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Biography
Born in Strumica, Macedonia on 31 January 1928. In 1945. he enrolled into the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb; first two years works in the class of professor Vanja Radaun, while the last year attends the class of professor Fran Krninic. From 1953. he started to work in his own studio, and from 1970. he had a workshop in Vrsar (Istria). In 1987. he moved to Brussels. From then on he lived between Brussels, Vrsar and Zagreb. He is widely known for giant, abstract sculptures made of materials that were new at the time, such as steel, nails, glass and aluminum. His works were shown, among other places throughout Europe, at the Place Vendome in Paris, outside the Palace de Justice in Brussels and at the Regents' Park in London.
Individual exhibitions:
1954 ZAGREB, Croatia, Salon ULUH-a
BEOGRAD, Yugoslavia, Salon ULUS-a
1957 BEOGRAD, Yugoslavia, Galerija grafickog kolektiva
ZAGREB, Croatia, Klub knjizevnika
OPATIJA, Croatia, Salon moderne galerije Rijeka
MILANO, Italy, Galleria Bergamini
1959 SPLIT, Croatia, Galerija umjetnina
1960 ZAGREB, Croatia, Gradska galerija suvremene umjetnosti
VENEZIA, Italy, XXX Biennale
MILANO, Italy, Galleria Giani Ferrari
1961 ZÜRICH, Switzerland, Galerie Charles Linhard
1962 LJUBLJANA, Slovenia, Mala galerija
BEOGRAD, Yugoslavia, Moderna galerija
ZAGREB, Croatia, Gradska galerija suvremene umjetnosti
1964 ROMA, Italy, Galleria Odyssia
VENEZIA, Italy, Galleria il Canale
1965 DEN HAAG, Netherland, Internationale Galerij Orez
KLAGENFURT, Austria, Galerie 61
GENOVA, Italy, Galleria del Deposito
OPATIJA, Croatia, Salon Moderne galerije Rijeka
SKOPJE, Macedonia, Rabotnicki dom 1966
1966 LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Galerie Alice Pauli
ZAGREB, Croatia, Kabinet grafike JAZU
1967 MANNHEIM, Germany, Kunsthalle
1968 ZAGREB, Croatia, Gradska galerija suvremene umjetnosti
MILANO, Italy, Galleria Pagani del Grattacielo
LEGNANO, Italy, Museo Pagani
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Galerie Alice Pauli
1969 ZÜRICH, Switzerland, Gimpel et Hanover Galerie
BEOGRAD, Yugoslavia, Salon Muzeja savremene umetnosti
1971 LJUBLJANA, Slovenia, Mala galerija
1972 DUBROVNIK, Croatia, Galerija Sebastijan
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Galerie Alice Pauli
1973 ZAGREB, Croatia, Moderna galerija
DÜSSELDORF, Germany, Kunstverein
MILANO, Italy, Galleria Bon à Tirer
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Galerie Alice Pauli
OTTERLO, Netherland, Rijksmuseum Kröller- Müller
1974 MILANO, Italy, Rotonda di via Besana
LUGANO, Switzerland, Villa Malpensata
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Galerie Alice Pauli
1976 BEOGRAD, Yugoslavia, Muzej savremene umetnosti
SARAJEVO, Bosnia, Collegium artisticum
TITOGRAD, Yugoslavia, Umjetnicki paviljon
DUBROVNIK, Croatia, Umjetnicka galerija
SKOPJE, Macedonia, Muzej na savremenata umetnost
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia, Moderna galerija
1977 ZÜRICH, Switzerland, Gimpel-Hanover Galerie
LA CHAUX-de-FAUD, France, Musée des Beaux-Arts
BOLOGNA, Italy, Galleria Due Torri
1978 VELENJE, Slovenia, Kulturni centar
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Galerie Alice Pauli
1981 BEOGRAD, Yugoslavia, Omladinski centar
1982 ZAGREB, Croatia, Muzej za umjetnost i obrt
ZAGREB, Croatia, Muzejski prostor
1983 RIJEKA, Croatia, Galerija Trsat
1984 COMO, Italy, Pantha Arte Galleria
1987 KOPER, Slovenia, Obalne galerije
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia, Moderna galerija
BRUXELLES, Belgium, BP Gallery
ANTWERPEN, Belgium, BP Gallery
1988 BEOGRAD, Yugoslavia, Galerija Sebastijan
VARAZDIN, Croatia, Galerija Sebastian
1990 KNOKKE, Belgium, Elizabeth Franck Gallery
1992 BRUXELLES, Belgium, Galerie Eric Van de Weghe
1994 KNOKKE, Belgium, Elizabeth Franck Gallery
1995 ZAGREB, Croatia, Kabinet grafike
HAZU ZAGREB, Croatia, Galerija "Studio D"
1998 KRUISHOUTEM, Belgium, Fondation Veranneman
PARIS, France, Place Vendôme
UDINE, Italy, Galleria Colussa
1999 RIJEKA, Croatia, Muzej grada Rijeke
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia, Galerija Kolizej
ZAGREB, Croatia, Umjetnicki paviljon
Lisbone, Portugal, Praça do Comércio
Awards/recognitions:
1958
Third and Forth Award for conceptual design for Memorial in Jaijinci, Yugoslavia
1959
One of six identical awards on international competition for Monument to the Victims of Dachau, Germany First Award for sculpture, Salon 59, Rijeka, Croatia
1960
City of Zagreb Award, Croatia
1961
Premio Morgan's Paint, Rimini, Italy First Award for sculpture, First Triennale of Modern Sculpture, Beograd,Yugoslavia
1962
Forth Award, National competition for Monument to Revolution in Slavonija, Kamensko, Croatia
1963
Second Award, IV Biennale, San Marino, Italy
1965
Gold Medal for artistic activity, Veruchio, Italy
1968
Second Award on the competition for Monument to Victims of Fashisam in Podhum, Rijeka, Croatia First Award for Memorial Ossuary in Barletta, Italy
1970
First Award for Monument to Revolution, Kozara, Bosnia
1974
Second Award for design of Memorial Ossuary, Roma, Italy First Award for conceptual design for Memorial to Victory and Fallen Fighters, Sremski Front 944-45, Yugoslavia
1977
Rembrandt Prize, Goethe Stiftung zu Basel, Switzerland
1980
Second Award for conceptual design for Monument to Edvard Kardelj, Ljubljana, Slovenia
1982
Second Award for National Competition for the Monument in Jajinci, Beograd, Yugoslavia
1983
Third Award, Terceiro Biennale der Europäischen Grafik, Baden-Baden, Germany
1986
Award of the Jury, Biennale of Original Drawing, Rijeka, Croatia
1990
Second Prize for the design of the Monument on Rhein - Main - Donau Kanal, Germany