▁the ▁artist ’ s ▁idea ▁is ▁an ▁ind isp ens able ▁rit ual ▁where ▁the ▁artist ▁and ▁wood ▁inter tw ine , ▁surrender , ▁sn atch ▁and ▁combine . ▁Anim als ▁are ▁basic ▁objects ▁of ▁Kal mar ' s ▁insp iration : ▁birds , ▁bugs , ▁l iz ards , ▁grass ho ppers , ▁but ter f lies . ▁His ▁art istic ▁cre do ▁is ▁fully ▁expressed ▁in ▁monument al ▁and ▁bright ly ▁painted ▁birds . ▁ ▁“ B ird s ▁are ▁divine ▁cre atures . ▁Man ▁is ▁aston ished ▁with ▁their ▁grace ▁and ▁tend ern ess . ▁Mon uments ▁should ▁be ▁ere cted ▁to ▁these ▁beautiful ▁cre atures ▁because ▁our ▁gener ations ▁may ▁be ▁the ▁last ▁who ▁are ▁luck y ▁to ▁listen ▁to ▁night ing ales ▁in ▁nature ” ▁he ▁used ▁to ▁say . ▁ ▁Ex hib itions ▁and ▁awards ▁ ▁The ▁numerous ▁collection ▁of ▁his ▁sculpt ures ▁is ▁at ▁Museum ▁of ▁Na ï ve ▁and ▁Marg inal ▁Art ▁( M N MA ), ▁Jag od ina , ▁Ser bia . ▁ ▁He ▁exhib ited ▁world wide ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁several ▁times . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁significant ▁awards ▁are ▁Forum ’ s ▁Prize ▁for ▁Art ▁Nov i ▁Sad , ▁Ser bia , ▁ 1 9 9 3 ) ▁and ▁the ▁Award ▁for ▁Ent ire ▁Art istic ▁Work ▁at ▁the ▁Th ir teenth ▁International ▁B ienn ial ▁of ▁Na ï ve ▁and ▁Marg inal ▁Art , ▁M N MA , ▁Jag od ina , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Gallery