BIOGRAPHY
Veljko Vučković was born in 1994 in Gornji Milanovac, Serbia. He completed his master’s degree in the class of Professor Nikola Božović at the Faculty of Applied Arts in Belgrade, Applied Painting department. He finished his doctoral studies in 2023 under the mentorship of Professor Ivan Grubanov. After being employed as a teaching associate (2019–2024), he is currently working as an assistant professor at the same institution (2024–). He has exhibited his works in 17 solo exhibitions and 142 group exhibitions at regional and international levels.
He received the 1st „Prisma Art Prize“ Award, „Vladimir Veličković“ Foundation Drawing Award, „Momčilo Moma Marković“ Award for best small-format drawing, the third prize from the „Niš Art Foundation“ and commendation from the jury at the 14th International Biennial of Miniature Art in Gornji Milanovac. His works are held in private and institutional collections both domestically and internationally. He is represented by Drina Gallery (Belgrade, Serbia) and Aria Art Gallery (Florence, Italy). He currently lives and works in Belgrade.
ARTWORK DESCRIPTION
This piece in particular is a part of a series of drawings for which I was awarded with the prestigious „Vladimir Veličković“ Foundation Drawing Award in 2024. It is based on a frame from Jacques Deray’s 1972 thriller film „The Outside Man“ (fr. „Un homme est mort“), starring Jean-Louis Trintignant and Roy Scheider.