Abu Dhabi residency dawings

After the residency in Abu Dhabi in December 2013 I had an exhibition at HDLU Zagreb, Gallery „Prsten“ . I did a 50 meter long comic book drawing of my expereinces at the residency. With the help of my two good friends Dominik Vuković and Luka Dundur I managed to finish it in just 3 days.

Here are some photos of the process and of some details, along with some press material...

    Photo by B. Mrđenović

Press:
http://www.tportal.hr/kultura/kulturmiks/309355/Moj-Bandic-na-bijelom-konju-je-heroj-kakvim-ga-ljudi-vide.html
http://vizkultura.hr/the-residency-drawings-abu-dhabi-2013-2014/
http://www.urbanka.hr/sijecanjska-zbivanja-presjek-urednistva/img_7592/

William Blake in the bedroom

A friend of mine asked me to paint a big copy of his favorite painting "The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with the Sun" by William Blake above his bed

Lucrezia portrait

A commissioned portrait of the daughter of Italian ambassador in Croatia

100x80cm
Oil on canvas
2014.

And here is the process...

Steve and Connie in Texas

A painting I was commissioned to do for Steve (whom I met in Abu Dhabi) and his wife Connie. The scene depicts the symbolical moment Steve proposed to Connie. I was given close instructions on painting every detail, from the background, to the belt buckles. It was a very nice and unique collaboration.

Oil on canvas
100x70cm
2013.

Self portrait in Rue de Rivoli

A portrait I did after my return from Paris residency in Cite du International in December 2012. 

Child ink portraits

 Two little children I was commissioned to do draw

Bedouin portraits

Here are the Bedouin portraits i did during the "Eastern Europe Art" month on the residency in Abu Dhabi, Art Hub in the UAE (http://www.adah.ae/). 

The faces I took from old Abu Dhabi photographs....

Press release:

http://www.timeoutabudhabi.com/mobile/art/features/47900-abu-dhabi-art-hub

         

Abu Dhabi Art Hub Residency

I will be spending this month in Abu Dhabi with fellow artists from Eastern Europe

And here is the entrance to my studio, will be uploading more when I get some work done.

Solo show in Split 12.11. - 26.12.2013.

My first solo show outside of Zagreb!

2. Biennale of Painting in Zagreb

Visit the Biennale and see what's going on in painting today! You can also see 3 of my paintings hanging...

Pero A Bird in KOMIKAZE Nr12

Komikaze published my first comic! You can read it on this link...http://www.komikaze.hr/comic/stipan-tadic/33

"5th of August"

So here is the painting I have been working on the last 6 months, along with the whole process, refference map, sketches and exhibition photos...Enjoy

               

And here some press links:
http://vizkultura.hr/od-psihodelije-do-betonizacije/
http://arteist.hr/epska-posveta-ilegalnoj-betonizaciji-hrvatske/
                   

Sketch preview of my upcomming exhibition

On Monday 30.09.2013. I will have an exhibition opening in the gallery Greta, Zagreb. There I will present only one painting on which I have been working on the last 6 months, so here is a preview from my sketchbook....

Tower of Hell in Medika

Here is a recent wall painting we did on the entrance to our studio. This painting I did with the help of my friend Monika Meglić, she did the lower half, I did the upper.... Enjoy!

Tea and Leia

Another commissioned portrait. These two girls where really nice and it was a pleasure to paint them. This time I wanted to put as much effort in the background as in the figures. So I put them on some kind of Japanese couch with a Japanese tapestry in the background...

Oil on canvas

60x90cm

2013.

Self portrait in "Krivi put" (Wrong Way)

By viewing this painting you have the opportunity to drink a beer with me on the terrace of the most famous bar in Zagreb named Wrong Way.

Oil on canvas
20x30cm
2012.

Follow your Ancestors, Dugave, 2011

Today I put the letters onto this mural I did one year ago, in 2011. Now it is finally finished...I will post the colored version with some making of photos soon...

Before Party After Party

Here is my new street painting I did in Trešnjevka these days, took me 2 days. It is part of a project entitled "Face Poster", where each of 10 artists gained one part of Zagreb for making a self-portrait which would stand in contrast to the usual "beautiful" faces on posters. It was organized by the Center of Culture Trešnjevka and MUU (thanks). 

Women laughing naked in the bed

This painting took me just 3-4 hours to finish. The main point here is about composition and atmosphere. I wanted to get some 80's porn atmosphere. I really had pleasure painting it

36,9x61,2 cm
Oil on board
2012.

Gossip

I had my three good friends, Diana, Nikolina and Nikolina come to my place to pose for this painting. I told them to talk for 20 minutes and asked them to keep the intensity of the talk very high. By the time they where laughing and talking about their stuff I took pictures. Out of this photos came out this painting.

36,9x61,2 cm
Egg tempera and oil on canvas
2012.

A quarrel in the Botanical Garden

56x50 cm
Egg tempera and oil on cardboard
2012.

Contemporary Dance

80x40 cm
Egg tempera and oil on canvas
2012.

Decapitated Dancer

52x26cm (without frame)
Egg tempera and oil on board
2012.

Monika (Winter in Medika)

100x50cm
Egg tempera and oil on board
2012.