Dragan Tanasijević
Dragan Tanasijević is a prominent Serbian photographer who has received numerous awards. Some of his work includes portraits of royal families and religious leaders. His works are an integral part of private collections and museum galleries in Serbia and around the world. His photographs, apart from being a valuable glimpse into the lives of different famous people from the present, represent a specific experience of the portrayed individuals.
For the past 37 years he has participated in over 860 group exhibitions at home and abroad and received over 80 awards. In total there have been 56 solo exhibitions of his work. From 1994 until 2009, he dispersed over 100 photographic presentations – his most well-known presentation was of projection slides in color, on Mount Athos and the monastery Hilandar. Aside from exhibiting work, he has also helped design, coach, and been a jury member in different exhibitions across the world. Many of his works have become part of private and museum collections, both domestic and international.
Tanasijević started his photography career in 1973, five years before opening his public exhibitions in 1978. In 1980, he became a qualification instructor and Teacher Photos, he earned a membership in the Association of Visual Artists of Applied Arts and designers access to Serbian 1987. He was part of The Association of Visual Artists ULUPUDS as a president of the photos section from 12 October 1995 to 11 November 1997.
Works
Study tours
- 1987 – Corsica, France
- 1992 – Sri Lanka
- 1993 – Venice, Italy
- 1995 – 1999 Decani Monastery – Kosovo and Metohija
- 1994 – 2007 – Athos, Greece
- 2009 – Jerusalem, Israel, Holy Land
Photo monography
- 1998 – Approaching Hilandar
- 2000 – Guardians Sacred
- 2003 – Crosses – vertical and horizontal relationship in eternity.
- 2005 – Portraits 1994–2005 – 33 years of creativity
- 2006 – Krka monastery
- 2007 – Patriarch Pavle – Svetlopisi 1994 – 2007
Other projects
- September 1996 – Ep. Chrysostom, in Vrsac, Portrait of Sri Lanka.
- March 1998 – Academician Dejan Medaković, in Belgrade, closing Hilandar.
- October 1998 – Free Mileusnić in Bajina Basta, closing Hilandar.
- April 1998 – Ep. Porphyry, in Novi Sad, closing Hilandar.
- July 1998 – Artemije, attended the opening of the exhibition Approaching HILANDAR and projection slides in color Chilandar Mati Serbian spirituality, in Prizren, with the sermon Dušana Milovanovic.
- June 1999 – Irenaeus, in Kula, closing Hilandar.
- August 1999 – Chrysostom, in Vrsac, Guardians of Holy Shrines and Porphyry, in Backa Palanka, closing Hilandar.
- October 1999 – Sreten Petkovic, in Bajina Basta, Guardians Sacred.
- March 2000 – Rector of the Prizren Seminary, Reverend Milutin Stavrophor Timotijevic, in Niš, closing Hilandar.
- March 2001 – Basil, in Sremski Karlovci, Guardians Holy Shrines
- January 2004 – Karlovac Seminary rector, Archpriest Stavrophor Dusan Petrovic, in Sremski Karlovci, Crosses.
- February 2004 – Irenaeus, in Leskovac, Crosses.
- April 2007 – Monastery cells in Kaludra. Ethnographic Museum, Belgrade, as well as in Polimskom Museum in Berane in April 2007.
Notable prizes
- 1978 Gold medal in the Republican parade of artistic creation in Cacak.
- 1985 Bold Flower for outstanding artistic activities and afirmisanost in photography in Serbia.
- 1986 Belgrade City gold medal at the 32nd Октобарском Салону Уметничке Фотографије. October Salon art photography.
- 1989 Second prize in the 20th Venus International Salon of Artistic photography, Poland.
- 1995 Double award Excellent Works at the VII international exhibition of art photography, Chinese Railroad Association.
- 1997 First prize at 45.Republičkoj Photo Exhibition in Belgrade.
- 1993 Annual award for Creativity – ULUPUDS.
- 1993 Diploma of UNICEF Serbia.
