Milica Jovanovic Markovic was born
in Belgrade, where she graduated with a History of Art degree at The University
of Belgrade. She is a member of ULUPUDS / Association of Artists and Designers of Serbia/ as well as a member of Ex Libris Association of Serbia. She held 34 exhibitions and
participated in over 100 group exhibitions. Mrs. Jovanovic Markovic published many articles on the subject of gold embroidery and held numerous lectures on the same topic. She has also
held a course on embroidery for the unemployed, organized by Ethnic Network and
National Job Center in Beocin. She published a children's book, "Embroidery".
Her most significant exhibitions and lectures include: "Exhibition on the occasion of 600 years of the Battle of Kosovo"
at Djura Jaksic’s House in Belgrade, Serbia; St. Luke Church exhibition and
lecture of embroidery “Praise hand” and “The ethnological Quest” in Washington DC (USA); University of Princeton lecture on the golden embroidery; International Cultural Center YUBIN, Belgrade - exhibition "Kosovo, Knin, Southern Serbia"; Exhibition in Pljevlja, Montenegro at Monastery of St. Trinity.
The Embassy of the Republic
of Serbia &
TSM Global Consultants LLC
have the pleasure
to present
The Myth of Kosovo
through embroidery
Lecture by Milica
Jovanovic Markovic, Art historian
Tuesday, April 19th 2011
The Embassy of the
2134 Kalorama Rd. NW
Washington, DC 20008
6:30 p.m. Lecture
Followed by
Cocktail Reception
Limited
seating – RSVP required
Phone 202 – 332-0333 ext 105 / e-mail info@serbiaembusa.org
ETNOGRAPHIC HERITAGE
Kosovo
and Metohija - one of the centers of Serbian medieval
state and an area where longitudinal and transversal Balkan routes have
crisscrossed and various cultural influences have met, is characterized but
very diverse types of folk dress, known for their richness and variety of forms
and ornamentations.
Styles
have evolved over the years to include a multitude of cultural influences that
meet in this region. The sophisticated fine beauty of fabrics made by folk craft,
the harmonized color palette and rich embroidery and ornamentation, have elevated
the female folk dress as a representation of the medieval spirituality of
Serbia, born in the fertile soil of Kosovo and Metohija.
The
Serbian folk dress from this region, particularly women’s dress, has become
characterized by the stylistic embroidery, diverse ornaments and color
solutions combined into a single piece. Red, a common color in the palette,
holds the symbolic meaning of life and health. When used in combination with
other colors and gold thread, it contributes to the picturesque color pattern
typical of these types of dress.
All of
the other dress items - woven belts, aprons, embroidered and application -
bearing yeleks, shirts and zubuns, with a pronounced stylization of
large flowers, have such a high artistic and esthetic value that they represent
the great richness of the creative spirit of Serbian people.
Ms.
Mina Darmanovic
author
of the exhibition “Etnographic Heritage”
