Tomislav Torjanac | About the artist / O umjetniku

EN Tomislav Torjanac (pronounced Tor-yahnutz) is a Croatian llustrator and painter, 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 of 2007.

HR Tomislav Torjanac je hrvatski ilustrator i slikar, koji najčešće slika uljenim bojama u kombinaciji s digitalnom tehnikom. Njegov je stvaralački proces vrlo fizički u baratanju bojom i odlikuje ga bogati impasto.
2006. godine Torjanac je pobijedio na međunarodnom natječaju za ilustriranje romana Pijev život Yanna Martela, dobitnika nagrade Man Booker za 2002. godinu. Natječaj su zajednički raspisali škotski nakladnik Canongate Books, britanske novine The Times, australske novine The Age i kanadske novine The Globe and Mail.
Ilustrirano izdanje objavio je Canongate Books u rujnu 2007. godine.

Torjanac also illustrated several 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.
In Croatia, Torjanac has been awarded for his work with two Kiklop literary awards, two Lice knjige illustration awards and the Grigor Vitez award for the best illustrated book. In 2007 he was nominated for the Vladimir Nazor award.

Torjanac je također ilustrirao nekoliko slikovnica, uključujući Mačka i vraga Jamesa Joycea.
Izlagao je na brojnim skupnim izložbama u Hrvatskoj i inozemstvu te samostalno u Londonu, a 2006. i 2007. godine radovi su mu uvršteni u američki ilustratorski godišnjak Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art.
Za svoj je rad Torjanac u Hrvatskoj nagrađen s dvije nagrade Kiklop, dvije nagrade Lice knjige te nagradom Grigor Vitez, a 2007. godine predložen je za nagradu Vladimir Nazor.