Tomislav gotovac biography samples

The art practice of Tomislav Gotovac was marked by a wide media diversity: he was a filmmaker and a photographer, he made collages, objects and installations, he changed his own appearance, he staged actions and performances in public spaces and made provocative appearances in mass media.

  
Gotovac was born in 1937 in Sombor. His father Ivan was from the Dalmatian highlands, while mother Elizabeta (Beška) came from a Sombor family of German origin. In the summer of 1941, after the beginning of World War II and the breakdown of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Gotovac’s family moved to Zagreb, into the flat in Krajiška 29.

Gotovac’s childhood and adolescence were marked by a strong interest in film.

Tomislav gotovac biography samples

After finishing high school, Gotovac began to study architecture in Zagreb, but he abandoned the study after a year. In 1954, he became an active member of Kinoklub Zagreb, a gathering place of cinephiles and amateur filmmakers.

He did his first works in photography