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Saša Arsenić  

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E-mail: sasha.arsenic@gmail.com

Phone: +38161 21 10 249

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Sanja Arsenić  

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E-mail: punktum31@gmail.com

Phone: +38163 19 19 009

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Personal info
 

Born on December 5, 1978 in Zagreb, Croatia.
Since 1992 lives and work in Belgrade, Serbia.

Languages
Skills
Personal info
 

Born on September 15, 1986 in Zagreb.
Since 1992 lives and work in Belgrade, Serbia.

Languages
Skills

Mother language: Serbian

Other language(s): English

TRADITIONAL TOOLS AND MEDIA:

  • Pen, brush and ink

  • Graphite

  • Charcoal

  • Watercolor

  • Gouache

  • Tempera

  • Pastel

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DIGITAL TOOLS:

  • Photoshop

Mother language: Serbian

Other language(s): English

TRADITIONAL TOOLS AND MEDIA:

  • Pen, brush  and  ink

  •  Graphite

  • Charcoal

  •  Watercolor

  •  Gouache

  •  Tempera

  •  Pastel

Analog photography

  • Photographing with analog photo-cameras

  • Traditional developing of photographs

 

DIGITAL TOOLS

  • Photoshop

  • Digital photography

  • Adobe Flash

  • Adobe Premiere Pro

Education
 

Master of Arts in book graphic and illustration

​1997 - 2002

 

University of arts in Belgrade - Faculty of Applied Arts (Arts and Crafts) - Department of Applied graphic with Degree in book illustration and sequential art, Kralja Petra 4, Belgrade.

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​Since 1992 attending school of comics and illustrations "Đorđe Lobačev" in Belgrade, led by prof. Vladimir Vesovic, founded the same year.

Education
 

Academy of Arts University – Department for Photography, Nemanjina 28, Belgrade, Serbia

 

Graduated at Photography Department with highest grade (10 – ten) under mentorship of professor Milan Aleksić.

Work experience
 

2018 * Illustrated the Old and New Testament for Children with 450 pen and ink drawings colored in aquarelle and gouache painting technique by Sanja Arsenić for the Aramaic community in Germany.

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2017 * Illustrated the Chinese edition of the book about famous Serbian actor Velimir Bata Zivojinovic.

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2016 * The beginning of work on illustrations in the children's book edition "Vulkančić" for publishing house "Vulkan", also colored by Sanja Arsenić in traditional painting techniques.

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2015 * collaborated as a penciler or inker on graphic novels for the French and US markets.

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2012 - present * Working on various individual projects of illustrating books, picture books, magazines, storyboards, advertising illustrations, the concept art for video games, for various publishing houses and marketing agencies.

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2009 - 2011 * Working with a group of Serbian comic artists and writers within the studio "Soko" strip magazine project "Dinamit".

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2008 – present * participated in Croatian comics fanzine “Endem” with drawings of famous comics characters for theme issues of this fanzine, usually as a coauthor with Sanja Arsenić.

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2008 - present * Working as a illustrator for the famous Serbian illustrated magazine "Politikin Zabavnik", publishing and newspaper company "Politika".

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2007 - present * Collaborating with the publishing house "Klett" Belgrade.

Illustrating textbooks such as "Adventures through the World around Us", and other school books and editions for children. These illustrations were done in cartoon like stylization, for which I made pen and ink drawings and Sanja Arsenić create, this time, digital colors for these illustrations.

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2004 - present * Work as illustrator, independently or as part of a team of illustrators for the publisher "Creative Center".

Illustrations for textbooks and books such as Illustrations for the "World around us" for the third grade of elementary school, a book from the edition "How it was to live", "This is how people lived in the Ottoman Empire" and a number of other books, textbooks and workbooks. Mostly in collaboration with his sister Sanja Arsenić as colorist and painter.

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2002 - 2003 * Draw the comic book "Secret Agent Izzy" for the publisher "Luxor" from Belgrade.

