Rade Tovladijac
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Born | Rade Tovladijac 1 August 1961 Ulcinj,Yugoslavia |
Nationality | Serbian |
Area(s) | Artist; Writer; Architect |
Notable works | illustrations forThe Phantom,Modesty Blaise,James Bond,Batman |
Rade Tovladijac(Serbian Cyrillic:Раде Товладијац,born 1 August 1961) is a Serbianfantasyandcomic bookartist, illustrator, painter and architect. He lives in Belgrade.
Biography[edit]
He was born inUlcinj,Yugoslavia(inMontenegro), and grew up inČačak(inSerbia). He obtained his degree at the Faculty of Architecture in Belgrade with project "Celestial City – Orbital Station in Lagrange stationary point – L5."[1]
He debuted in Yugoslav comics industry in 1983, as member of "Bauhaus 7" art group, together withZoran Tucić,Vujadin RadovanovićandSaša Živković.[2][3]
Tovladijac is especially known for his painted covers for popular Yugoslav magazinesGigant,Horor,Tajne,[4]featuringThe Phantom,Modesty Blaise,James Bond,Batmanand other popular characters.[5]
Among his main comics series are "Ljudi za zvezde" written byAleksandar Timotijević(Sci-Fi, inYU strip magazine) and "Smešna strana srpske stvarnosti" written byMihailo Medenica(satirical Saturday page inPressdaily, Belgrade).[6]
He has exhibited in group exhibitions in the former Yugoslavia, the UK, Greece and Hungary.[4]
References[edit]
- ^Rade Tovladijac,biography, Studio S. O. K. O., Belgrade (Serbian)
- ^Katalog izložbe „Sledeća čovekova granica: 30 godina umetničke grupe Bauhaus 7 “,Udruženje stripskih umetnika Srbije i Jugoslovenska kinoteka, Belgrade, October 2011. (Serbian)
- ^Zoran Stefanović."Kosmičko jaje ili kamen fraktalnog svemira",afterword for collectionNiti snova o moći (i druge priče),by Zoran Tucić, Ljuan Koka and Rade Tovladijac, Novi Sad, 2010. (Serbian)
- ^abSlobodan Ivkov:"Rade Tovladijac" in:60 godina domaćeg stripa u Srbiji (1935–1995),Galerija "Likovni susret", Subotica, 1995. E-izdanje:Projekat Rastko(Serbian)
- ^Official website
- ^Zoran Stefanović.Samo satira Srbina spasava: O srpskom političkom stripu povodom serijala “Smešna strana srpske stvarnosti”,from exhibition catalogue, Kragujevac, 2012. (Serbian)
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