U ovoj poetici bezizlaznosti, karakteri jesu pohabani i vulgarni. Njenim stripovima smo uvek zatečeni. Otvorenom seksualnošću, neposrednošću jezika, sistematskim izborom najgorih rešenja od strane većine njenih karaktera. Reč je o gašenju žeđi na pogrešan način. Oni su gubitnici, majstori miskomunikacije do perverznosti. Nina Bunjevac prati ovo osećanje do dubine pada, do totalne ogoljenosti života, pri tome kreirajući veličanstvene karaktere, neodoljive u toj svojoj pogrešnosti. U tome jeste i njena hrabrost i njen talent da stvori duboko nepornografski pristup životu. Njeni likovi jesu zanemarene i nekompletne ličnosti, ali su dirljive, kao i svi mi, dok svojim ameboidnim pseudopodijama pokušavamo da od ovoga što se zove život proizvedemo smisao. U ovim stripovima nema građanskog moralizma, ali ima makar ironičnog prihvatanja, jedne vrste etike saosećanja kroz minuciozno praćenje pada, kroz sve igre samoobmanjivanja, poricanja realnosti, sentimentalnih zavaravanja i, jednostavno, očajanja. Zoran Đukanović —- Najveća, vitalno osvežavajuća, promena u savremenom stripu je nezaustavljivi uspon žena kao autora, kao čitalaca i kao karaktera. U svojoj impresivnoj debitantskoj kolekciji stripova, Nina Bunjevac zadivljuje kao osobeni, moderni glas, vešt u superdetaljnom crtanju i delikatno uznemirujući, dok probija u najmračnije dubine želje i očaja. Pol Gravet
Author
Although Canadian born, Nina Bunjevac spent her formative years in Yugoslavia, where she began her art education before returning to Canada at onset of the war of the 1990s. She continued her education in graphic design at the iconic Art Centre of Central Technical School in Toronto, subsequently graduating from the Drawing and Painting department at OCAD. After a decade of drawing and painting she discovered the passion for the narrative through sculpture installation work, eventually returning to her childhood passion for comics. Nina’s comics have been published in a number of international periodicals and anthologies, including The National Post, Le Monde Diplomatique, ArtReview and Best American Comics. Her first book Heartless (2012, Conundrum Press, Nova Scotia) won a Doug Wright Award in Best Debut category. Her second book, Fatherland (2014, Jonathan Cape, London) has reached international acclaim, appearing on the New York Times best-seller list and receiving a Doug Wright Award in Best Book category; it was also shortlisted for PACA Regional Literary Award in France. Bezimena (2018, Ici Même, Nantes; 2019, Fantagraphics, Seattle), Nina’s third book, made the official selection at Angoulême International Comics Festival 2019, won Artemisia prize in the category of Best Drawing in France, and was awarded Best Book Jury Prize at 2019 Lucca Comics and Games in Lucca, Italy. Her artwork has been included in a number of exhibitions, both in Canada and internationally. Notable exhibits include the 2014 installation Out of Fatherland, at Art Gallery of Ontario, commissioned mural pieces for The Idea of North, and Galerie Martel in Paris, France. She lives in Toronto where she divides her time between comics, illustration, teaching and fine arts.
