JOVAN’S BIO:
Born and raised in Belgrade, Serbia, a passion for circus culture and circus advertisement has been a part of Jovan’s life since early childhood. It was mid 1970’s when he became fascinated with the colourful visuals of magically drawn animals, clowns and performers covering city walls and store windows. Around the age 4, he remembers noticing posters on street light posts and observing every detail on them. Some of the very first images that left a lasting impression on Jovan were those from Circo Medrano, Circo Americano and Moira Orfei, hence triggering his desire for poster collection. He was fortunate his parents would take him to the circuses that came to town. They would also bring him posters from the store windows, which got him to start collecting from a very young age.
Italian circuses were mostly the ones visiting the country, therefore Jovan’s fascination for Italian circus culture became the main focus of his collection. Years later he learned that behind some of the most mesmerizing posters stand some great artists such as Renato Casaro, Mauro Colizzi, Franco Picchioni, Bruno Napoli among others. In the early 1990’s Jovan moved to Montreal, Canada and continued collecting posters as well as other circus related items, but mostly focusing on European circus culture. The creation of the internet in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s helped him expand his collection and discover more artists with unique styles from all over the world.
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