Juraj Dobrović

Who is Juraj Dobrović?

Juraj Dobrović is a Croatian artist working in the media of sculpture, painting and graphic arts. The focus of his art is mainly oriented towards geometrical structures. He makes use of light effects to emphasize the plasticity of the form. Dobrović's works are closely related to the principles of Geometric abstraction and Neo-constructivism. He lives and works in Zagreb, Croatia.

He belonged to the New Tendencies art movement and participated at the New Tendencies exhibitions in Zagreb. He published the graphic maps Fields 1, Fields 2 and Campi 3. He is especially known for his spatial constructions and reliefs for example Spatial Construction, 1966 and Folded Square, 1973.

He has had solo exhibitions in Croatia and abroad. He has exhibited at the Venice Biennale, the São Paulo Art Biennial, at Expo-67 in Montreal and in the exhibition, Constructivism and Kinetic Art. He had a retrospective exhibition at the Glyptotheque of the Croatian Academy in Zagreb. He was a five-time winner of the Zagreb School of Yugoslav Graphic Arts biennial exhibition award. His works are kept by Croatian and renowned European museums and private collections.