he moved to Herceg Novi. During that time he turned to painting, enabling him to better express his peace-loving,

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spirit and interest in people. His paintings are small drama stories from everyday life, full of spirit. They bring back to life the spirit of

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comedies, presenting human weaknesses and at the same time he shows understanding for them. Topics from cafes, sea or home are often a mixture of surreal details or imaginative relationship of characters and objects. He is one of the most important modern Montenegrin painters, and is a member of

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and DANU. He had several individual exhibits. The most important exhibit of his was at

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in 1997. His paintings are exhibited in a number of galleries in Montenegro, as well as in the permanent exhibit in the Art Museum in

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References

Artists from Podgorica 1924 births Living people Montenegrin painters Montenegrin sculptors Members of the Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts Yugoslav artists {{Montenegro-painter-stub