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Květa Pacovská

クヴェタ・パコフスカ

Kvēta Pacovská

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1928-07-28 （Prague）
Died
2023-02-06 age 94
Nationality
Czech
Languages
Czech
Residence History
Prague

Career

Occupations
Illustrator, writer
Active Years
1961-2023

Education

School of Applied Arts, Prague
Graphic art
Country: Czechoslovakia
Mainly worked in graphic art, arts, conceptual art and artist book fields

Awards

Hans Christian Andersen Medal
1992
Category: イラストレーション
Organization: International Board on Books for Young People
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Little Flower King

2007 Children's literature

Picture book written and illustrated by Květa Pacovská

flowersking

Unfold/Enfold

2005 Art/picture book

Art/picture book

geometric formscolours

Bibliography

  • One, Five, Many
  • Midnight Play
  • Flying
  • The Little Match Girl
  • Unfold/Enfold
  • The Little Flower King
  • The Sun Is Yellow
  • Number Circus 1-10 and back Again

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Use of geometric formsVibrant colours, mainly redMaximum contrast
Recurring Motifs
Red and green contrastRhythm and proportion of colours

Legacy

Received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1992 for her lasting contribution to children's literature.

Quotes

  • 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.
    Source: Interview (2008)

Trivia

  • Participated in more than 50 exhibitions
  • Started drawing picture books for her own children in 1961