Masar Caka

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Masar Caka (1946 - 2000) was an Albanian painter. He was a professor at the University of Pristina and the Academy of Figurative Arts of Kosovo, located in Pristina.

Masar Caka was born on 13 April 1946 in Gjakova, Yugoslavia. [1] He graduated from the Academy of Figurative Arts of Belgrade in 1972. In 1982 he received a master's degree from the same institution. Since 1976 he was a member of the Academy of Figurative Arts of Kosovo.

Masar Caka was a professor at the faculty of arts of the University of Pristina. Later he taught at the Academy of Figurative Arts of Kosovo. He died in 2000. [1] His works, which many times consisted of visionary human forms influenced many artists of the younger generation. [1]

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  1. 1 2 3 Elsie, Robert (2004). Historical dictionary of Kosova. Scarecrow Press. p. 35. ISBN   0-8108-5309-4.

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