Maybe it’s the strong, poster reds and blues or the bold, decisive marks he uses, but there is a striking confidence in the graphic stylings of Belgrade-based illustrator Bratislav Milenkovic.
We’re impressed by the immediate impact he is able to create with just a few select colours and carefully placed marks. Nothing gets too finicky or bogged down, every dot and curve are placed with clear intent, making them really easy to read.
Bratislav has been working freelance since 2007 and has a bunch of clients that include The New York Times, Wired, Financial Times and Museum of Contemporary Art Belgrade. He has also exhibited various times in Belgrade as well as other parts of Europe. He tells us more.
I find a great pleasure in exploring different styles. For a long time, my works were the result of questioning the typography-illustration relationship and now, when it comes to personal work, most of the inspiration comes from an everyday life, various situations or objects from my surrounding.
Sometimes, I like to make a visual note of some tiny, easy-to-forget, funny moments that happened. Also, I really enjoy digging through the archives in search for good examples of vintage artworks and then trying to put them into contemporary illustration pieces. After that, I start with really simple vectors and later on they get built up and finished by adding some shades and textures.
At the moment the regular iMac/Wacom tablet combination is pretty much everything I need but as the time goes, I think about printmaking and painting more and more.
© Bratislav Milenkovic, 2014
