Everyday mechanisms and knobbly knees from illustrator Bratislav Milenkovic

Belgrade-based illustrator Bratislav Milenkovic’s work is intricate and mechanical, with every detail forming the nuts and bolts of an elaborate piece of slapstick comedy. The characters, objects and abstract shapes play an equal role in Bratislav’s compositions. The lightly-airbrushed, knobbly kneed people (all with fantastic hair) are lost amongst the melee but only for the added impact of discoveries like: “oh! There’s a guy cranking an ice bucket over his own head” or “Why is that guy exfoliating a Christmas tree?”

His illustrations have been published in the likes of The New York Times, Wired, Adweek and Computer Arts; they’re bright, textured with soft edges galore.