Květa Pacovská facts for kids
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Květa Pacovská
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| Born | Květa Pacovská 28 July 1928 Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Died | 6 February 2023 (aged 94) |
| Occupation | Illustrator, writer |
| Genre | Children's literature |
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| Notable awards | Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration 1992 |
Květa Pacovská (28 July 1928 – 6 February 2023) was a Czech illustrator and writer. She received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal 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." [1]
The biennial Hans Christian Andersen Award conferred by the International Board on Books for Young People 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) ISBN: 9780395549971 - counting book for children; as writer/illustrator
- Midnight Play (1994) ISBN: 9781558582521 - as writer/illustrator
- Flying (1995) ISBN: 9781558584969 - as writer/illustrator
- The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen (2005) ISBN: 9780698400276 - as illustrator
- Unfold/Enfold (2005) ISBN: 9782020694179 - art/picture book
- The Little Flower King (2007) ISBN: 9780698400542 - as writer/illustrator
- The Sun Is Yellow (2012) ISBN: 9781849760645 - as artist/illustrator
- Number Circus 1-10 and back Again (2012) ISBN: 9789881915290 - counting book for children; as artist/illustrator
CD-ROMs
- Midnight Play Simon & Schuster Audio, CD-Rom edition (1999) ISBN: 9780671046668
- Alphabet Tivola Electronic Publishing; CD-Rom edition (2000) ISBN: 9783931372804 ASIN B000056WJY
Catalogues
- The Art of Květa Pacovská (The art of...catalogues) (1994) ISBN: 9781558582330
- Open Space (2001) ISBN: 9783716512517
- Pacovská Exhibition Catalog Maximum kontrast ISBN: 9783865660053
See also
In Spanish: Květa Pacovská para niños
