PORTRAIT IN HONOR OF COKALIJA GREAT ANNIVERSARY
31.12.2014

President of Palilula, Boban Džunić during New Year program celebration of New 2015, presented the picture - portrait "everyone feels good with Cokalija" to Zivorad Isaković- Cokalija, artwork by Aleksandar Blatnik. Sixty years of artistic work of Uncle Žika Cokalija is a big jubilee of legend of Nis Palilula. We wanted in this way to express our gratitude - stressed president Džunić. And on this occasion we want to say something about Aleksandar Blatnik, our outstanding cartoonist, designer, painter and architect, who is the author of the picture " everyone feels good with Cokalija". In his atelier in Palilula, near the head office of Palilula, he is tirelessly creating and constantly surprising us with his creativity. His works-portraits of our most famous actors, quite ordinary people, top athletes, have been exhibited throughout our country.

Aleksandar Blatnik is a member ULUPUDUS with a prominent artist title. He received the Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as hundreds of awards at home and abroad for cartoons and paintings. He has exhibited over 400 times in group exhibitions and had about 40 solo of his own.