Vane Bor
Birth nameStevan Živadinović
Birth date20 November 1908
Birth placeBor, Kingdom of Serbia
Death date6 May 1993 (aged 84)
Death placeOxford, United Kingdom
StyleWriter, painter, photographer
MovementSurrealism

Stevan Živadinović (20 November 1908 – 6 May 1993), known by his pen name Vane Bor, was a Serbian artist active in the Surrealist movement.[1] He produced various collages, photograms and photographs, as well as theoretical texts and poems.[2] He is best known for his books "Vane Bor i Marko Ristić" and "Anti-zid" which influenced many writers, including Aleksandar Vučo, Marko Ristić, Rastko Petrović, Oskar Davičo, and others.

He was born in the mining village of Bor, from which he took his pseudonym.[1] His parents were Dragutin and Desanka Živadinović, both prominent doctors.[3] His sister, Jelica, became better known as Ševa Ristić, also a surrealist artist and married to Marko Ristić.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Stevan Živadinović – Vane Bor". nadrealizam.rs. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Vane Bor". Avantgarde Museum. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Ševa Ristić - Jelica Živadinović" (in Serbian). nadrealizam.rs. Retrieved 12 January 2019.