Rade Tovladijac
| Rade Tovladijac | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rade Tovladijac 1 August 1961 Ulcinj, Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Area(s) | Artist; Writer; Architect |
Notable works | illustrations for The Phantom, Modesty Blaise, James Bond, Batman |
Rade Tovladijac (Serbian Cyrillic: Раде Товладијац, born 1 August 1961) is a Serbian fantasy and comic book artist, illustrator, painter and architect. He lives in Belgrade.
Biography[edit]
He was born in Ulcinj, Yugoslavia (in Montenegro), and grew up in Čačak (in Serbia). 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 with Zoran Tucić, Vujadin Radovanović and Saša Živković.[2][3]
Tovladijac is especially known for his painted covers for popular Yugoslav magazines Gigant, Horor, Tajne,[4] featuring The Phantom, Modesty Blaise, James Bond, Batman and other popular characters.[5]
Among his main comics series are "Ljudi za zvezde" written by Aleksandar Timotijević (Sci-Fi, in YU strip magazine) and "Smešna strana srpske stvarnosti" written by Mihailo Medenica (satirical Saturday page in Press daily, 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 collection Niti snova o moći (i druge priče), by Zoran Tucić, Ljuan Koka and Rade Tovladijac, Novi Sad, 2010. (Serbian)
- ^ a b Slobodan 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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