Zbornik seminara za studije moderne umetnosti br. 9 (pdf) - Atenaion

Nenad Radić<br />
Nenad Radić<br />
Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade<br />
REVEALING THE ToWEr oF ETErNiTY<br />
Summary:<br />
This work for the first time presents and discusses the virtually unknown 1968 collage<br />
The Tower of Eternity by Serbian painter Pedja Milosavljevic. The article seeks to uncover<br />
the reasons as to why this obviously politically engaged work was never exibited,<br />
nor reproduced. In this exploration, special attention is given to Prince Paul<br />
Karadjordjevic and Josip Broz Tito – two remarkable rulers and personalities in their<br />
own right – both of whom were of great personal significance for the artist’s life and<br />
career. Analysing the antropomorfic structure of the Tower of Eternity and its montage,<br />
the work’s poetic impact is underlined. The face of the antropomorfic structure is that<br />
of Prince Paul, whilst Tito is represented at the place of the State Order of Merit, with<br />
an inserted prison plate from Frank Sinatra’s infamous mugshot. Quoting from the<br />
artist’s own numerous articles, in which he writes his views on the philosophies of art<br />
and life, this text uncovers the collage’s documentary backbone and it’s poetic message<br />
– a critical analysis of Yugoslavia’s controversial past.<br />
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Key words: Predrag Peđa Milosavljević, The Tower of Eternity,<br />
collage, prince Pavle Karađorđević, Josip Broz Tito, engaged art<br />
(KATEGORIJA ČLANKA: NAUČNI ČLANAK − ORIGINALNI NAUČNI RAD)