Radovan Nastić
Radovan Nastić (Serbian Cyrillic: Радован Настић), also known as Bensedin, is an American multimedia sub cultural artist of a Serbian origin living in Los Angeles, California, active in performing arts, working as a writer, performer, photojournalist and a radio host.
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Birth name | Radovan Nastić |
Born | Belgrade, Serbia | 15 February 1975
Occupation(s) | Writer, radio-host, actor, multimedia artist, activist, journalist, photographer |
Website | www |
Early life
Radovan is an American citizen born on 15 February 1975, in Belgrade (Serbia)
He currently lives in West Hollywood, a famous municipality within Los Angeles County, California.
During the nineteens he had been actively engaged on world-famous and cult Serbian underground B92 radio since February 1995. Also worked at a radio station SKC from 2004–2006 covering early morning shows and collage show.
Nastić had given a core contribution to a daily newspapers Glas Javnosti, radio show on Pancevo local radio, and to two blogs at maniac.blog.hr and trablmejker.com and has his own site radnastic.com
Books
After writing for guide book that was covering cultural events in BelgradeBeorama, his first book consisted of his published stories. The book Bensedin was followed by ...I Napravim se da je sve u redu ("And everything is in order"); Rejcel, Ljubavna prica ("Rachel, A Love Story"); Nize nego ljudski ("Less than human"); Tri Dana u Kinšasi ("Three Days in Kinshasa").
Nastić performed in "creative showdown between comics and literature" with well-known comic authors and writers such as Oto Oltvanji and Aleksandar Zograf. The story "Larisa" from the book Bensedin was illustrated by Johanna Maracade. Nastić participated in Balkan poetry compilation Urban Poorness Heroes, later published by UG Trablmejker. Trablmejker represents group of younger enthusiasts whose primary goal is to rise underground subculture to the mainstream.
Year | Title | Publisher |
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2005 | Bensedin | Beorama, ISBN 86-85927-00-5 |
2006 | ...I napravilm se da je sve u redu | Red Box, ISBN 86-86599-00-1 |
2007 | Rejcel, Ljubavna Prica | Red Box, ISBN 978-86-86599-02-5 |
2007 | Balkan Twilight | KC Pancevo, ISBN 978-86-87103-02-3 |
2008 | ...Nize nego ljudski | Red Box, ISBN 978-86-86599-07-0 |
2008 | Bensedin, 2 izdanje | Red Box, ISBN 978-86-86599-04-9 |
2008 | Junaci urbane bede | Trablmejker, ISBN 978-86-87683-00-6 |
2009 | Tri Dana u Kinsasi | Red Box, ISBN 978-86-86599-10-0 |
2013 | Svaki pas ima svoj dan | Prometej, Novi Sad, ISBN 978-86-515-0828-1 |
2015 | Rachel, Love Story | Amazon, Kindle |
2018 | Dan kada je Mijatović pogodio prečku | Laguna, Beograd, ISBN 978-86-521-2683-5 |
Performances
Grand Prix D'Amour – Love Poem Competition - at 2000 in Berlin and first time in Belgrade in 2009 at Cultural Center Rex. Nastić participated with love poem between James Dean and Ana-Maria Pier Angeli.
'Poetry Nights' at Rex – reading poetry, stories, performances. Presented one part of his book Rachel, A Love Story.
Exhibitions
Zrenjanin, 2007, group exhibition 30x30. Nastić represented Serbian National Flag consisted of golden painkillers as a frame and background filled with used sedative boxes. The three lag colors were represented by one blue, one red, one white syringe defined as dystopian concept of our present.
Belgrade, 2008, exhibition Nize nego ljudski ("Less than human"). Nastić's text were covered by Croatian artist Tajana Sizdrak.
Los Angeles, February, 2015. Group Exhibition Nu Art. New Artist at Wiznu Gallery, - Street Art
Los Angeles, February 20, 2015. Group Exhibition at 2nd Street Cigare Lounge and Gallery
Radio Shows
Nastić's career as a radio host took off when joining Nenad Dzoni Rackovic and Uros Djuric in 'Ritam Herca All Stars' in 1995 at B92. Nastić also worked as journalist-reporter throughout Serbia for Miniatures from culture. Until 2011.he was the co-host of the radio shows Sportski Ritam Srca and Razglas-Urbane Legedne i mitovi on Radio B92.