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2000 - 2001 * Collaborating on making comics and illustrations for the illustrated satirical magazine "Bager" - publishing house "MAH" from Belgrade.

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2000 - 2003 * Works on illustrations for books, picture books, posters, labels, magazine "Zrnce", all with educational purposes for children related to ecology, for publishing houses: "Ekolibri", "EKO Center" and "Recycling Agency of the Republic of Serbia".

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1999 * works for the magazine for pupils of elementary schools "Veliko Dvorište" publishing company "Draganić" from Belgrade.

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1999 - present * Creates his own short comics for comics almanack "Strip Vilajet", comic magazine "Stripoteka", comic anthology "Novi srpski strip" by publisher "Komiko", comic magazines "Strip Pressing" and "Parabelum" from Serbia, "Strip Burger" from Slovenia, "Strip Creator" and "Strip Art" from Macedonia.

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1998 - 2001 * Collaborates with the marketing agency "Fabrika Snova" from Belgrade on the production of advertising comics and illustrations, storyboards for various advertising campaigns. The most important job for this agency was work on advertising comics and illustrations for the "Delta" ice cream factory printed in "Politikin Zabavnik".

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1998 * Making illustrations for the magazine for the lower grades of elementary schools "Tik- Tak" for publishing house "Dečje Novine" from Gornji Milanovac, Serbia.

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1997 - 1998 * Works on illustrations for newspapers for elementary school students "Školarac" and "Školarka" of the publishing house "Nova Škola" from Belgrade.

Work experience
 

2018 * Colored in aquarelle and gouache painting technique 450 pen and ink drawings made by Saša Arsenić for Old and New Testament picture book for Children.

 

2016 * The beginning of work on coloring in traditional painting techniques of illustrations in the children's book edition "Vulkančić" for publishing house "Vulkan", over the drawings made by Saša Arsenić.

 

2012 - present * Working in colaboration with Saša Arsenić mostly as colorist and painter on various individual projects of illustrating books, picture books, magazines, storyboards, advertising illustrations, the concept art for video games, for various publishing houses and marketing agencies.

 

2011 * Working on promotional photographs for Microsoft Corporation.

 

2010 – 2014 * Photographing events of book promotions and literary evenings. Also working on documentary photography on various assignments. Independently or in collaboration with colleague photographers. Work as official photographer at team building events of several companies.

 

2010 * Working on promotional photographs for Dell Technologies Company.

 

2009 * Participated in University of Arts graduates exibition of Photography Department.

 

2008 * Participated in student exchange program at art biennale with french students of photography.

 

2008 – present * Working as studio photographer in various photography studios at fashion and commercial photo sessions and making photographs for theatre and movie actors audition portfolios.

 

2008 – 2009 * Worked as a part of team of makeup artists on filming of horror zombie movie “Zone of the Dead”.

 

2007 - present * Working on digital coloring of black and white ilustrations made by Saša Arsenić for the publishing house "Klett" Belgrade, on textbooks such as "Adventures through the World around Us", and other school books and editions for children. These illustrations were done in cartoon like stylization.

 

2005 – 2009 * Atended on all student exebitions during university studies of photography at Academy of Arts.

 

2004 - present * Work as colorist in colaboration with Saša Arsenić, independently or as part of a team of illustrators for the publisher "Creative Center".

Illustrations for textbooks and books such as Illustrations for the "World around us" for the third grade of elementary school, a book from the edition "How it was to live", "This is how people lived in the Ottoman Empire" and a number of other books, textbooks and workbooks.

 

Exibitions and Awards
 

Participates in numerous group exhibitions from the first exhibitions of the comic art school "Đorđe Lobačev" at the gallery "Braća Stamenković", through the big exhibition "60 years of comics in Serbia" at the Museum of Applied Arts in Belgrade, where he was one of the youngest participants. Also exibits his artworks on numerous exhibitions in Serbia and in European countries, such as Croatia, Northern Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovenia, France, Belgium and Russia.

