Biography
Minja Jandrić – Noks One is a graffiti artist from Niš. He has been painting graffiti since 2008, and did his first wall in Niška Banja after several months of sketching letters on paper. He graduated from the “Đorđe Krstić” Art School in Niš and went on to study at the Faculty of Arts in Niš.
His work centres on letters and style, from quick throw-ups to large murals, and he names Australian graffiti writer Sofles as a role model. He was the only artist from Serbia invited to paint at the Step in the Arena festival in Eindhoven, as one of the ten young writers the festival invites each year. Together with another graffiti writer he founded the XQZ crew, which has been joined by writers from Belgrade, Skopje, Kikinda, Belgium and Germany. His work can be found in Niš, Belgrade, Novi Sad, Skopje, Antalya and Eindhoven.
He makes a living from art, painting murals for companies and venues and working as a graphic designer. He also works in calligraphy and tattooing. In Buđenje #18 he talks about the Niš graffiti scene, his path from letters and sketches to murals and tattoos, the idea of bringing the history of Niš to life through a comic on the riverbank, preserving old graffiti through a book, and plans for an exhibition in France.