Juraj Dobrović (; born 1928 in Jelsa,

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) is a Croatian artist working in the media of sculpture, painting and graphic arts. The focus of his art is mainly oriented towards geometrical structures. He makes use of light effects to emphasize the plasticity of the form. Dobrović's works are closely related to the principles of

Geometric abstraction Geometric abstraction is a form of abstract art based on the use of geometric forms sometimes, though not always, placed in non-illusionistic space and combined into non-objective (non-representational) compositions. Although the genre was popu ...

and Neo-constructivism. He lives and works in

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. He belonged to the New Tendencies art movement and participated at the New Tendencies exhibitions in Zagreb (1965, 1969 and 1973). He published the graphic maps ''Fields 1'' (1967), ''Fields 2'' (1969) and ''Campi 3'' (1971). He is especially known for his spatial constructions and reliefs for example ''Spatial Construction'', 1966 and ''Folded Square'', 1973. He has had solo exhibitions in Croatia and abroad (since 1962). He has exhibited at the

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(1972), the

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(1973), at Expo-67 in Montreal (1967) and in the exhibition, ''Constructivism and Kinetic Art'' (Zagreb, 1995). He had a retrospective exhibition at the Glyptotheque of the Croatian Academy in Zagreb (2003). He was a five-time winner of the Zagreb School of Yugoslav Graphic Arts biennial exhibition award (1966–1982). His works are kept by Croatian and renowned European museums and private collections. One extensive catalogue and one monograph about his work have been published to date: :*Župan, Ivica - ''Juraj Dobrović: Spatial Constructions – Reliefs - Paintings: 1962–2002'', (Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Glyptotheque HAZU, Zagreb, 2003).Publications
Croatian Academy of Science and Art Official Website
(accessed 25/02/2011). :* Denegri, Jerko - ''Juraj Dobrović'' (DAF, Zagreb, 2007).

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* Croatian artists 1928 births People from Jelsa, Croatia Living people Vladimir Nazor Award winners {{croatia-artist-stub