Career
The focus of his art is mainly oriented towards geometrical structures. He makes use of light effects to emphasize the plasticity of the form. Dobrović"s works are closely related to the principles of Geometric abstraction and Neo-constructivism.
He lives and works in Zagreb, Croatia.
He belonged to the New Tendencies art movement and participated at the New Tendencies exhibitions in Zagreb (1965, 1969 and 1973). He published the graphic maps Fields 1 (1967), Fields 2 (1969) and Campi 3 (1971).
He is especially known for his spatial constructions and reliefs for example Spatial Construction, 1966 and Folded Square, 1973. He has had solo exhibitions in Croatia and abroad (since 1962).
He has exhibited at the Venice Biennale (1972), the São Paulo Art Biennial (1973), at Expo-67 in Montreal (1967) and in the exhibition, Constructivism and Kinetic Art (Zagreb, 1995).
He had a retrospective exhibition at the Glyptotheque of the Croatian Academy in Zagreb (2003). One extensive catalogue and one monograph about his work have been published to date:
Župan, Ivica - Juraj Dobrović: Spatial Constructions – Reliefs - Paintings: 1962–2002, (Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Glyptotheque HAZU, Zagreb, 2003). Denegri, Jerko - Juraj Dobrović (DAF, Zagreb, 2007).
