ATAK

An inspiring tribute to comics heroes and art!

ATAK (1967) is a prominent German visual artist, a true artistic multi-talent, who has playfully crossed the boundaries between different media from the very beginning of his creative journey. Throughout his career, he has remained faithful to his own author’s poetics and lively eclecticism, in which endless influences and references from the world of comics, visual art, film, literature and elsewhere intersect. In 1989, he co-founded the avant-garde comics group and magazine Renate in Berlin. In the 1990s, he published several independent comics publications, and today he is active mainly in the field of illustration. He is also an avid researcher and collector of a wide variety of material, ranging from original comics to “fan art” and folk art.

ATAK’s exhibition at the Slovenian Ethnographic Museum will present the versatility and breadth of his perception of art and will be dedicated to two cult comic book heroes, Dick Tracy and Tintin, who probably do not need to be introduced in detail to fans of the Ninth Art. We’re also looking forward to his guided tour of the exhibition.