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Regularly exhibits at the annual exhibition "Balkanska smotra mladih strip autora" in Leskovac, "Salon Stripa" in Belgrad, "Salon Stripa" in Veles, Macedonia, Annual exhibition of workshop of comics and illustration "Đorđe Lobačev" in Student Cultural Center and Children's Cultural Center In Belgrade, an annual exhibition of "USUS" ("Association of Serbian Comic Artists") in the gallery "Progres", Dom omladine of Belgrade, and Children's Cultural Center,. "Golden Pen of Belgrade" and numerous other group exhibitions.

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He had one solo exhibition of illustrations, comics and drawings in the gallery "Happy Gallery" at the Student Cultural Center in Belgrade in 2008.

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In France Cultural Centar André Malraux in Sarajevo, BiH in 2003 participated as one of exibitors and guests on one week gathering of comicks autors from ex Yugoslav republics – Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia and BiH.

Exibitions and Awards
 

2004 * Pre Faculty studies in photography workshop at gallery of Association of Independent Artists of Photography (USUF) of Serbia under mentorship of famous photographer Nikola Radošević.

 

2004 – present * As a coautor – painter/colorist with Saša Arsenić participates in numerous group exhibitions in Serbia and in other European countries, such as Croatia, Northern Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovenia, France, Belgium and Russia.

 

2004 – present * Regularly exhibits at the annual exhibition "Balkan Festival of Young Comic Book Artists" in Leskovac – Serbia in which participate numerous artist from EX Yugoslavia and all Southeast European countries not only exibiting their work, but also organize workshops, lectures and graphic novel presentations.

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At several ocassions was contenstant and award winner on "Comics Salon" in Belgrade and "Comics Salon" in Veles, Northern Macedonia.

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Regulary participate at annual exhibition of workshop of comics and illustration "Đorđe Lobačev" in Student’s Cultural Center and Children's Cultural Center In Belgrade, an annual exhibition of "USUS" ("Association of Serbian Comic Artists") in the gallery "Progres", Dom omladine of Belgrade, and Children's Cultural Center,. "Golden Feather of Belgrade" and numerous other group exhibitions.

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Also had one solo exibition of artworks made with Saša Arsenić at “Happy Gallery” – part of Student Cultural Centre Belgrade.

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Winner of several awards and recognitions as a coauthor – painter and colorist with Saša Arsenić:

  • best young illustrator award at the Balkan review of Young Strip authors in Leskovac 2006, Serbia.

 

Sponsorship prizes at the Comic Book Fair in Belgrade:

  • "Marketprint" publishing house and "Stripoteka" comics magazine,

  • "System Comics" publishing house award and

  • "Svet stripa", association and magazine "Kiša" from Kragujevac, Serbia.

 

First prize in Salon of comic strip in Veles, Macedonia 2016.

2010 - present
2010 - present

Winner of several awards and recognitions:

  • Participated at comics competition in 1996 on the subject of ecology wich organized Slovenian alternative comics magazine “Stripburger” with comic published in special issue of this magazine devoted to this competition.

  • First prize at the competition on theme - theater and comics, organized by Bitef Theater in 1997,

  • Best young illustrator award at the Balkan review of Young Strip authors in Leskovac 2006, Serbia and

  • Prize of the Politikin Zabavnik at "Golden Pen" 2007.

 

Sponsorship prizes at the Comic Book Fair in Belgrade:

  • "Marketprint" publishing house and "Stripoteka" comics magazine,

  • "System Comics" publishing house award and

  • "Svet stripa", association and magazine "Kiša" from Kragujevac, Serbia.

  • First prize in Salon of comic strip in Veles, Macedonia 2016.

Other activities
 

Associate professor in the school of comics, illustrations and the concept of art "Đorđe Lobačev".

One of the initiators and members (with other former pupils of the comic school "Đorđe Lobačev", and today established comic authors) workshop of comics and illustrations "Đorđe Lobačev"

One of the founders and artists of the comic art studio "Soko".

One of the founders of the comic group "Bagra", (The Bagra Who Draws at Sundays in "Felix")

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