About

Petar Popović Piros was born in 1989 in Kruševac, Serbia. He graduated from the Secondary School of Arts in 2008, specializing in graphic design in Niš. During his high school years, he participated in numerous competitions and group exhibitions, and in 2007, he won first prize at a prestigious regional calligraphy competition. His passion for calligraphy evolved through street art, which he has been devoted to since the beginning of high school. In recent years, this has resulted in a series of works, both on the streets and on canvas, titled “Ћирифити” (Cyrillic graffiti).

He completed his studies in graphic design at the College of Applied and Fine Arts (VŠLPU) in Belgrade in 2011. Even during his studies, he began working professionally in designing applications and illustrations for both local and international markets.

So far, he has realized more than fifty applications and games for clients in Serbia and abroad. As a designer, he has worked on projects for several major brands, including Aparteko, for which he created the complete visual design of the popular “Slagalica” app, which now boasts over 10,000,000 registered users. He also collaborated with Legendary Films (USA), producing scenic illustrations for the Hollywood film The Machine (2021), designed a limited edition bottle series for Coca-Cola Serbia, and worked with brands such as Foot Locker (USA), Exit Festival (Novi Sad), Belgrade Fashion Week, and Soko Štark.

The most significant part of his artistic oeuvre is dedicated to mural painting, both in Serbia and the region, as well as across various European cities. He has participated in numerous events and festivals, and in some cases, worked upon individual invitations. One of his paintings was included in the exhibition of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Banja Luka in 2013.

He has created murals at various cultural centers and institutions in Serbia and neighboring countries, and took part in all “Meeting of Styles” jams in Serbia, as well as festivals such as “Xstatic” in Split, “Day and Night” in Zagreb, “Street Art Festival” in Mostar, “Fasada” in Sarajevo, “Rubix” in Porto Montenegro, “Devet” in Belgrade, “Exit” in Novi Sad, and many others.

He was the official muralist for OPENS (European Youth Capital Novi Sad), within which he created a series of murals in Novi Sad, Zagreb, Banja Luka, Sarajevo, Budva, Buljarice, Podgorica, and Thessaloniki.