Líviusz Gyulai (December 2, 1937 – March 16, 2021) was a Hungarian graphic artist, printmaker, illustrator.

Biography

Born at

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Biography at the Hungarian Academy of Arts
(''Barót''),

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, he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts of

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as graphic artist in 1962.Csodaceruza interview, 2004
He is known as a

printmaker Printmaking is the process of creating artworks by printing, normally on paper, but also on fabric, wood, metal, and other surfaces. "Traditional printmaking" normally covers only the process of creating prints using a hand processed technique ...

and a book

illustrator An illustrator is an artist who specializes in enhancing writing or elucidating concepts by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text or idea. The illustration may be intended to clarify complicate ...

as well. He was awarded a gold medal at the

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Graphic Biennale in 1970. He has been making

animated film Animation is a filmmaking technique whereby still images are manipulated to create moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Animati ...

s since 1975. He joined Pannonia Film Studio in 1973. He has won several awards with his animations. Jónás was awarded in 1999 at the

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. Gyulai got the Munkácsy Prize in 1973 and for his life's work he got the

Kossuth Prize The Kossuth Prize (, ) is a state-sponsored award in Hungary, named after the Hungarian politician and revolutionist Lajos Kossuth. The Prize was established in 1936, by the Hungarian National Assembly, to acknowledge outstanding personal and grou ...

in 2004.

Animated films

*''Delfinia'' (1976) *''Új lakók'' ("New Tenants") (1977) *''Jómadarak'' ("Bad Eggs") (1977) - A TV series *''Tinti kalandjai'' ("The Adventures of Tinti") (1987–88) - An award-winning TV series granted the Award for the Category of TV Series for the episode entitled "Nagy verseny" ("The Grand Competition") at the 1993

Kecskemét Animation Film Festival Kecskemét Animation Film Festival () (KAFF) is an animated film festival held biennially during the month of June in Kecskemét, Hungary. Although the bulk of the festival is oriented toward efforts in Hungarian animation, the associated KAFF-spo ...

(KAFF). *''Jónás'' ("Jonah") (1997) *''Golyós mese'' ("Spun") (1999) *''Szinbád, bon voyage!'' ("Sinbad Bon Voyage!") (2000) - Winner of the 2002 KAFF Special Awards of Film and TV Critics together with ''Az én kis városom''
KAFF 2002 - Díjak
'' (English:

"). Kecskeméti Animáció Film Fesztivál. 2002. *''Az én kis városom'' ("The Small Town of Mine") (2002) - Winner of the 2002 KAFF Special Awards of Film and TV Critics together with ''Szinbád, bon voyage!'' *''Könny nem marad szárazon'' ("Tears won't stay dry") (2004) *''Egy komisz kölyök naplója / Fifi'' ("A Bad Boy's Diary / Fifi") (2013) - Winner of 2013 KAFF Award in the Category of Best TV-Series

Death

Gyulai was hospitalized in

on 5 March 2021, because of a

COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ...

-related illness during the

COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary The COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). On 4 March 2020, the first cases in Hungary were announced. The first coronavir ...

. He died on 16 March 2021.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gyulai, Liviusz 1937 births 2021 deaths People from Baraolt 20th-century Hungarian painters 21st-century Hungarian painters Hungarian animators 20th-century Hungarian illustrators 21st-century Hungarian illustrators Hungarian graphic artists Modern printmakers Hungarian printmakers Hungarian animated film directors Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary