Dobrosav “Bob” Živković ( sr-cyr, Добросав Боб Живковић; born 7 May 1962) is a Serbian
illustrator living in Belgrade.
Biography
Živković was born at in
Pirot, then part of
Yugoslavia
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. He graduated in 1987 at the
Faculty of Applied Arts in Belgrade.
His works were acknowledged early during his studies, and were published in student magazines ''Student ''(1982) and 'Vidici ''(1982).
In early 1980s he worked as a science fiction and fantasy illustrator. His illustrations were published on the covers of novels of "Znak Sagite" imprint, science fiction and fantasy flmanac "Monolit" and magazine "Alef", later in
Politikin Zabavnik.
His career shifted to artwork for children, in magazines "Tik-Tak" and "Zeka" (1987–1998). He created the children's comic strip Jajzi, that ran in "Tik-Tak". His true breakthrough came as he became a regular illustrator for "Politikin zabavnik".
In the late 1990s Živković was Art Director and premier illustrator of
Saatchi & Saatchi
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offices in Serbia and Slovenia. He continues working in advertising business as well as a freelancer illustrator.
He is a promoter of environment awareness, children's rights, and often draws for humanitarian non-profits.
Most of his work in the last two decades was forCreative Centre publishing house (more than hundred books, translated into over 40 languages).
Selected works
* Cover of Serbian edition of Tolkien’s "Lord of the Rings"
Fellowship of the RingThe Two TowersReturn of the King
Cover for Serbian edition of Stephen King’s "It"
"National park Serbia"
with Dragoljub Ljubičić
Dragoljub "Mićko" Ljubičić ( sr, Драгољуб "Мићко" Љубичић; born 3 January 1962) is a Serbian actor, humorist, and comedian, best known for his involvement with the television programs '' Indexovo radio pozorište'', ''Pozovi ...
"Sex for beginners"
with Jasminka Petrović
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"School"
with Jasminka Petrović
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* Belgrade Zoo
Beo zoo vrt ( sr-cyrl, Бео зоо врт), also known as Vrt dobre nade (The Garden of good hope), is a publicly owned zoo located in Kalemegdan Park, downtown of Belgrade, Serbia. Established on July 12, 1936, it is considered to be one of th ...
— "Good Hope Garden" campaign
* "Smart Book for Mum and Dad" for Serbian UNICEF
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Awards
* Three “Lazar Komarčić” awards for best science-fiction related artwork (1985, 1986. and 1988.)List of "Lazar Komarčić" award winners
* Five “Neven” awards for best illustrated children's book (given by “Prijatelji dece Srbije”, a children’s rights organisation)
* Two “Zlatno pero Beograda” Awards (an award given by ULUPUDUS, An Assosciaton of visual and applied artists and designers)
* Nominated for 2011 Hans Christian Andersen Award given by IBBY
References
External links
Creative centre
publishing house
magazine's page on Bob
* www.bobzivkovic.com - offline
official Facebook page
Bob's Wonderful Art
on Tumblr
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Serbian cartoonists
Serbian comics artists
Serbian comics writers
1962 births
Living people
People from Pirot