Květa Pacovská (born 28 July 1928) is a Czech artist and illustrator. She received the international
Hans Christian Andersen Medal
The Hans Christian Andersen Awards are two literary awards given by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), recognising one living author and one living illustrator for their "lasting contribution to children's literature". Th ...
in 1992 for her "lasting contribution to children's literature".
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Life and career
Pacovská was born in Prague and studied at its School of Applied Arts, where she mainly worked in graphic art, arts, conceptual art and artist book fields. For many years she developed a career as a graphic designer and participated in more than 50 exhibitions. In 1961 she started drawing picture books for her own children. Her work is characterised by the use of geometric forms and vibrant colours, mainly red. ''"White and black are not included in the colour spectrum but for me they are colours and mean maximum contrast. And maximum contrast is the maximum beauty. I am striving for maximum contrast. Red and green.The placing of colours one over the other. It depends on the relation, proportion, rhythm, size, amount and how we placed colours together.It is like music. Each individual tone is beautiful by itself and in certain groupings we create new dimensions, harmony, disharmony, symphonies, operas and books for children.
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The biennial Hans Christian Andersen Award
The Hans Christian Andersen Awards are two literary awards given by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), recognising one living author and one living illustrator for their "lasting contribution to children's literature". Th ...
conferred by the International Board on Books for Young People The International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) is an international non-profit organization committed to bringing books and children together. The headquarters of the IBBY are located in Basel, Switzerland.
IBBY history
In 1952, Jella Lepm ...
is the highest recognition available to a writer or illustrator of children's books. Pacovská received the illustration award in 1992.
Works
Books
* ''One, Five, Many'' (1990) - counting book for children; as writer/illustrator
* ''Midnight Play'' (1994) - as writer/illustrator
* ''Flying'' (1995) - as writer/illustrator
* ''The Little Match Girl'' by Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen ( , ; 2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875) was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his literary fairy tales.
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(2005) - as illustrator
* ''Unfold/Enfold'' (2005) - art/picture book
CD-ROMs
* ''Midnight Play'' Simon & Schuster Audio, CD-Rom edition (1999)
* ''Alphabet'' Tivola Electronic Publishing; CD-Rom edition (2000) ASIN B000056WJY
Catalogues
* ''The Art of Květa Pacovská (The art of...catalogues)'' (1994)
* ''Open Space'' (2001)
* ''Pacovská Exhibition Catalog Maximum kontrast''
See also
References
External links
Pacovská's invited artist in the 2nd CJ Picture Book Festival, Korea, 2009
minedition, Michael Neugebauer publishing ltd
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1928 births
Living people
Artists from Prague
Czech illustrators
Czech children's book illustrators
Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration winners
Czech women artists
Pop-up book artists