Milorad Bata Mihailović Explained

Milorad Bata Mihailović (8 February 1923 – 23 April 2011) was a Serbian painter.

Milorad Bata Mihailović
Birth Date:February 8, 1923
Birth Place:Pančevo, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Death Date:April 23, 2011
Death Place:Paris, France
Nationality:Serbian
Field:Painter

Biography

Mihailović was born in Pančevo, Belgrade oblast. Since 1946, he studied in the class of professor Ivan Tabaković at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Arts in Belgrade. One year later, Mihalović went to Zadar and was one of young Serbian painters who founded the art commune Zadarska grupa. The group comprised also young and gifted painters such as Mića Popović, Ljubinka Jovanović, Petar Omčikus, Kosara Bokšan, Vera Božičković and Mileta Andrejević. He worked and lived in Zadar from March to August 1947. In 1951, he was one of the founders of the art group Eleven (Jedanaestorica grupa) in Belgrade.

Mihailović left Yugoslavia and went to Paris with his wife Ljubinka Jovanović in May 1952. In the following decades, he lived and worked alternately in Paris and Belgrade. In 1985, Mihailović was elected member of Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. He died in Paris in 2011.[1] [2] [3] The Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts marked the centenary of his birth with the exhibition titled 'Milorad Bata Mihailović: On the Occasion of the Birth of an Academician Rebel' held at the SASA Gallery, May 30 - August 13, 2023.[4]

Work and solo exhibitions (selection)

Mihailović was one of the first representatives of Serbian postmodern Art. He painted landscapes, still lifes, portraits, self-portraits and interiors. His painting was influenced by Expressionism and abstract Art. Since 1947, when he first exhibited in Belgrade, Mihailović had about one hundred group exhibitions on all continents. In 1951, his first solo exhibition was arranged in Belgrade and a retrospective at Cvijeta Zuzorić Art Pavilion in 1981.[5]

References

  1. http://www.sanu.ac.rs/Clanstvo/Biografije/MihailovicMiloradBata.pdf Biography
  2. http://www.politika.rs/scc/clanak/175042/Odlazak-Bate-Mihailovica Odlazak Bate Mihailovića
  3. http://www.vreme.rs/cms/view.php?id=987725 Preminuo slikar Bata Mihailović
  4. Web site: Exhibition opening ‘Milorad Bata Mihailović: On the Occasion of the Birth of an Academician Rebel’ . 2024-06-14 . www.sanu.ac.rs.
  5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsDRkCNaddg TV documentary film about Milorad Bata Mihailović
  6. Official Website by Galerie Rive Gauche Paris, Retrieved on 2017-01-27.
  7. Official Website by Galerie Jeanne Bucher Paris, Retrieved on 2017-01-27.
  8. Official Website by Galerie Ariel Paris, Retrieved on 2017-01-27.
  9. Official Website by Galerie Birch København, Retrieved on 2017-01-27.
  10. Official Website by Salon MSUB, Retrieved on 2017-01-27.
  11. Official Website by Galerie Nord Lille, Retrieved on 2017-01-27.
  12. Official Website by Galleri Haaken Oslo, Retrieved on 2017-01-27.
  13. https://fr-fr.facebook.com/GALERIE-NADAR-218069921537846/ Galerie Nadar
  14. Official Website by Galerija likovnih umetnosti Novi Sad, Retrieved on 2017-01-27.