”Modern Times” Design Documentary

I am pleased to share with you this episode of the 2023 documentary television show “Moderna Vremena” (”Modern Times”) authored by Dubravko Merlić. The series aired in 2023, but I didn’t get this link to share it with you all until now. This is the sixth episode, dedicated to design in the 1980s in Croatia. The segment about my work begins at 30:50.

Unfortunately, the show is in Croatian, so my Croatian viewers will have to deal with being able to understand what I’m saying.

 
 

My Lecture at Algebra Bernays University in Zagreb

I’m pleased to inform you that on November 13th, I held a lecture at Algebra Bernays University in Zagreb. The lecture was titled “Recognitions and Purpose” and explored the role of design in a social context, balancing accolades with the creation of art that communicates values, shapes perspectives, and inspires responsibility.

Algebra Bernays University is part of the largest private educational organization in the Republic of Croatia and the region, present in more than 20 cities throughout Croatia.

You can learn more about the lecture here.

I’m thankful to Iva Babaja, Assistant Professor at Algebra Bernays University, for her tireless efforts in making this lecture possible.

 

Cover Illustration for Polet

Stjepan Micak, a friend of mine, is collecting, retouching, and categorizing my illustrations and comics from newspapers in Croatia, and he knows more about that aspect of my work than I do. He just sent me this front page of Polet from 1977.

Polet was a weekly newspaper of the Association of Socialist Youth of Croatia. The headline of this cover was about the reform of the educational system in Croatia. I was a comic editor at Polet, and I also created many illustrations for them. Most of them, like this one, were drawn on the spot at the office.

By the way, Stjepan collected and assembled a book of my early comics, published under the title From the History of Human Stupidity. Here you can read about that.

 

 

"Small Formats Gallery" Bol, Croatia

Walking through Bol, a small town on the island of Brac in Croatia, my friend suggested we visit the "Small Formats Gallery". She surprised me when she said: "And your art is also inside". Of course I entered. The ego must be satisfied.

I was very surprised when I saw my art, which I had completely forgotten, called "Postcard from the Golden Horn" made of small pebbles from the famous Bol beach Golden Horn (Zlatni rat). I made this work in 2002, when I was invited to Bol by Ivica Karničić to be part of an art workshop organized by him.