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Ivan Lerik
Born9 February 1914
Zagreb, Austria-Hungary
Died25 July 1998
Zrenjanin, FR Jugoslavija
OccupationGymnasium Director, Professor of French and Latin, Writer, Art Theoretician, Aesthetician, Literary and Theatre Critic
EducationGymnasium, Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb
Notable worksEstetika (Aesthetics), (1972),

Simbolizam u književnosti (Symbolism in Literature), (1957),

O modernističkoj umetnosti (On Modernism in Art), (1955)
SpouseMargita Praschak (1910-1971)
ChildrenOlga Lerik-Milovanović (1945)
RelativesPetar Lőrik (1882 – 1914), father Katarina Vraničić (1894 -1937), mother

Ivan Lerik (Zagreb, 9 February 1914 – Zrenjanin, 25 July 1998) was a professor*, educationalist and Yugoslav writer. He was involved in philosophy of aesthetics, issues of art and literary and theatre criticism. His most notable work is Estetika (Aesthetics), (1972) , which represents philosophical approach to art and the author's effort to define it.[1][2][3][4]

Life

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His parents were father Petar, a railway stoker and mother Katarina, née Vraničić, a housewife. He grew up in very modest economic circumstances and made his higher education possible by giving private lessons in French. He completed elementary school (1920-1924), gymnasium (1924-1932) and Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Yugoslav Kingdom (1933-1937) in Zagreb with a degree in French language and literature, Latin language and literature and Yugoslav literature. After his marriage to Margita Praschak he came to Zrenjanin where her family had roots. He remained in Zrenjanin until his death and was buried there.[1][2][3][5]

Educational work

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Ivan Lerik was a professor of gymnasium in Novi Sad (1942-1944). After World War II, he worked as a director of a teacher's course in Vrbas (1944-1945), educational inspector in Subotica (1945-1946), and Zrenjanin (1946), principal of the gymnasium in Ruma (1946-1947), educational inspector of the Ministry of Education of the FPRY in Belgrade (1947 -1950), professor (1950-1954) and, until retirement, principal of the II Gymnasium in Zrenjanin (1954-1977).[1]

He was a respected professor and he approached education of new generations with great enthusiasm.[3][5] His work in the fields of culture and education was honoured with a number of diplomas and commendations.[6][7][8] Gymnasium in Zrenjanin, which he led, was declared experimental as a forerunner of reforms in school system.[9]

Some of his work in the field of education and culture published between 1947 and 1973 include:

  • Politehnizacija i seminarska nastava (Polytechnicization and seminar teaching), Prosvjetni list, Sarajevo, 1956
  • Profesionalizovan duh u nastavi (Professionalized spirit in teaching); Jedan vid seminarske nastave (One type of seminar teaching); Intenzitet u nastavi (Intensity in teaching); O ocenjivanju učenika (On student assessment); O vaspitanju omladine (On education of youth); O integraciji nastavnog programa (On curriculum integration); Nastavni programi i radna nedelja (Curriculum and the working week), Pedagoška stvarnost, Novi Sad, 1956-1971
  • Studiranje sredine (Study of the Environment), Nastava i vaspitanje, Beograd, 1957
  • Proizvodni rad učenika (Students’ Productive Work), Tehničko vaspitanje, Beograd, 1962

Polyptych of high school students and colleagues in honour of professor Ivan Lerik, 2017.

Painting in Zrenjanin Gymnasium.

Literary work

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In addition to his professional educational work, Ivan Lerik was an aesthetician and an important theoretician and art critic.[2][3][10]

His literary works related to art are listed in catalogues of public,and/or university libraries of South Europe (Serbia, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Monte Negro, Croatia) and in the research catalogue of NYPL (New York Public Library). [11][12][13][14]

Ivan Lerik’s most significant works in literature and art theory are:

