A naive sculptor from a village in Yugoslavia (currently referred to as Croatia), Mato is shown working on a carving while kneeling in his barn, mallet in hand in a gallery brochure.

An exhibit held at The Art Wagon Galleries in Scottsdale, Arizona titled "The Hartwell Collection Naïve Art '71" included a different carving by Tijardovic.

The Croatian Museum of Naïve Art names this sculptor as self taught. There is at least one gallery in Croatia offering Tijardovic's carvings for sale.