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Slaven Kosanović Lunar
Slaven Kosanović Lunar (born September 24, 1975) is a Croatian graffiti artist and a graphic designer who emerged from the early Croatian graffiti scene. His works adorn cities such as Amsterdam, Athens, Auckland, Berlin, Hanoi, Havana, Lisbon, London, Melbourne, New York, Oslo, Paris, Saigon, Seoul, Sydney and Tokyo. In addition to drawing and painting graffiti, he excelled in classic brush painting techniques, in the acrylic technique on large-format canvases, using his recognizable animals - cats.

Early life
Slaven Kosanović Lunar was born and raised in Zagreb, Croatia. He attended the Upper Town High School in Zagreb, from which he graduated in 1993.

Lunar became involved in art since early childhood, mostly drawing sketches and comic books. He got introduced to graffiti in 1989, after a family trip to Berlin. The same year he started to place his first vertical drawings on a terrace wall at his parents home. Inspired by the hip-hop culture in 1992, together with his friend Krešimir Buden 2Fast he establishes YCP crew, and in 1993. he does his first solo graffiti piece on the wall.

Career
Slaven Lunar Kosanovic is a Zagreb-based artist widely recognised as

one of the founding members of Croatia’s graffiti scene.

He has painted and exhibited across six continents, leaving his mark

in numerous cities across the globe including Amsterdam, Athens,

Auckland, Berlin, Bogota, Hanoi, Havana, Kigali, Lisbon, London,

Melbourne, New York, Oslo, Paris, Saigon and Tokyo.

In 2019, he released his first book, From Zagreb with Love, which

documents his work across three decades.

In 2021, the Creative Europe Desk of the Croatian Ministry of Culture

appointed Lunar as Croatia’s Creative Ambassador of Culture. The role

signifies a landmark shift with a spotlight now firmly on the

country’s graffiti scene and its rightful place within the wider arts

movement.

Today, Lunar hosts a weekly radio show on Yammat FM. He also cites

Adidas, Forbes, Nissan and Hope Box among his clients.

Solo Exhibitions

 * 2003. Beastz'n Bugz, Kulturni centar Centra Kaptol, Zagreb, Hrvatska
 * 2006. Beastz'n Bugz, Invisible NYC Gallery,New York, SAD
 * 2007. Iki,Shibuya Camp, Tokyo, Japan
 * 2009. Promatranje ptica, Galerija Vladimir Nazor, Zagreb, Hrvatska
 * 2013. Golden Age of Ballooning, Galerija Boonika, Zagreb, Hrvatska
 * 2013. Pop-up Exhibition, Kunsthalle Platoon, Seoul, Južna Koreja
 * 2013. 400 (izložba fotografija s Ivom Kosanovićem), Galerija Boonika, Zagreb, Hrvatska
 * 2015. Kontinenti, Galerija Karas, Zagreb, Hrvatska

Group Exhibitions

 * 1994. Pisanica s razlogom, / Klovićevi dvori, Zagreb, HR
 * 1996. A Tribute to Style, Kahlmann Museum, München, SRNJ
 * 1998. Crossing Bridges, Klub Insel, Berlin, SRNJ
 * 1998. Graffiti, Moderna galerija, studio Josip Račić, Zagreb, HR
 * 2005. Umjetnost ulice:10 godina graffita u Zagrebu, Muzej grada Zagreba, Zagreb, HR
 * 2005. Graff-ite, Crewest Gallery, Los Angeles, SAD
 * 2006. Balkan Express, Galerija Collegium Artisticum, Sarajevo, BiH
 * 2006. Hope Box Project, Go Gallery, Amsterdam, Nizozemska
 * 2007. Spray, Mehrin Gallery, Teheran, Iran
 * 2007. The Walls Belong to us, an art benefit for Alan Ket's legal defense, Powerhouse Arena Brooklyn, New York, SAD
 * 2007. Hope Box Ice Cream Event, Mai Gallery, Hanoi, Vijetnam
 * 2007. Hope Box Christmas Ice Cream Event, Oude Kerk, Amsterdam, Nizozemska
 * 2008. Hope Yourself,Go Gallery, Amsterdam, Nizozemska,
 * 2008. Aerosol Symphonies 2, Go Gallery, Amsterdam, Nizozemska
 * 2008. 400 ml, La Maison des Metallos, Paris i drugi gradovi, Francuska
 * 2008. HBX International Day of Peace, Ajara nacionalni muzej, Batumi, Gruzija
 * 2008. Hope Box, Tbilisi International Airport, Gruzija
 * 2009. Hip Hop Lives Here, Auckland, Novi Zeland
 * 2010. Bijenale hrvatske ilustracije, (grupna), Klovićevi dvori, Zagreb, HR
 * 2011. Expo for Mattia, Palazzo Filangieri,Napulj, Italija
 * 2011. Meštart on Board, Muzej suvremene umjetnosti, Split, HR

