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Ljubomir Ljuba Popovic

Ljubomir Ljuba Popovic (1934 - 2016) was active/lived in Serbia, France.  Ljubomir Popovic is known for Surrealist painting.

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Ljubomir Popovic (born 14 October 1934) is a Serbian surrealist painter. He considers himself to be Serbian born in Yugoslavia. He is renowned for his many erotic and unconventionally juxtaposed subject matters.

Born in Tuzla, Bosnia, Ljuba studied Fine Arts in Belgrade but was shocked by the discovery of 1959 exhibition of surrealist art from the Urvater collection. In 1960, he founded the movement ‘Mediala’, meaning ‘Honey and Dragon’, to express both the concepts of desire and fear.

Ljuba arrived in Paris in 1963 and was immediately taken in by French galerists and surrealists. Living in Paris and supported by Thessa Herold’s gallery, Ljuba painted fantastical paintings, full of disturbing and desirable creatures, reminiscent of Salvadore Dali’s work, according to Mandiargue’s review in 1970.

"Inspired by a mixture of Renaissance and Baroque painting, as well as his grandfather’s exorcisms, Ljuba’s works teems with the demons of a dark pessimism." (Les Peintre   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2041 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Ljubomir Ljuba Popovic

   Ljubomir Ljuba Popovic  Born:  1934 - Serbia
Died:   2016
Known for:  Surrealist painting
Name variants:  Ljuba, Ljuba Popovitch

Ljubomir Popovic (born 14 October 1934) is a Serbian surrealist painter. He considers himself to be Serbian born in Yugoslavia. He is renowned for his many erotic and unconventionally juxtaposed subject matters.

Born in Tuzla, Bosnia, Ljuba studied Fine Arts in Belgrade but was shocked by the discovery of 1959 exhibition of surrealist art from the Urvater collection. In 1960, he founded the movement ‘Mediala’, meaning ‘Honey and Dragon’, to express both the concepts of desire and fear.

Ljuba arrived in Paris in 1963 and was immediately taken in by French galerists and surrealists. Living in Paris and supported by Thessa Herold’s gallery, Ljuba painted fantastical paintings, full of disturbing and desirable creatures, reminisc  ...  Displaying 750 of 2041 characters.

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