Croatia
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...
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art school
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based in
Zagreb
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. It is one of the three art academies affiliated with the
University of Zagreb
The University of Zagreb (, ) is a public university, public research university in Zagreb, Croatia. It is the largest Croatian university and one of the oldest continuously operating universities in Europe. The University of Zagreb and the Unive ...
, along with the Academy of Dramatic Art (ADU) and the Academy of Music (MUZA).
The Academy was established in June 1907 as the ''Royal College for Arts and Crafts'' () and initially had three departments, for sculpting, painting and art education. Academy's first professors were
Robert Frangeš-Mihanović
Robert Frangeš-Mihanović (2 October 1872 – 12 January 1940) was a Croatian people, Croatian sculptor. He was a pioneer of modern Croatian sculpture. He was also a prominent figure in the artistic scene in Zagreb at the turn of the Twentieth C ...
Oton Iveković
Oton Iveković (; 17 April 1869 – 4 July 1939) was a Croats, Croatian painter. A graduate of Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, Iveković later taught at the University of Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts, Academy of Fine ...
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Bela Čikoš Sesija
Bela Čikoš Sesija (born Adalbert Csikos Sessia; 27 January 1864 in Osijek – 11 February 1931 in Zagreb) was a Croatian Symbolism (art), Symbolist painter, art teacher and one of the founders of the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagr ...
, Menci Klement Crnčić and Branko Šenoa. The Academy is still based in its original location at 85 Ilica street in Zagreb.
Since 1926 the architecture department was briefly active at the academy, and was headed by Drago Ibler. The graphic arts department was established in 1956, the restoration department in 1997 and the department for animation and new media in 1998.
Today the academy has six departments, with a total of 365 students enrolled.
Organisation
The Academy currently has six departments:
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Graphic arts
A category of fine art, graphic art covers a broad range of visual artistic expression, typically two-dimensional graphics, i.e. produced on a flat surface,Art education
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department
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Conservation-restoration
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department
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Animation
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Oton Iveković
Oton Iveković (; 17 April 1869 – 4 July 1939) was a Croats, Croatian painter. A graduate of Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, Iveković later taught at the University of Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts, Academy of Fine ...
Ivan Meštrović
Ivan Meštrović (; 15 August 1883 – 16 January 1962) was a Croatian and Yugoslav sculptor, architect, and writer. He was the most prominent modern Croatian sculptor and a leading artistic personality in contemporary Zagreb. He studied at Pa ...
Miroslav Šutej
Miroslav Šutej (29 April 1936 – 13 May 2005) was a Croatian avant-garde painter and graphic artist.
Biography
Šutej was born in Duga Resa in 1936. He studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Zagreb and was an associate in Krsto Hegedu� ...
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Milan Trenc
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Notable alumni
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Marina Abramović
Marina Abramović ( sr-Cyrl, Марина Абрамовић, ; born November 30, 1946) is a Serbian conceptual and performance artist. Her work explores body art, endurance art, the relationship between the performer and audience, the limit ...
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Otti Berger
Otti Berger (Otilija Ester Berger) (4 October 1898, in present-day Zmajevac, Zmajevac, Croatia - 3 May 1944) was a Croatian student and later teacher at the Bauhaus, where she was a Textile arts, textile artist and Weaving, weaver. She was murde ...
Fadil Hadžić
Fadil Hadžić (23 April 1922 – 3 January 2011) was a Croatian and Yugoslav film director, screenwriter, playwright and journalist, mainly known for his comedy films and plays. He was born in Bileća in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but mainly ...
Dimitrije Popović
Dimitrije Popović ( sr-cyrl, Димитрије Поповић; born 4 March 1951) is an eminent Montenegrin and Croatian painter, sculptor, art critic and philosopher born in Cetinje, Montenegro. He attended elementary and high school in his ho ...
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Vanja Radauš
Vanja Radauš (29 April 1906 – 24 April 1975) was a Croats, Croatian sculptor, painter and writer.
Life
After attending elementary and high school in his home town of Vinkovci, he studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Z ...
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Željko Senečić
Željko Senečić (18 January 1933 – 2 January 2018) was a Croatian film and television production designer, film director and screenwriter.
Senečić studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Zagreb, Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts and scenograp ...