  • Studija o Marsel Prustu (Study on Marcel Proust), Novosti, Zagreb, October, 1940
  • Studija o Žil Romenu (Study on Jules Romains), Novosti, Zagreb, November 1940
  • Brochure O modernističkoj umetnosti (On Modernism in Art), Narodni Univerzitet, Zrenjanin, 1955 [15][12]
  • Brochure Simbolizam u književnosti (Symbolism in Literature), Rad, Beograd, 1957 [13]
  • O istini i umetnosti (On Truth and Art), Savremenik, Beograd, 1957
  • Brochure Društvo i umetnost (Society and Art), Politička škola JNA, Beograd, 1964 [14]
  • Estetika (Aesthetics), Ulaznica, Društvo književnih stvaralaca, Zrenjanin, 1972. [2][3][16][17][4][11]

Aesthetics

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Estetika (Aesthetics) is the life work of Ivan Lerik in the field of art theory. The work represents a philosophical view of art with a very structured view of what, according to the author's understanding, are its primary and secondary qualifications that make it up and without which it does not exist.[2][3][16][17] The book consists of five parts with grouped themes.

  1. Philosophical basis of Aesthetics
  2. Primary qualifications of art. Humanity, sociability, communicativeness.
  3. Secondary qualifications of art. Vitality and truthfulness, two constitutive qualifications in an inseparable frame
  4. Misconceptions that hinder approach to the essence of art. Misidentification and equating beauty and art, skill and art, ideas and art
  5. Analysis of connections and relations between society and art. Freedom of creativity and freedom of criticism

