- Ivan Tabaković
Ivan Tabaković (1898-1977) was an Austro-Hungarian-born
Serbia n painter.Born in Arad,
Hungary (presently inRomania ), he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts inBudapest , and afterwards, at the Royal Academy of Applied Arts inZagreb . In the autumn of 1922, he left forMunich , only temporarily interrupting his studies in Zagreb. He attended the Academy of Fine Arts for two semesters, in the class of ProfessorBecher Gundal , as well asHans Hofmann 's private school.In 1926, after the proclamation of the
Kingdom of Yugoslavia , Tabaković was engaged as a part time draftsman at the Institute of Anatomy, a department of the Medical School at theUniversity in Zagreb . He moved toNovi Sad in 1930, and started his pedagogical work in 1938 at the School for Applied Arts inBelgrade . After the foundation ofSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 's Academy of Applied Arts (in 1948), he continued his work at the Ceramics Department. He became a member of theSerbian Academy of Sciences and Arts in 1965.Tabaković won a Grand Prix for ceramics on the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne in
Paris (1937).Works
*"Genius" (1924)
*"Shadows" (1954)
*"Message" (1968)External links
* [http://www.artfacts.net/index.php/pageType/artistInfo/artist/25275 ArtFacts Entry]
* [http://www.ceramicstoday.com/articles/serbian.htm Serbian Sculpture]
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