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Gojko Berkuljan (
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: Gojko Berkuljan;
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, September 6, 1923 –
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, December 21, 1989) was a
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painter of
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n origin. He was born in
Nikšić Nikšić ( cnr, Никшић, italic=no, sr-cyrl, Никшић, italic=no; ), is the second largest city in Montenegro, with a total population of 56,970 located in the west of the country, in the centre of the spacious Nikšić field at the foot ...
but his family moved to
Cetinje Cetinje (, ) is a town in Montenegro. It is the former royal capital (''prijestonica'' / приjестоница) of Montenegro and is the location of several national institutions, including the official residence of the president of Montenegr ...
, former administrative center of
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, where he attended elementary and high school. Gojko Berkuljan graduated in 1950 from the School of Arts in
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, where he studied painting in the class of professors
Milo Milunović Milo Milunović (6 August 1897 in Cetinje, Principality of Montenegro – 11 February 1967 in Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFRY) was a distinguished Yugoslav and Montenegrin painter. He dabbled in both Impressionism and Cubism. Biography Milunović wa ...
and
Petar Lubarda Petar Lubarda (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар Лубарда); 27 July 1907 – 13 February 1974) was a Montenegrin painter born in Cetinje. Biography He was born in Ljubotinj, near Cetinje, Principality of Montenegro. Lubarda's father was an off ...
. The director of this institution at the time was
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, distinguished painter and caricaturist. During the studies Berkuljan participated in preservation and copying of the frescoes in the
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and other monasteries located in
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and
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. After graduation, he worked for a couple of years as technical director of the journal ''
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'' (Victory) and conservator for paintings on canvass at the Institute for Protection of the Monuments of History in
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. In 1951 he formed together with his friends and colleagues
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and
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the artistic group “Trojica”. Their works based on non-common approach were commented as a rebellion against socialist realism and other artistic stereotypes of the period. In 1952 Berkuljan started to work as scenographist at the oldest Montenegrin Theatre “Zetski Dom” and the “Theatre for children Rajko Begovič”, where he designed more than 200 paintings of the stage scenery. Before getting retired he also covered briefly the position of the general manager of the National Theatre of
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in
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. Gojko Berkuljan participated in all most important events related to the
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art scene. He was also initiator and one of the founders of the international exhibition “Salon 13 November” and initiator of the former Museum of Theatre in Cetinje. During the years the artist created a large number of paintings that evolved radically in form and substance through different techniques and phases, mostly inspired by Montenegrin landscape and epics. Berkuljan won many awards and obtained two scholarships: for specialization in
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(1954) and
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(1959). He was a member of ULUCG (Association of Visual Artists of Montenegro).


References

1. Pavle Vasić, ''Jubilarna izložba crnogorskih umjetnika (In occasion of the jubilee exhibition of
Montenegrin Montenegrin may refer to: * Adjective for anything related to Montenegro * Demonym referring to the people of Montenegro, see Demographics of Montenegro * Ethnonym, referring to Montenegrins, the ethnic group associated with Montenegro * Monteneg ...
painters)'', Politika ''(Serbian newspaper
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)'', 28. 11. 1956. 2. Dragutin Vujanović, ''Predgovor u katalogu za izložbu Gojka Berkuljana (From the preface to the catalogue)'', Radnički univerzitet «Nikola Kovačević»,
Nikšić Nikšić ( cnr, Никшић, italic=no, sr-cyrl, Никшић, italic=no; ), is the second largest city in Montenegro, with a total population of 56,970 located in the west of the country, in the centre of the spacious Nikšić field at the foot ...
1972. 3. Milan Marović, ''Predgovor u katalogu za izložbu (From the preface to the catalogue)'', Umjetnička galerija Crne Gore,
Cetinje Cetinje (, ) is a town in Montenegro. It is the former royal capital (''prijestonica'' / приjестоница) of Montenegro and is the location of several national institutions, including the official residence of the president of Montenegr ...
1973. 4. Olga Perović, ''Ovdje (Former
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art magazine)'', September 1973. 5. Mladen Lompar, ''Gojko Berkuljan – katalog retrospektivne izložbe (From the catalogue published in occasion of Berkuljan’s retrospective)'', Umjetnički muzej SR Crne Gore
Cetinje Cetinje (, ) is a town in Montenegro. It is the former royal capital (''prijestonica'' / приjестоница) of Montenegro and is the location of several national institutions, including the official residence of the president of Montenegr ...
, jul-August 1977. 6. Milo Kralj, ''Stvaralaštvo je stalno traženje (The creativity represents the continuous seeking)'', Borba ''(Serbian newspaper Borba),'' 9. 04. 1977. 7.
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1977. 8. Anton Zadrima, ''Crnogorski slikari i vajari (
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painters and sculptors)'', Književna opština
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, 1986. 9. Olga Perović, ''Ogledi i kritike (Opinions and art criticism)'', Centar savremene umjetnosti Crne Gore,
Podgorica Podgorica (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Подгорица, ; Literal translation, lit. 'under the hill') is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegro, largest city of Montenegro. The city was formerly known as Titograd ...
, 1997. 10. Milan M. Marović, ''Prostor/vrijeme/trajanje – crnogorska likovna kritika (Space/time/existence – Montenegrin art criticism)'', Centar savremene umjetnosti Crne Gore,
Podgorica Podgorica (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Подгорица, ; Literal translation, lit. 'under the hill') is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegro, largest city of Montenegro. The city was formerly known as Titograd ...
, 2000. {{DEFAULTSORT:Berkuljan, Gojko Artists from Cetinje Montenegrin painters Yugoslav painters 1989 deaths 1923 births Yugoslav expatriates in Italy Yugoslav expatriates in France