He has also been involved in humanitarian work with both government and non-government organizations to help children in need, whether they need protection on the internet or have disabilities, illness, or disease. He is the only Serbian illustrator to have done so. His illustrations are in conversation with the text they accompany.ĭobrosav Bob Živković has received many awards, including five “Neven” awards for best children’s illustration.

Živković regards each of his drawings as an opinion that he expresses in response to an event or subject, or even the text itself. His figures often come to feel like caricatures of ourselves and people that we know, allowing us to stop taking everything and everyone so seriously. His work invites children to express their joy and gives adults a chance to regain some of their own childhood delight. Unexpected perspectives, a sense of freedom, and imagination characterize his illustrations. Živković’s talent for illustrating sensitive topics with humor and understanding can be seen in books like Sex for Beginners and The Primer of Children’s Rights. One of these magazines, Tik-Tak, published Živković’s popular comic Jajzi, allowing him to use his work to deal with difficult areas and issues of children’s rights.

He began publishing his illustrations in student magazines, and then children’s magazines after graduation. He received training at the High School of Art and Design before enrolling in the Belgrade Faculty of Applied Arts. For him, reading was always brought to life by pictures, and when he started reading books without pictures, he drew them himself. Born in 1962, Dobrosav Bob Živković grew up in the town of Pirot in southern Serbia.

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