Di Gaspar
{{Short description|Yugoslav and Macedonian artist (1938–2022)}}
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| name = Di Gaspar
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1938|04|12|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|09|15|1938|04|12|df=y}}
| signature = Di Gaspar.png
| birth_name = Dimitrije Lorenca Gaspar
| caption = Di Gaspar, c. 1980s
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Di Gaspar (born Dimitrije Lorenca Gaspar, 12 April 1938 – 15 September 2022) was a Yugoslav and Macedonian artist known for blending surrealism, symbolism, and abstraction.
Early life and education
Gaspar was born in Gevgelija. He studied at the School of Art in Skopje and graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Belgrade.{{cite news |last=Nevis |first=Marita |date=7 June 1989 |title=Die Sehnsucht nach der Ferne: Ungewöhnliche Maltechnik des Jugoslawen Dimitrije Gaspar |url=https://archive.org/details/die-sehnsucht-nach-der-ferne |newspaper=Westdeutsche Zeitung |pages=HI 2 |language=German |quote=Dimitrije Gaspar, geboren 1938 in Gevgelija, Jugoslawien, absolvierte erfolgreich die Kunstschule in Skopje und die Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Belgrad.}}{{cite news |date=15 February 1990 |title=Yugoslavian Artist Has Racine Connection |url=https://archive.org/details/yugoslavian-artist-has-racine-connection |newspaper=The Journal Times |pages=Section C |language=English |quote=Gaspar, 52, has exhibited in Yugoslavia, Greece, Sweden, and Germany. Born in Gevgelija near the Greek border, Gaspar studied at the School of Art, Skopje, Yugoslavia, and completed studies at the Academy in Belgrade.}}
Career
=== Sweden (1977) ===
Vestmanlands Läns Tidning stated:
: "His oil paintings have a surrealistic touch, presenting fantasy images that sometimes serve as pessimistic depictions of human attitudes, while at other times appearing softly decorative in warm colors or even fairy tale like."{{cite news |date=1977-11-17 |title=Målare från Makedonien |trans-title=Painter from Macedonia |url=https://archive.org/details/malare-fran-makedonien |archive-url= |newspaper=Vestmanlands Läns Tidning |location=Västerås, Sweden |page=29 |language=Swedish |id=Nr. 267, Lösnr. 1:50, Vecka 46, Årgång 147 |quote=Hans oljemålningar har surrealistisk prägel, fantasibilder som ibland fungerar som pessimistiska skildringar av människor och attityder, men som också kan vara mjukt dekorativa i varma färger eller sagoaktiga, som målningen av barnet och grodan.}}
=== Germany (1989) ===
Westdeutsche Zeitung, noted:
: "A strange and rare light has been shining in this room since the paintings by the Yugoslav artist Dimitrije Gaspar were hung here. The exhibits awaken in me a longing for distant places."{{cite news |author=Marita Nevis |date=7 June 1989 |title=Die Sehnsucht nach der Ferne: Ungewöhnliche Maltechnik des Jugoslawen Dimitrije Gaspar |trans-title=The Longing for Distance: Unusual Painting Technique of the Yugoslav Artist Dimitrije Gaspar |url=https://archive.org/details/die-sehnsucht-nach-der-ferne |newspaper=Westdeutsche Zeitung |location=Langenfeld, Germany |page=HI 2 |language=German |quote=Ich habe das Gefühl, daß ein seltsames und seltenes Licht in diesem Raum erstrahlt, seit die Bilder des jugoslawischen Künstlers Dimitrije Gaspar hier hängen. Die Exponate wecken in mir die Sehnsucht nach der Ferne.}}
Article in the Rheinische Post observed his thematic focus on symbolism and mythology:{{cite news |author=Claudia Schmitz |date=7 June 1989 |title=Mythologisches mit zarten Farben kunstvoll eingefangen |trans-title=Mythological Elements Artfully Captured with Delicate Colors |url=https://archive.org/details/mythologisches-mit-zarten-farben-kunstvoll-eingefangen |newspaper=Rheinische Post |location=Langenfeld, Germany |language=German |edition=Langenfeld Monheim |id=130 |quote=Walter Klee, Vorsitzender der Langenfelder Künstlergemeinschaft, lernte Dimitrije Gaspar bei einer gemeinsamen Ausstellung in Pula/Istrien kennen. Die beiden Kunstschaffenden verstanden sich so gut, daß eine Einladung nach Langenfeld nahezu selbstverständlich war. [...] „Als Motive bevorzugt der anerkannte Maler Gegenstände aus der antiken Welt, Symbole aus der Mythologie, erotische Frauenkörper, weiche Formen und zarte Linien."}}
= United States (1990) =
The Journal Times wrote:
: "Dimitri Gaspar creates unusual works on paper, often incorporating mythological images and female forms. His compositions suggest a synthesis of symbols where elements such as a horse and child or frog and dove together evoke a new, independent force."{{cite news |date=15 February 1990 |title=Yugoslavian Artist Has Racine Connection |url=https://archive.org/details/yugoslavian-artist-has-racine-connection |newspaper=The Journal Times |page=Calendar Listings (Section C) |language=English}}
Documentary and Selected Exhibitions
- Documentary produced by MRT in 1992, directed by Trajče Eftimovski.{{cite web |title=MRT Archive |url=https://arhiva.mrt.com.mk/video |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315000000/https://arhiva.mrt.com.mk/video |archive-date=15 March 2023 |access-date=28 March 2025}}
- World Gallery of Drawings Osten in Skopje in 2009 and 2010.{{cite book |title=World Gallery of Drawings Osten |isbn=978-608-65072-1-3 |publication-date=2009 |page=84|publisher=Osten }}{{cite book |last1= |first1= |title=World Gallery of Drawings Osten |publisher=Osten |isbn=978-608-65072-4-4 |publication-date=2010 |page=69}}
Death
Gaspar died in Gevgelija on 15 September 2022.{{cite news
| title = (VIDEO) In memory of DIMITAR GASPAR (1938-2022), artist from Gevgelija
| url = https://gevgelijanet.com/2022/09/16/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-%D0%B2%D0%BE-%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80-%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80-1938-2022-%D0%BB/
| publisher = GevgelijaNet
| date = 16 September 2022
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20250401171849/https://gevgelijanet.com/2022/09/16/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-%D0%B2%D0%BE-%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80-%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80-1938-2022-%D0%BB/
| archive-date = 1 April 2025
| access-date = 30 March 2025
| language = Macedonian
| quote = Во спомен на легендата на уметничкото творештво, ДИМИТАР ГАСПАР (1938-2022) ликовен уметник од Гевгелија кој вчера беше испратен во вечните почивалишта во неговата Гевгелија. Ова е последното интервју со него дадено за GevgelijaNet, пред речиси 10 години снимено при посета на неговото уметничко атеље во Гевгелија.
| trans-quote = In memory of the legend of artistic creation, DIMITAR GASPAR (1938-2022) a fine artist from Gevgelija who was sent to his eternal resting place in his Gevgelija yesterday. This is the last interview with him given to GevgelijaNet, recorded almost 10 years ago during a visit to his art studio in Gevgelija.
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References
External links
- [https://www.osten.mk/ World Gallery of Drawings Osten]
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Category:University of Arts in Belgrade alumni