[go: nahoru, domu]
Jump to content

Miki Muster: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
edited formatting
No edit summary
Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
 
(32 intermediate revisions by 21 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Short description| Slovenian sculptor, illustrator, animator and cartoonist}}
{{Infobox artist
{{Infobox artist
| name = Miki Muster
| name = Miki Muster
Line 4: Line 6:
| caption = Miki Muster, 2008
| caption = Miki Muster, 2008
| birth_name = Nikolaj Muster
| birth_name = Nikolaj Muster
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1925|11|22}}<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|author=Tina Lešničar |url=http://www.delo.si/novice/slovenija/poslovil-se-je-miki-muster-48974.html |title=Poslovil se je Miki Muster |publisher=Delo.si |accessdate=8 May 2018}}</ref>
⚫
| birth_date = {{Birth-date and age| 22 November 1925 }}
| birth_place = [[Murska Sobota]], [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]]
| birth_place = [[Murska Sobota]], [[Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes]]
⚫
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2018|05|07|1925|11|22}}
| death_place = [[Notranje Gorice]], Slovenia
| nationality = Slovenian
| nationality = Slovenian
| field = [[Painting]], [[Drawing]], [[Illustrating]], [[Sculpture]], [[Animation]]
| field = Painting, drawing, illustrating, sculpture, animation
| training = [[Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Ljubljana|Academy of Fine Arts, Ljubljana]]
| training = [[Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Ljubljana|Academy of Fine Arts, Ljubljana]]
| movement =
| movement =
| works = ''Zvitorepec, Trdonja and Lakotnik'' (43 editions)
| works = ''Zvitorepec'' (43 editions)
| patrons =
| patrons =
| awards = [[Prešeren Award]]
| awards = [[Prešeren Award]]
}}
}}
'''Nikolaj Muster''' (22 November 1925 – 7 May 2018), known as '''Miki Muster''', was a Slovenian academic sculptor, illustrator, [[cartoonist]], and animator. He is viewed as a pioneer in the field of comics and animation in Slovenia, known for the series of comics featuring the characters Zvitorepec, Trdonja, and Lakotnik, and animated TV commercials.
'''Miki Muster''' (born 22 November 1925; birth name ''Nikolaj Muster'') is a [[Slovenia]]n academic [[sculptor]], [[illustrator]], [[cartoonist]] and [[animator]]. He is best known for his comic books with the characters Zvitorepec, Trdonja and Lakotnik and many others.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rtvslo.si/news-in-english/slovenia-revealed/an-artist-named-miki-became-slovenia-s-disney/351248 |title=An Artist Named Miki Became Slovenia’s Disney |publisher=MMC RTV Slovenija |first=Jaka |last=Bartolj |date=2 February 2016}}</ref> In 2015 he received the [[Prešeren Award]] for lifetime achievement.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rtvslo.si/kultura/novice/presernova-nagrajenca-velikana-stripa-in-verzov/357821 |title=Prešernova nagrajenca: velikana stripa in verzov |language=Slovenian|trans-title=The Prešeren Awardees: The Giants of Comics and of Verses |publisher=MMC RTV Slovenia |date=7 February 2015}}</ref>

==Biography==
Muster first got interested in animation when he saw [[Disney]]'s ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]''.<ref name="rtvslo1">{{cite web|url=http://www.rtvslo.si/kultura/drugo/umrl-je-miki-muster-pionir-slovenskega-stripa/454282 |title=Umrl je Miki Muster, pionir slovenskega stripa: Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija |publisher=Rtvslo.si |date=27 October 2017 |accessdate=8 May 2018}}</ref> He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts, [[University of Ljubljana]], with a degree in sculpture. Even during the studies, he wished to join the Disney studios in the US, which was impossible given the post-war political situation.<ref name="autogenerated1"/> After completing only a couple of statues, he focused on drawing.<ref name="rtvslo1"/>

In 1952, Muster started drawing his comic strip ''Zvitorepec'', which was running in magazines ''Poletove podobe in povesti'' (PPP) and ''Tedenska tribuna''.<ref name="rtvslo2">{{cite web|url=https://www.rtvslo.si/kultura/novice/presernova-nagrajenca-velikana-stripa-in-verzov/357821 |title=Prešernova nagrajenca: velikana stripa in verzov: Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija |publisher=Rtvslo.si |accessdate=8 May 2018}}</ref> PPP was supposed to publish Disney's comics but as they did not arrive in time, Muster filled in with his own one.<ref name="rtvslo1"/> From 1955 to 1973, he was drawing for ''Slovenski poročevalec'', later renamed ''[[Delo (newspaper)|Delo]]''; after that he worked as a freelancer. His work in comics was frowned upon by the Communist Yugoslav government, with [[socialist realism]] being the preferred art style and anything too Western undesirable. This attitude continued to some degree even after the [[Tito–Stalin Split]].<ref name="rtvslo3">{{cite news|url=http://www.rtvslo.si/news-in-english/slovenia-revealed/an-artist-named-miki-became-slovenia-s-disney/351248 |title=An artist named Miki became Slovenia's Disney: Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija |newspaper=Rtvslo.si |accessdate=8 May 2018}}</ref>

