In the early 80s, I drew this drawing for the cover of the book "The Turning Point" by Klaus Mann, published by the Croatian publisher GHZ. In 1987, I used that drawing for the poster of my solo exhibition in New York. Then in 2012 Dejan Krsic used it on the last page of my monograph "Fist to Face". Then in 2012 they used it again to promote my exhibition in Montenegro. And yesterday I see it tattooed on this person's back. Some things just won't go away.
Otherwise, this is not the first time that my drawing has been tattooed on someone's back. This is what my drawing looked like tattooed on the back of Timothy Robert Commerford, the bassist of 'The Rage Against The Machine'.
My recent acquisition—the original art used for an episode of 'The Black Pearl', the 10th Modesty Blaise adventure, drawn by Jim Holdaway, and appeared in the 'London Evening Standard' in February 1967.
You can see more of my 'Modesty Blaise' comics in my collection here.
I just received the new American Illustration 43 annual book. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen such an extravagantly designed book in the U.S., full of "printing special effects." The book is designed by Paul Buckley, with Brianna Harden.
On top of that, the book features two pages of my A.C. 2020 comics. I originally created this series to express the anxiety and uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Over time, within the same series, I also began to address my other anxieties and visual observations.
Each visual essay consists of self-contained single-page stories created in greyish-blue tones to reflect the subject.
You can see more of my A.C. 2020 comic pages here.
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It's my pleasure to share with you that on Monday, March 3rd, at 6 PM, I will be opening a show featuring my work at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia.
On Tuesday, March 4th, at 12 PM, I will be giving a lecture titled "Design Activism" at the same university.
Later that day, at 4 PM, we will be opening the Tolerance Poster Show at Tam Tam’s Poster Gallery Figovec in Ljubljana.
If you are in the neighborhood, it would be great to see you there.
I would like to share with you a new page from my visual essay series, A.C.2020. I originally created this series to express the anxiety and uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Over time, within the same series, I also began to address my other anxieties and visual observations.
Each visual essay consists of self-contained single-page stories created in greyish-blue tones to reflect the subject.
You can see other comics in the series here.
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I’m very pleased to share that I’ve just received a letter from the prestigious Die Neue Sammlung – The Design Museum in Munich, acknowledging my donation of 142 posters, books, and other graphic designs by various artists from around the world.
Here is the link to more info about the exhibition "Where the Wild Lines Are", which Prof. Dr. Angelika Nollert, the museum’s director, mentioned in the letter.
And if you would like to see some of the children's books I donated to the museum, you can click here.
My recent acquisition is this comic page of Lobster Johnson - Caput Mortuum by Croatian comic book artis Tonci Zonjic.
I am glad to share with you that Graphis Magazine featured two of my JDP theater posters which won gold in the Graphis Poster 2025 Awards on their blog.
"🎭 Bold. Provocative. Unforgettable. Designer Mirko Ilic takes theater promotion to the next level with his stunning posters for the JDP-Yugoslav Drama Theater. From shattered hearts to reimagined symbols, his work is where art meets drama. Check out the blog to read his story behind the art! 🔥" —Graphis Magazine
You can read the Graphis Blog post here.
