Milić Stanković (26 October 1934 – 8 December 2000), known by his artistic name Milić of Mačva (Serbian: Милић од Мачве, Milić od Mačve; 30 October 1934 – 8 December 2000), was a Serbian painter and artist often named Balkan's Dalí for his figurative surrealist paintings.
Milić Stanković (26 October 1934 – 8 December 2000), known by his artistic name Milić of Mačva (Serbian: Милић од Мачве, Milić od Mačve; 30 October 1934 – 8 December 2000), was a Serbian painter and artist often named Balkan's Dalí for his figurative surrealist paintings.
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Biography Stanković was born in 1934 in Belotić, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. When he was in the second year of high school in the town of Šabac, a professor of drawing, Đorđe Kostić came to Šabac from Belgrade, demolished after the Nazi bombardment. Kostić founded the art section in the basement of the high school. The professor had a special ability to recognise children gifted in painting, including Milić. As a high school student, Milić participated in painting exhibitions in the town. Because of poverty, his parents decided that he should attend the Military Academy in Belgrade. Milić was accepted, but at the last moment, he managed to convince his parents that architecture would be better for him and more promising for the future. Young Milić had talent and goodwill, and now it became important for him to remain in Belgrade. At the School of Architecture, he was taught by an extraordinary draughtsman – Pivo Karamatijević. The first year, he lived in the Students' City, New Belgrade. In the fall of 1953, Milić began socialising with the family of Đorđe Kadijević. Milić and Đorđe were constantly fantasising about painting. The next year, Milić passed the entrance exam to the Academy of…