In 1973, Muster moved to [[Munich]] to pursue a career in animation at [[Bavaria Film]].<ref name="rtvslo3"/> After Slovenia declared independence, Muster returned home and was for some time drawing caricatures for political magazines ''Mag'' and ''Reporter''.<ref name="rtvslo1"/>

For his work, Muster received a series of awards. In 2014, the Journalist's Associacion of Slovenia awarded him the Borut Meško Award for his achievements in illustration and caricature. Also in 2014, he was awarded the silver order of merit for his pioneering work in the field of comics and animation by the [[President of Slovenia]] [[Borut Pahor]].<ref name="rtvslo1"/> In 2015 he received the [[Prešeren Award]] for lifetime achievements, the highest Slovenian award for arts.<ref name="rtvslo2"/> In 2015 he was awarded an honorary doctorate at the [[University of Nova Gorica]].<ref name="autogenerated1"/>

Muster died on 7 May 2018 in a nursing home in [[Notranje Gorice]], aged 92.<ref name="autogenerated1"/>

==Work==
Muster was best known for his comic books featuring the characters Zvitorepec, Trdonja, and Lakotnik; an anthropomorphic plucky fox, a wise turtle, and an always-hungry simple-minded wolf. The characters were taken from Slovenian folklore. In a series of volumes, the adventures of the trio took place worldwide, in different historic periods, most notably in the [[Wild West]], in future, and even in space. The episode in space from 1959 caused a minor political incident: the Russian cosmonauts that the trio meets on the trip to the Moon were depicted as bears. The Soviet embassy in [[Belgrade]] issued an official protest. In order to resolve the problem, the next volume depicted American astronauts as monkeys, which pleased the Russians (while not bothering the US, where the comics were not published anyway).<ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite web|url=http://pogledi.delo.si/knjiga/fenomen-zvitorepec |title=Fenomen Zvitorepec &#124; pogledi.si – spletna stran ni ažurirana |publisher=Pogledi.delo.si |accessdate=8 May 2018}}</ref> Some stories outlined real-world problems such as increasing pollution and aggressive driving, while a story about Lakotnik building his own house made fun of the construction process in Yugoslavia in the 1960s.<ref name="autogenerated2"/> Although some contemporaries criticized Muster's style as "too American" and "too Disneyesque", he was nevertheless recognized for his artistic talent. The comics were immensely popular with children and teenagers and remained a mainstay of newspapers and book collections for decades.<ref name="autogenerated1"/>

Muster's other illustrations and comics include stories about Neewa the Bear, Lupinica, Snežko, The Last of the Mohicans, Ostrostrelec, Stezosledec, and others.<ref name="autogenerated1"/>

He was also well-known for his work in animation, especially for TV commercials. Among his best-known works were the Cikcak bunnies and commercials for [[Mercator (retail)|Mercator]], Čunga Lunga chewing gum, and Viki krema.<ref name="autogenerated1"/> While in Munich, Muster collaborated with the Argentinian cartoonist [[Guillermo Mordillo]], creating about 400 of shorts based on his characters. He also worked on the animated adventures of German private detective [[Nick Knatterton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.muster.si/en/bibliography/animations/|title=Animacije – Miki Muster|date=1 January 1970|publisher=Muster.si|accessdate=8 May 2018}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
Line 21: Line 43:
== External links==
== External links==
* {{commons category-inline|Miki Muster}}
* {{commons category-inline|Miki Muster}}
* [http://www.dnevnik.si/tiskane_izdaje/objektiv/250544 Kar sem si želel kot mulc, sem uresničil (interview)] ("I Have Realised What a Wished for Myself as a Kid"; Dnevnik, 9 June 2007)
* [http://www.dnevnik.si/tiskane_izdaje/objektiv/250544 Kar sem si želel kot mulc, sem uresničil (interview)] ("I Made My Boyhood Ambition Come True"; Dnevnik, 9 June 2007)
* [https://www.dnevnik.si/1042705840 Miki Muster: Packanje z barvami mi ni všeč (interview)] ("I Don't Like Blotching with Colours"; Dnevnik, 7 February 2015)
* [https://www.dnevnik.si/1042705840 Miki Muster: Packanje z barvami mi ni všeč (interview)] ("I Don't Like Mucking About With Colours"; Dnevnik, 7 February 2015)


{{Authority control}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Muster, Miki}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Muster, Miki}}
[[Category:1925 births]]
[[Category:1925 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:2018 deaths]]
[[Category:20th-century Slovenian sculptors]]
[[Category:20th-century Slovenian sculptors]]
[[Category:20th-century Slovenian male artists]]
[[Category:Slovenian illustrators]]
[[Category:Slovenian illustrators]]
[[Category:Slovenian cartoonists]]
[[Category:Slovenian cartoonists]]
[[Category:Slovenian animators]]
[[Category:Slovenian animators]]
[[Category:Slovenian comics artists]]
[[Category:People from Murska Sobota]]
[[Category:People from Murska Sobota]]
[[Category:University of Ljubljana alumni]]
[[Category:University of Ljubljana alumni]]
[[Category:Prešeren Award laureates]]
[[Category:Prešeren Award laureates]]