Books

 * Nicholas Ganz: Nicholas Ganz: Graffiti World - Street Art from 5 Continents / 2002. /
 * Thames & Hudson / (USA, Njemačka, Španjolska, Nizozemska, UK, Japan) / Str. 316 / 317
 * Dropdrop agency: The Book of Tags[neaktivna poveznica] (Francuska) / 2005 / Kitchen 93, Bagnolet, Francuska / Str. 86
 * Alan Ket: Graffiti Planet: The Best Graffiti from around the World / 2007. / Michael O’ Mara Books Ltd. London / str. 11
 * Alan Ket: Street Art: The Best Urban Art from around the World / 2011. / Michael O’ Mara Books Ltd. London
 * Manuel Gerullis: Meeting of Styles, volume 1 / 2013 / From Here to Fame, Berlin, Njemačka / Str. 86
 * Ozan KmrOne Ay: Style is the Message / 2013 / Izmir, Turska / Str. 48
 * FatCap: Graff’ L’art de rue a colorier / 2014 / Hachette, Francuska /
 * Steam 156: 100 European Graffiti Artists  Inačica izvorne stranice arhivirana 30. ožujka 2016. / 2014 / Schiffer, London / Str. 102, 103
 * Darren Church Kalis: Hello my Name is Project / 2016 / RAW Inc, Sydney, Australia / Str. 63
 * David Villorente & Sacha Jenkins: World Piecebook – Global Graffiti Drawings (USA) / Prestel, New York, USA / Str. 37

Magazines

 * Star Wars Insider (USA),
 * Croatia Airlines Inflight Magazine, Forbes (Croatia),
 * DJ Magazine (Italija),
 * Playboy (Croatia), Kontejner,
 * Časopis za kritiko znanosti (Slovenija),
 * Maxim (Srbija), Belio (Španjolska),
 * Carpe diem (Grčka), Blazing (Francuska),
 * Backspin, Stylefile (Njemačka),
 * Under Cover, Graphotism (UK),
 * Indole, Stylebusters (Italija),
 * Urban Roots (Rusija),
 * Code Red (Rusija),
 * Outdoor Advertising (Indija),
 * Balcans magazine (Turska)

Public exposures

 * Konferencija TED X Zagreb, 2015.
 * Konferencija Pecha Kucha, Osijek, 2013.

Lectures

 * Predavanje studentima u sklopu projekta Hop Box / Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes "San Alejandro" / Havana / 2014.
 * Predavanje studentima Erasmusa / Krško / 2014.
 * Centar za kulturu i film August Cesarec / Zagreb 2015.
 * Zagrebački forum o urbanoj sigurnosti / Ministarstvo gospodarstva / Zagreb 2015.
 * Gymnasium Fürstenfeld / Studenti Erasmusa I srednjoškolci 2015.
 * Predavanje studentima Erasmusa u sklopu programa Media and the City / Fakultet političkih znanosti /Zagreb 2016.
 * IFCC – Independent festival of creative communication / Zagreb 2016.
 * Klub Lazareti  Inačica izvorne stranice arhivirana 7. prosinca 2016. / Dubrovnik 2016.
 * Grafički fakultet / Zagreb 2016.