Duje Jurić
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Duje Jurić is a Croatian contemporary artist and one of the key figures of the New Geometry movement of the 1980s. He lives and works in Zagreb, Croatia.
He was an associate of the Master Workshop of Ljubo Ivančić and Nikola Reiser (1982–1985). At the end of the 1980s he collaborated with Julije Knifer
in making murals in Sète
, a small town in southern France (1889 and 1990, Villa Saint-Claire). During the 1990s he supplemented his works with text and made artistic interventions upon various objects, either his own or objects belonging to others (such as doors, cabinets, suitcases, clothes, paint-brushes, etc.). In more recent years he has been involved with creating ambient, action and performance art. Jurić also works as an art restorer and in the period between 1977 and 1993 he was an associate member of the Croatian Conservation Institute. From 1984 to 1999 he worked as a freelance artist, followed by a position at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb
(1999–2000). Following which, he has been teaching at the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb, first as an assistant professor, and now as a fully appointed professor in the Department of Painting.
He has had some sixty solo shows and over a hundred group exhibitions. He has also performed several actions and participated in a number of art projects, the highlight of which being his ambience art projects (light installations), and his theatre sets made for the Kugla Theatre project. He has received several awards, including the 2002 Croatian Association of Artists Award for Best Exhibition (for his exhibition in the Gliptoteka
gallery, in the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts
) and the 2002 Vladimir Nazor Award
.
He was an associate of the Master Workshop of Ljubo Ivančić and Nikola Reiser (1982–1985). At the end of the 1980s he collaborated with Julije Knifer
Julije Knifer
Julije Knifer was a Croatian painter and founding member of the prominent 60s Croatian art group known as, Gorgona Group....
in making murals in Sète
Sète
Sète is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France. Its inhabitants are called Sétois....
, a small town in southern France (1889 and 1990, Villa Saint-Claire). During the 1990s he supplemented his works with text and made artistic interventions upon various objects, either his own or objects belonging to others (such as doors, cabinets, suitcases, clothes, paint-brushes, etc.). In more recent years he has been involved with creating ambient, action and performance art. Jurić also works as an art restorer and in the period between 1977 and 1993 he was an associate member of the Croatian Conservation Institute. From 1984 to 1999 he worked as a freelance artist, followed by a position at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb
Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb
The Museum of Contemporary Art is a contemporary art museum located on Dubrovnik Avenue in Zagreb, Croatia. It is the biggest and most modern museum in the country....
(1999–2000). Following which, he has been teaching at the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb, first as an assistant professor, and now as a fully appointed professor in the Department of Painting.
He has had some sixty solo shows and over a hundred group exhibitions. He has also performed several actions and participated in a number of art projects, the highlight of which being his ambience art projects (light installations), and his theatre sets made for the Kugla Theatre project. He has received several awards, including the 2002 Croatian Association of Artists Award for Best Exhibition (for his exhibition in the Gliptoteka
Gliptoteka
Glyptotheque is an art gallery in the center of Zagreb, Croatia. It is located on Medvedgradska Street near Tkalčićeva Street within the Gornji Grad - Medveščak administrative district.- External links :*...
gallery, in the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts
The Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts is the national academy of Croatia. It was founded in 1866 as the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts , and was known by that name for most of its existence.- History :...
) and the 2002 Vladimir Nazor Award
Vladimir Nazor award
The Vladimir Nazor Award is an annual award given by the Croatian Ministry of Culture to Croatian artists for highest achievements in various artistic fields. It was established in 1959 and is named after the notable writer Vladimir Nazor...
.