Tomislav Torjanac

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Tomislav Torjanac (born 1972) is a Croatian illustrator, who works mostly in oil paints combined with a digital medium. His creative process is very physical in the paint handling and is characterized by rich impastos.

In 2006 Torjanac won the international competition to illustrate a new edition of Yann Martel’s 2002 Man Booker Prize-winning novel Life of Pi . The competition was run by Scottish publisher Canongate Books , UK newspaper The Times , Australian newspaper The Age and Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail . The illustrated edition was published by Canongate Books in September 2007. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Torjanac also illustrated a number of picture books, including James Joyce's The Cat and the Devil. He participated in a number of group exhibitions in Croatia and abroad, and had a solo show in London. His artwork was included in Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art illustration annual in 2006 and 2007.

References

  1. ↑ Life of Pi: The Illustrated Edition by Yann Martel and Tomislav Torjanac, The Times, 15 September 2007
  2. ↑ A brush with the art of Pi, The Times, 15 April 2006
  3. ↑ In Pictures: The Illustrated Life of Pi, The Guardian, 27 September 2007
  4. ↑ A new slice of Pi, The Toronto Star, 17 November 2007
  5. ↑ Life of Pi gets visualized, The Miami Sun Post, 1 November 2007
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