Companies of fine artists in Macedonia -. Structural Associations of Artists. The association of fine artists in Macedonia began with the establishment of the Society of Yugoslav artists from the area of Vardar Banovina (Skopje, 1929). Then the newly established company “Jephemia” joined it, which later took over the exhibition activity of Dju (1933-1941). Then there was a series of famous artistic creators, such as Dimitar Andonov, Ljubomir Belogans, Vangel Kodzoman, Lazar Lichenoski, Nikola Martinoski, Vasilie Popovic-Cico, Mihajlo Socilev, etc. After the liberation, however, the first company of Macedonian artists was established in Prilep (1944), and the administration consisted: Zdravko Blazic, Tomo Vladimiric, Nikola Martinoski, Vasilie Popovic-Cico and Dimo Todorovski. It was also the initiative for united action of fine artists in Macedonia, opening an art school (1945, with the first director Nikola Martinoski), and organized the first joint exhibition of the company in Skopje (1945), which, besides members The Administration, Katya Eftimova, Dimce Koco, Borka Lazeski, Risto Lozanovski, Dimce Protjer, etc. Soon, the Society of Artists of Macedonia (DLUM, Skopje, 24. ⅱ 1946). First and longtime president was Nikola Martinoski, and secretary Vasily Popovic-coco. Immediately after the establishment, the first joint exhibition of members was organized. Soon it became part of the Alliance of the Artists of Yugoslavia (List, 1947), and its members participated in the joint exhibition of artists from FNRJ (1949), mainly with Real-Socialist Spirit. But soon, Macedonia affected the influence of modern art, especially after the exhibitions of the French, US and Dutch art in Skopje (1953) and the X. Exhibition. Moore. Then, DLUM organized traveling exhibitions throughout Yugoslavia, and already located in the immediate vicinity of a circulous threshold, regularly participated at the exhibitions of the hearing. Soon afterwards, Macedonian exhibitions abroad followed. New studio was built and an art pavilion in Skopje was opened with organized exhibitions from domestic authors and authors from abroad. Now in DLUM, over 300 artists are members, mainly with completed Fine Academy. Among other things, organizes annual, thematic and genre exhibitions. In NUB “Kliment Ohridski” organizes traditional annual graphics exhibitions and drawing (from 1974/1975). The art gallery organizes the traditional exhibition of minor plastic (from 1980), in the KIC exhibitions of painting a small format (from 1984), and annual recaluation exhibitions in cooperation with the Museum of the City of Skopje. The most significant form of annual artistic representation is the selective winter Salon of DLUM in the Museum of Contemporary Art (since 1991). In addition, DLUM also awards traditional awards “Nerezi Masters” for painting and sculpture, “Lazar Lichenoski” for painting, “Nikola Martinoski” for drawing, “Mosha Pijade” for graphics, “Petar Mazev” for painting, “Jordan Grabul” For sculpture and “Dimitar Avramovski Pandilov” for painting a small format. All this contributed DLUM to become one of the most significant affirmers of the Macedonian fine arts in the country and abroad. S. Ml.
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