Nationality Croatian Name Danijel Zezelj | Role Comics artist | |
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Born Danijel Zezelj 7 December 1966 (age 57) ( 1966-12-07 ) Movies Pan Fibonacci, A Different Bunny, 1000 Books King of Nekropolis, Sun city, Stray Dogs: A Story in Eight Chapters Nominations Goodreads Choice Awards Best Graphic Novels & Comics Similar People Jessica Lurie, Scott Snyder, R M Guera, Jason Aaron, Rafael Albuquerque | ||
ONCE2 by Danijel Žeželj
Danijel Žeželj is a Croatian comic book artist, animator, painter and illustrator and author of a number of graphic novels.
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Heroes of Speed: an interview with Danijel Zezelj
Biography
Žeželj studied classical painting, sculpting and printing at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb, Croatia.
His work has been published and exhibited in Croatia, Slovenia, UK, Switzerland, France, Italy, Spain, Greece, Sweden, South Africa, Argentina, Brazil and the USA.
His comics and illustrations have been published abroad by DC Comics/Vertigo, Marvel Comics, The New York Times Book Review, Harper's Magazine, San Francisco Guardian, Editori del Grifo, Edizioni Charta and others.
Since 1999, in collaboration with musician/composer Jessica Lurie, he has created a series of multimedia performances merging live music with live painting. These have been presented at festivals and in clubs, churches and squats throughout Europe and the USA.
In 2005 he became the first comic book artist ever to have a solo exhibition at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Massachusetts.
In 2001 in Zagreb, Croatia he founded the publishing house and graphic workshop "Petikat". Most recently he worked on animated films at Zagreb Film.
He lives and works both in New York and Zagreb. He is married to Jessica Lurie, a composer and musician.