My Interview on "Consulting Unplugged"

I had the pleasure to be interviewed by Andrew Pek on his popular podcast and educational platform called "Consulting Unplugged". Known as the "Consultant's Consultant", Andrew Pek is an internationally recognized authority on innovation, design thinking and entrepreneurship. 

From start-ups to mature companies, Andrew has helped organizations such as Bayer, BNP Paribas, Biomerieux, Citi Group, Estee Lauder, Ferring, Intracellular, The Limited, Pfizer and Steelcase become more innovative. Andrew has been invited to speak worldwide and his views on innovative leaders, change management and design thinking have been featured on ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, The New York Times, Investor Business Daily, Chicago Tribune and Readers Digest. He is a best selling author of "Stimulated: Habits To Spark Your Creative Genius At Work "​ (Greenleaf Book Group 2008).

I didn't dare watch the interview but if you would like to do it, here is the link.

Artwork for "Rage Against the Machine"

My recent acquisition: single Bulls On Parade by Rage Against the Machine.  

I never had this single with my artwork in my hands despite it being released in 1996. 

 

The 3rd PosterFest in Budapest, Hungary

On March 25th, the 3rd PosterFest had its opening in Budapest, Hungary.I am pleased to share with you that two of my posters are selected to be included in the show—the 10th Festival Miroslav Krleža in Zagreb, Croatia and My Husband for JDP-Yugoslav Drama Theater in Belgrade, Serbia.

 

You can read and see more of these two posters here and here.

 

 

"The Miracle in Šargan" Poster Design

Latin and Cyrillic versions of my poster design for the play The Miracle in Šargan for JDP-Yugoslav Drama Theater in Belgrade, Serbia.

The Miracle in Šargan is a play by Ljubomir Simović premièred in 1974, and it explores the themes of cruelty and suffering as well as the deeply rooted conviction that suffering is inevitable. Simović weaves the stories of a selection of morally dubious characters gathered in the Šargan tavern, lost somewhere on the outskirts of a city but also the world, into a complicated tapestry hanging somewhere between the past and the future. The play gives us an insight into the reasons behind cruelty but also an opportunity to question whether the vicious circle of suffering and the need to inflict it on others, can be broken.

 

Throughout the entire play, constant heavy rain is emphasizing the suffering and cruelty of the characters. 

 

You can see more of my poster designs for JDP-Yugoslav Drama Theater here: https://www.behance.net/MirkoIlic

 

 

"The Skin of Our Teeth" Ad

I am pleased to let you know that the back cover of the new issue of The New Yorker features my art created for the play The Skin of Our Teeth. The play is produced by Lincoln Center Theater.

The art was created in collaboration with Nicky Lindeman, Creative Director at SpotCo.

Polish Poster by Milton

My latest acquisition: Milton's poster for the Polish Poster show from 1966 at School of Visual Arts.

 
 

"The Skin of Our Teeth" Poster Design

Here is my new poster for the play The Skin of Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder, directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz in production at Lincoln Center Theater.

The poster was created in collaboration with Nicky Lindeman, creative director at SpotCo.

"In 1942, just four years after Our Town, Thornton Wilder brought a very different take on the American family to Broadway. And yet, THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH was in some ways very similar to its predecessor: both won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama; both break the fourth wall; both are about family and the resilience of the human condition; both mix the comic with the bittersweet; and both are, in different ways, ultimately hopeful!

But where Our Town is set in one time and place in the imagined past, THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH does not sit still. It catapults us forward and back in time and place, spanning 5000 years and no time at all. It follows the Antrobus family as they confront the challenges of nothing less than the apocalypse, dinosaurs, war, a woolly mammoth, the Ice Age and raising two kids in suburban Excelsior, New Jersey. It is mayhem, sometimes absurd and funny and sometimes deeply moving, but it is always real."

Despite being written in 1942, it seems that the play is very appropriate for the time that we are living in. You can see more of my work here.