Recognitions and awards

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  • Honorary title of educational advisor since 1960
  • Order of Labour with Golden Wreath (1966)[6]
  • Winner of the highest republic award for educational workers "May 25" (1968)[7]
  • Diploma “Oslobodjenje Zrenjanina” for educational work (1969)[8]
  • Culture award for his book Estetika (Aesthetics) (1972)[4]
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  1. ^ a b c Leksikon pisaca Jugoslavije (Lexicon of Yugoslav writers), Volume III, K-LJ, p.637-638, (Matica srpska, Oldest literary, cultural and scientific institution of Serbian people, Novi Sad, 1987) https://plus.cobiss.net/cobiss/sr/en/bib/1645831
  2. ^ a b c d e Zoran Slavić, Professor Ivan Lerik “Life.Epoch.Aesthetics” (translation in English), Ulaznica, 244-245), Zrenjanin 2017, p.17-45   https://www.academia.edu/116799562/PROFESSOR_IVAN_LERIK
  3. ^ a b c d e f Feature length documentary film Professor Ivan Lerik “Life.Epoch.Aesthetics”, screenwriter Zoran Slavić (Digital Style, 2017) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNNnNAVRaiw
  4. ^ a b c Culture award presented to Ivan Lerik for his book Estetika (Aesthetics), Community of culture Zrenjanin, 1972, Regional journal Zrenjanin, 8 December 1972, p.4
  5. ^ a b Zoran Slavić,  Pisanje zaborava - Bečkerečke, Petrovgradske, Zrenjaninske vedute  (Writing against Oblivion - Vedute of Beckerek, Petrovgrad, Zrenjanin), Agora, 2004, p. 17,26, 50, 51, 90, 92, 104, 247, 252 https://plus.cobiss.net/cobiss/cg/en/bib/11642128 https://www.scribd.com/doc/98883972/Z-Slavic-Pisanje-Zaborava
  6. ^ a b Republic civil decoration awarded to Ivan Lerik for outstanding work performance “Order of Labor with Golden Wreath” (By the President of SFR Yugoslavia , Office for Orders, decree number  144 , Beograd, 1966) Lexicon of Yugoslav writers, Volume III, K-LJ, p.637-638 (Matica srpska, Novi Sad, 1987) https://plus.cobiss.net/cobiss/sr/en/bib/1645831
  7. ^ a b Winner of the highest republic award for educational workers as recognition for achieving  exceptional results in upbringing and education “25 Maj” (Socijalistička republika Srbija,  Republička zajednica obrazovanja, Beograd,1966) Lexicon of Yugoslav writers, Volume III, K-LJ, p.637-638 (Matica srpska, Novi Sad, 1987) https://plus.cobiss.net/cobiss/sr/en/bib/1645831
  8. ^ a b Diploma “Oslobodjenje Zrenjanina” awarded for successful educational work, (Assembly of the municipality of Zrenjanin, 1969) Filip Krčmar, Nagrada oslobodjenja Zrenjanina (1963-1993) i Nagrada grada Zrenjanina (1994-2020), Zrenjaninska eksplorativa, 2021, p.34 https://plus.cobiss.net/cobiss/sr/en/bib/39264009
  9. ^ Nomination of Zrenjanin gymnasium as experimental and forerunner of reforms in the national school system, under leadership of Ivan Lerik Zrenjaninska gimnazija 1846-1996, (Gymnasium in Zrenjanin 1846-1996), Narodni muzej Zrenjanin, Posebna izdanja, knjiga br.2, 1996, p.138, 149, 156. https://plus.cobiss.net/cobiss/sr/en/bib/107249159
  10. ^ Ljubomir Tešić, O mojim Zrenjaninskim godinama sa nostalgijom (My Years in Zrenjanin with Nostalgia), Književna reč u Zrenjaninu 1944-1984, p.202, Gradska narodna biblioteka “Žarko Zrenjannin”, Zrenjanin, 1984 https://plus.cobiss.net/cobiss/sr/en/bib/40484871
  11. ^ a b Ivan Lerik, Estetika, (Aesthetics), Ulaznica, Društvo književnih stvaralaca, Zrenjanin, 1972. Important presence of Ivan Lerik’s book Aesthetics in National library, and a number of public and university libraries and institutions in Serbia. The book is also in the catalogues of the National and/or University libraries of North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and in the Research Catalog of NYPL (New York Public Library) https://plus.cobiss.net/cobiss/sr/en/bib/110575623 https://plus.cobiss.net/cobiss/mk/en/bib/110575623 https://plus.cobiss.net/cobiss/bh/en/bib/28017926 https://koha.ffzg.unizg.hr/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?q=Ivan+lerik https://www.nypl.org/research/research-catalog/bib/b10355292
  12. ^ a b Ivan Lerik, O modernističkoj umetnosti  (On Modernism in Art), Narodni Univerzitet, Zrenjanin, 1955. The brochure is listed in the catalogues of the National Library and public and faculty libraries and institutions in Serbia.and in the library of the Faculty of Philosophy library of Bosnia and Herzegovina. https://plus.cobiss.net/cobiss/sr/en/bib/10205959 https://plus.cobiss.net/cobiss/bh/en/bib/10205959
  13. ^ a b Ivan Lerik, Simbolizam u književnosti (Symbolism in Literature), Rad, Beograd, 1957. The brochure is listed in the catalogue of the National Library of Montenegro and public libraries and National and University library of North Macedonia. https://plus.cobiss.net/cobiss/cg/en/bib/3745601 https://plus.cobiss.net/cobiss/mk/en/bib/59540487
  14. ^ a b Ivan Lerik, Društvo i umetnost (Society and Art), Politička škola JNA, Beograd, 1964. The brochure is listed in the catalogues of public libraries and the library of the Faculty of Philosophy in Serbia. https://plus.cobiss.net/cobiss/sr/en/bib/201875463
  15. ^ V. Točanac, Ivan Lerik, O modernistickoj umetnosti, (Ivan Lerik, On modernism in art), Književnost i jezik, II, 7, 1955, p.522-523
  16. ^ a b R. Tautović, Naučni pogled na umetničku vrednost (Estetika), (Scientific Consideration of the Artistic Value (Aesthetics),  Ulaznica, 32, Zrenjanin 1973, p.69-77 https://www.zrbiblio.rs/images/ulaznica/ulaznica-32.pdf
  17. ^ a b A. K. Nejman, Nov pogled na Marksističkata teorija na umetnosti (Estetika), (New view of Marcsistic theory in art (Aesthetics)), Savremenost, 1 – 2, 1974, p.155-156

*In education system in Yugoslavia it was customary to address gymnasium teachers with university degree as professors.

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