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Rade Tovladijac

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Rade Tovladijac
BornRade Tovladijac
(1961-08-01)1 August 1961(age 62)
Ulcinj,Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
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]

  1. ^Rade Tovladijac,biography, Studio S. O. K. O., Belgrade (Serbian)
  2. ^Katalog izložbe „Sledeća čovekova granica: 30 godina umetničke grupe Bauhaus 7 “,Udruženje stripskih umetnika Srbije i Jugoslovenska kinoteka, Belgrade, October 2011. (Serbian)
  3. ^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)
  4. ^abSlobodan Ivkov:"Rade Tovladijac" in:60 godina domaćeg stripa u Srbiji (1935–1995),Galerija "Likovni susret", Subotica, 1995. E-izdanje:Projekat Rastko(Serbian)
  5. ^Official website
  6. ^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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