- 1994 Grand Prix of the Third Biennal of Art in Miniature – International Exhibition, Gornji Milanovac.
- 1998 Plaque at the 43rd International Book Fair, for a complete work of authorship Approaching Hilandar.
- 1998 Annual award for Creativity – ULUPUDS.
- 1999 Annual award for Creativity – ULUPUDS.
- 2000 Plaque at the 45th International Book Fair, the work of authorship, Holy Watchers.
- 2002 The Winner of the Golden Badge Cultural education – Community Serbian TNE, the unselfish, dedicated, long-lasting work and creative contribution in spreading culture.
Published works – co-author
- Sclerotic Memoirs – Radivoje Lola Djukic –
- I said – Veljko Guberina –
- The creators and interpreters – Milos Knezevic-Dom Kulture Studentski Grad – Novi Beograd 1994th
- Modern Orthodox Srbska Dusan ART-P. Миловановић – Milovanovic –
- Novel about Croatia – Bozidar Todorovic –.
- Ljubisa Jovanovic – Johann Sebastian Bach – Music for flute, CD 1, 2
- Hilandar 1198–1998. CD
- CD – Force Cross – eight centuries Hilandar CD
- Memoirs – Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia -
- Time in my life – Serbian Patriarch Pavle –
- Win or disappear – Nebojsa M. Крстић – Krstic –
- Hilandar between history and legend – Zoran-Turkana
- Box For Writing – Milorad Pavic –
- Selected poems – Stevan Raickovic-
- The Best Song – Stevan Raickovic-
- Hilandar through the centuries – Z. Туркан, Д. Turkana, D. Миловановић,
- Christ as a gift – Nadia Branko –
- Choreographer Dimitrije Parlić – Milica Jovanovic,
- World Icon Axion Estin and its Wonders in the monastery Mesic – Zoran Turkana –
- Face Hilandar – Milivoje Pavlović,
- Renew Ourselves Lift Stup, a sound recording – CD
- Newsletters Eparchy Timok, age 11, 34th Belgrade since 2005. permanent associate.
- BELL, regular contributor since 2007.
Radio and TV appearances
- 1994 – TV Politika – GALLERY READING – Biljana Vilimon – Portraits of contemporaries
- 1998 – TV Politika – GALLERY READING – Biljana Vilimon – Chilandar
- 2000 – BK TV – while asleep ANGELS – Marina Rajević-Savic – - 2000. Palma TV – with the blessing of the flow Milenjum Authors: Milutin Stankovic, Dusan Milovanovic
- 2003 – Info 24 TV Theme Dsy – Culture, Nenad J. Ristic
- 2006 – TV RTS 1 Belgrade Chronicle – Portraits 1994 -2005 same evening broadcast via satellite in Europe
- 2006 – TV RTS 2 Beo Kult – Portraits 1994 -2005 h
- 2006 – I am Ju radio from Belgrade – 18 June 2006. Head Ljiljana Sinđelić – Nikolic
Gift collection
- 2001 Approaching HILANDAR, complete setting of 200 furnished exhibits – SERBIAN Orthodox Seminary of St. Arsenije – Srem Karlovci.
- 2004 SACRED Guardians, 100 exhibits – Decani Monastery
- 2005 CROSSES – ratio of the horizontal and vetrikale in eternity, 30 fully equipped exhibits. SERBIAN ORTHODOX HOLY ARSENIJE Seminary – Srem Karlovci.
- 2006 PORTRAITS 1985–2006 37 exhibits – MUSEUM OF SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH – Belgrade.
- 2006 HILANDAR Sometimes, is part of the exhibition of 21 exhibits KALUDRA monastery near Berane.
- 2009 PORTRAITS SVREMENIKA SERBIAN HISTORICAL MUSEUM – Belgrade
Special activities
- 1995. So far in his studio shoots portraits of regular, special and foreign members Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, and for the bibliographic departments.
- 1999 to 2001. Portrayed the Prince Tomislav, Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmark, and the Princess Margarita of Yugoslavia, as in his studio, and on Oplenac and published.
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