Svetomir Arsić-Basara

Svetomir Arsić-Basara
Светомир Арсић-Басара
Born(1928-05-15)15 May 1928
Died10 May 2024(2024-05-10) (aged 95)
Belgrade, Serbia
EducationAcademy of Applied Arts
OccupationsSculptor
Writer

Svetomir Arsić-Basara (Serbian: Светомир Арсић Басара; 15 May 1928 – 10 May 2024) was a Serbian writer and sculptor.[1]

Biography

Born in Sevce on 15 May 1928, Arsić-Basara attended secondary school in Kosovska Mitrovica. In 1953, he was admitted to the Academy of Applied Arts, from where he graduated in March 1958. In 1962, he began teaching sculpture and plastic arts in Pristina. From 1973 to 1995, he taught in the sculpture department at the Academy of Arts of Pristina.

In 1958, Arsić-Basara opened an artist colony in Dečani. In 2000, a symposium on his works was held at the Institute for Serbian Culture Pristina - Leposavić. Additionally, he authored studies on sculpture, literary criticism, and short stories.

Svetomir Arsić-Basara died in Belgrade on 10 May 2024, at the age of 95.[2]

Works

  • Korito, short story, Priština, 1998[3]
  • Put za Dečane, short story collection, Belgrade, 2023[4]

References

  1. ^ Eslie, Robert (2011). Historical Dictionary of Kosovo. Scarecrow Press, Inc. ISBN 978-0-8108-7231-8.
  2. ^ "Preminuo akademik Svetomir Arsić Basara". B92 (in Serbian). 10 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  3. ^ Stojković, Marijana B. (2021). "Story Korito by Svetomir Arsić Basara: Interpretation". Zbornik radova Filozofskog fakulteta u Prištini. 51 (4): 149–168. doi:10.5937/ZRFFP51-31827. ISSN 0354-3293.
  4. ^ "RTS :: Kultura :: "Put za Dečane" autobiografska zbirka priča akademika Svetomira Arsića Basare". rts.rs. Retrieved 2023-07-04.