{{slovenia-artist-stub}}
{{cartoonist-stub}}

Latest revision as of 13:08, 3 October 2024

Miki Muster
Miki Muster, 2008
Born
Nikolaj Muster

(1925-11-22)22 November 1925[1]
Murska Sobota, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes
Died7 May 2018(2018-05-07) (aged 92)
Notranje Gorice, Slovenia
NationalitySlovenian
EducationAcademy of Fine Arts, Ljubljana
Known forPainting, drawing, illustrating, sculpture, animation
Notable workZvitorepec (43 editions)
AwardsPrešeren Award

Nikolaj Muster (22 November 1925 – 7 May 2018), known as Miki Muster, was a Slovenian academic sculptor, illustrator, cartoonist, and animator. He is viewed as a pioneer in the field of comics and animation in Slovenia, known for the series of comics featuring the characters Zvitorepec, Trdonja, and Lakotnik, and animated TV commercials.

Biography

[edit]

Muster first got interested in animation when he saw Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.[2] He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Ljubljana, with a degree in sculpture. Even during the studies, he wished to join the Disney studios in the US, which was impossible given the post-war political situation.[1] After completing only a couple of statues, he focused on drawing.[2]

In 1952, Muster started drawing his comic strip Zvitorepec, which was running in magazines Poletove podobe in povesti (PPP) and Tedenska tribuna.[3] PPP was supposed to publish Disney's comics but as they did not arrive in time, Muster filled in with his own one.[2] From 1955 to 1973, he was drawing for Slovenski poročevalec, later renamed Delo; after that he worked as a freelancer. His work in comics was frowned upon by the Communist Yugoslav government, with socialist realism being the preferred art style and anything too Western undesirable. This attitude continued to some degree even after the Tito–Stalin Split.[4]

In 1973, Muster moved to Munich to pursue a career in animation at Bavaria Film.[4] After Slovenia declared independence, Muster returned home and was for some time drawing caricatures for political magazines Mag and Reporter.[2]

For his work, Muster received a series of awards. In 2014, the Journalist's Associacion of Slovenia awarded him the Borut Meško Award for his achievements in illustration and caricature. Also in 2014, he was awarded the silver order of merit for his pioneering work in the field of comics and animation by the President of Slovenia Borut Pahor.[2] In 2015 he received the Prešeren Award for lifetime achievements, the highest Slovenian award for arts.[3] In 2015 he was awarded an honorary doctorate at the University of Nova Gorica.[1]

Muster died on 7 May 2018 in a nursing home in Notranje Gorice, aged 92.[1]

Work

[edit]

Muster was best known for his comic books featuring the characters Zvitorepec, Trdonja, and Lakotnik; an anthropomorphic plucky fox, a wise turtle, and an always-hungry simple-minded wolf. The characters were taken from Slovenian folklore. In a series of volumes, the adventures of the trio took place worldwide, in different historic periods, most notably in the Wild West, in future, and even in space. The episode in space from 1959 caused a minor political incident: the Russian cosmonauts that the trio meets on the trip to the Moon were depicted as bears. The Soviet embassy in Belgrade issued an official protest. In order to resolve the problem, the next volume depicted American astronauts as monkeys, which pleased the Russians (while not bothering the US, where the comics were not published anyway).[5] Some stories outlined real-world problems such as increasing pollution and aggressive driving, while a story about Lakotnik building his own house made fun of the construction process in Yugoslavia in the 1960s.[5] Although some contemporaries criticized Muster's style as "too American" and "too Disneyesque", he was nevertheless recognized for his artistic talent. The comics were immensely popular with children and teenagers and remained a mainstay of newspapers and book collections for decades.[1]

Muster's other illustrations and comics include stories about Neewa the Bear, Lupinica, Snežko, The Last of the Mohicans, Ostrostrelec, Stezosledec, and others.[1]

He was also well-known for his work in animation, especially for TV commercials. Among his best-known works were the Cikcak bunnies and commercials for Mercator, Čunga Lunga chewing gum, and Viki krema.[1] While in Munich, Muster collaborated with the Argentinian cartoonist Guillermo Mordillo, creating about 400 of shorts based on his characters. He also worked on the animated adventures of German private detective Nick Knatterton.[6]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Tina Lešničar. "Poslovil se je Miki Muster". Delo.si. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Umrl je Miki Muster, pionir slovenskega stripa: Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija". Rtvslo.si. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Prešernova nagrajenca: velikana stripa in verzov: Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija". Rtvslo.si. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  4. ^ a b "An artist named Miki became Slovenia's Disney: Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija". Rtvslo.si. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Fenomen Zvitorepec | pogledi.si – spletna stran ni ažurirana". Pogledi.delo.si. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Animacije – Miki Muster". Muster.si. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Miki_Muster&oldid=1249147053"