oj vod ina . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Fer enc ▁Kal mar ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Sub ot ica ▁( K ing dom ▁of ▁Y ug oslav ia ) ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁He ▁began ▁doing ▁sculpt ures ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁He ▁had ▁his ▁first ▁solo ▁exhibition ▁in ▁Sub ot ica ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁During ▁more ▁than ▁six ▁dec ades ▁of ▁rich ▁cre ative ▁work ▁he ▁produced ▁a ▁unique ▁o e uv re ▁which ▁revealed ▁his ▁in quis itive ▁and ▁explo itative ▁mind . ▁His ▁univers ality ▁is ▁seen ▁in ▁his ▁interest ▁in ▁various ▁materials : ▁cer am ics , ▁metal , ▁wood ▁and ▁frequent ▁change ▁of ▁medium , ▁until ▁his ▁ult imate ▁surrender ▁to ▁raw , ▁magnetic ▁energy ▁of ▁the ▁unity ▁of ▁painting ▁and ▁sculpt ure , ▁expressed ▁in ▁col oured ▁wood ▁sculpt ures . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁his ▁at el ier ▁in ▁Sub ot ica ▁( Ser bia ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Art istic ▁style ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁eight ies , ▁col oured ▁wood ▁successfully ▁and ▁perman ently ▁ranked ▁Fer end ▁Kal mar ▁among ▁artists ▁of ▁out s ider ▁art ▁in ▁Ser bia . ▁His ▁journey ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁( in ▁the ▁early ▁eight ies ) ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁fasc in ated ▁with ▁the ▁art ▁of ▁distant ▁Indian ▁culture , ▁May an ▁art ▁and ▁relief s ▁on ▁Egypt ian ▁tomb