Uroš Tošković (Serbian Cyrillic: Урош Тошковић; 19 November 1932 – 3 March 2019) was aMontenegrin painter and draftsman.
Tošković was born in a poor family in the village of Pelev Brijeg, in Bratonožići region ofMontenegro, which was then a part of theKingdom of Yugoslavia. His childhood was marked by poverty, experiences of an abusive father, and the atrocities ofWorld War II. His three brothers died fighting for theYugoslav Partisans.[1]
After moving toCetinje, Tošković enrolled in Art School, which was later transferred toHerceg Novi, where he graduated in 1952, in the class led byPetar Lubarda andMilo Milunović. Later he moved toBelgrade, where he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in 1956, in the class mentored byMarko Čelebonović. During the studies in Belgrade, Tošković partners withDado Đurić,Olja Ivanjicki and others, forming the alternative artist groupMediala [sr] in 1953.[2]
In 1956, Tošković moved toParis, upon receiving a French government scholarship for theÉcole des Beaux-Arts, where he graduated under the mentorship ofMaurice Brianchon [fr]. He lived and worked in Paris until 1976, leading an ascetic and bohemian lifestyle, occasionally living as a vagabond. He was a close friend ofDado, fellow Montenegrin painter who gained international recognition. Tošković claimed that he idolisedPablo Picasso and wanted to be mentored by the Spaniard, but was disenchanted upon meeting him and dropped the idea.[3]
In 1976, he moved from Paris to Belgrade, and since 1996 he resided in the Montenegrin coastal town ofBar. He gained recognition in his homeland, and in 1987 he received the 13th July Award, highest civil award issued by theGovernment of Montenegro.[citation needed]
Tošković died on 3 March 2019 at the age of 86.[4][5]
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