Jugoslav Vlahovià(; born 17 March 1949) is a Serbian and Yugoslav visual artist, caricaturist, illustrator, graphic designer, photographer, art educator and retired rock musician. Vlahoviàis best known for his caricatures published in various publications, his work as an album cover designerâÂÂof his album cover designs the best known are the ones for the band Riblja ÃÂorbaâÂÂand as a former member of the rock band PorodiÃÂna Manufaktura Crnog Hleba. Since 1997, he has been a professor at the Belgrade Faculty of Applied Arts, where he currently teaches book graphics.
VlahoviÃÂ was born in Belgrade in 1949. He graduated at the Second Belgrade Highschool and later at the Belgrade Academy of Applied Arts.
In 1968, Vlahoviàformed the acoustic rock band PorodiÃÂna Manufaktura Crnog Hleba with his relatives Maja de Rado (vocals) and Slobodan Kuzmanovià(guitar), the three later joined by double bass player Petar Pavià ¡iÃÂ. The group gained popularity with artistic songs written by their teenage frontess. Beside appearing on a large number of rock festivals, the band acted as a theatre troupe, holding happenings in Atelje 212 theatre in Belgrade. In 1974, the band released their only studio album, Stvaranje (The Creation), disbanding after the album release, when all three male members of the band went to serve their mandatory stints in the Yugoslav army.
From 1968 to 1974, VlahoviÃÂ acted in Atelje 212's production of Hair. He was also a member of the alternative performance troupe Ekipa za Akciju i Anonimnu Atrakciju (Crew for Action and Anonymous Attraction), also known as Ekipa A3.
In 1976, VlahoviÃÂ started working as an illustrator and caricaturist for NIN magazine and retired from music. Over 6000 of his works have been published in NIN. His works have also been published in a number of magazines in Yugoslavia and abroad. He illustrated a number of books. He held over 80 solo exhibitions. He has received a number of awards for his work, including the Pjer award, The Applied Artists and Designers Association of Serbia Annual Award, Crayon de Porcelaine award, and others.
Vlahoviàhas published one portfolio of graphic prints and 15 books of his worksâÂÂ14 books of his caricatures and one book of comics.
As an album cover designer, Vlahoviàis best known for his cooperation with the Serbian and Yugoslav rock band Riblja ÃÂorba. Vlahoviàdesigned the band logo, and has designed most of the band's album covers up to present date. Vlahoviàalso designed covers for Alisa, Bezobrazno Zeleno, Bulevar, Generacija 5, Kornelije KovaÃÂ, SrÃÂan MarjanoviÃÂ, SlaÃÂana Miloà ¡eviÃÂ, Pop Maà ¡ina, Rok Maà ¡ina, Smak, Suncokret, S Vremena Na Vreme, Tunel, Vatreni Poljubac, solo albums by the members of Riblja ÃÂorba, and other acts.
VlahoviÃÂ has been a professor at the Belgrade Faculty of Applied Arts since 1997. Currently, he teaches book graphics at the faculty.
He is the father of Jakà ¡a VlahoviÃÂ, a graphic designer and former member of the gothic metal band Abonos and thrash metal band Bombarder, and Marta VlahoviÃÂ, a former Abonos member.