{"id":4987,"date":"2020-06-25T19:54:59","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T17:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newedgemagazine.com\/?p=4987"},"modified":"2020-06-25T19:59:55","modified_gmt":"2020-06-25T17:59:55","slug":"ive-missed-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newedgemagazine.com\/index.php\/ive-missed-you\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019ve missed you"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>We talked to <\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jovanadukic\/\">Jovana \u0110uki\u0107<\/a>\u00a0featured in\u00a0<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/newedgemagazine.com\/index.php\/new-edge-xii\/\">VII issue<\/a>\u00a0with an illustration editorial about her work. The full animation can be viewed below.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Frame by frame animation by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jovanadukic\/\">Jovana \u0110uki\u0107<\/a>.<br \/>\nBased on a story by Alenka Drobnjak.<br \/>\nThe project was part of an internship in in60seconds studio.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/353546466?app_id=122963\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen title=\"Pogre&amp;scaron;ala sem te (I&amp;#039;ve Missed You)\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"v1MsoNormal\"><strong>1. Who is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jovanadukic\/\">Jovana \u0110uki\u0107<\/a>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"v1MsoNormal\">I am a 24-year-old creative from Slovenia, currently pursuing a master&#8217;s degree in graphic design at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana. I like illustration, 2D animation, analog photography, and lately, ceramics and embroidery. Working with children is my pleasure &#8230; Oh, and I love nature! A mix of all those things is sometimes overwhelming, but at the same time, it is the source of my inspiration and creative work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"v1MsoNormal\"><strong>2. What are you doing, why do you do it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"v1MsoNormal\">My main focus right now is studying graphic design. Besides that, I am working on other projects as well, with illustration, animation, handcrafts, &#8230; you name it. Creative work makes me feel good and relaxed. I love animation, where I make things come to life through my imagination. I like to work with raw materials, playing with textures, and seeing how creations are developing and growing. But no matter what I do, I try to express myself through my work, be honest with myself, and respect my values.\u00a0 I believe in taking care of the environment. I want to share joy and childhood playfulness through my artwork, however, I sometimes want to send a strong message. For that reason, my work is mostly a mixture of both. My goal is to reach people through visual and physical mediums and have a positive impact on society.<\/p>\n<p class=\"v1MsoNormal\"><strong>3. How do you create?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"v1MsoNormal\">I create mostly from home. I have a small creative corner in an apartment in Ljubljana, where I live with 3 roommates. The corner gets too small very quickly because I have a tendency to spread out widely when I am creating. Suddenly, there are papers, pencils, and fabric everywhere. But I like it a lot! Besides that, if possible, as I mostly depend on my computer and my graphic tablet, I like to go outside and create in nature. I find the brainstorming and the planning phase very important and that can often be done outdoors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"v1MsoNormal\"><strong>4. What has been the biggest challenge for you so far?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"v1MsoNormal\">It may sound clich\u00e9, but it is a challenge of gaining the right amount of confidence and decisiveness. I believe that when you learn that, most things fall in the right place by themself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"v1MsoNormal\"><strong>5. What would you consider as a breakthrough point for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"v1MsoNormal\">I have a feeling that a real breakthrough moment has not happened yet. But I would consider taking part in different international projects and being accepted in the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana in 2019 as a lot of small breakthrough moments. During my studies,\u00a0I enriched my knowledge\u00a0in Serbia, Portugal, Lebanon, and the Netherlands. These experiences made me grow on a personal level and reflect very strongly in my professional work as well. One of my latest achievements, which is a sort of a breakthrough moment, is a projection of my animation &#8220;I&#8217;ve Missed You&#8221; on the international animation festival Animateka in Ljubljana. A few years ago, when I was starting with 2D animation, I was only daydreaming of that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"v1MsoNormal\"><strong>6. What are your plans for the future?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"v1MsoNormal\">I try to imagine a vision and a plan for the future, but honestly, it is not yet clear to me, what it is exactly that I want to do. Because I want to do everything! So I will just write down all of my plans. I would like to stay in the creative field. I would like to work with children and to use art as a non-formal way of teaching and encouraging children to express themselves and create. I want my work to have a positive impact on society and the environment. For that reason, in the future, I would want to be able to work on projects which are in\u00a0line with my beliefs and values. Last but not least, I would love to work in a small creative studio, where all of this magic could happen. Hopefully, I would be sharing the studio with like-minded people that I get along with and share that passion. So if you imagine, there is this spacious room in the middle of nature, taking care of a few very nice people who are working on wonderful creative projects. They are making this planet a better place to live, and every now and then, a group of children comes and together they make something amazing! Oh, and I would not mind if there would be a few goats and dogs in our company, so we can work even better! Actually, I think this already sounds like a plan!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"excerpt\">We talked to Jovana \u0110uki\u0107\u00a0featured in\u00a0VII issue\u00a0with an illustration editorial about her work. The full animation can be viewed below.\u00a0 Frame by frame animation by Jovana \u0110uki\u0107. Based on a story by Alenka Drobnjak. The project was part of an internship in in60seconds studio. 1. Who is Jovana \u0110uki\u0107? 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