Dušan Džamonja


Dušan Džamonja was a Yugoslav, Croatian and Serbian sculptor of Serbian ancestry.
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Education and career

In 1945, Džamonja began his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb under the professors Vanja Radauš, Frano Kršinić and Antun Augustinčić, all notable artists. In 1951, he graduated in the master class of professor Antun Augustinčić. He worked in the Krsinic workshop from 1951 until 1953 when he started his own workshop in Zagreb.
In 1954 he held his first solo exhibition in the Salon ULUH in Zagreb. In 1970, he began the construction of his house and workshop in Vrsar, Istria according to his own design.

Artistic style

Džamonja drew primarily in chalk and used the technique of washed ink; however, he leaned towards sculpture early on. He used many materials, from bronze and iron to wood, glass, concrete and polyester in his sculptures.

Works

His works are in numerous public and private collections, museums and galleries in the country and abroad. However, his most notable works are:
He designed many monumental memorial complexes. These include:
He designed a number of monuments to the Partisans and victims of concentration camps, most notably the Memorial Ossuary at Barletta, near Ban and the Monument to the Battle of Kozara.

Awards and accomplishments

He was a recipient of numerous awards and was an academician with both Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts and Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Below is a list of his awards: