Three

Three ladies of illustration, three award-winners. Exhibition of illustrations by the winners of the three non-statutory BIB 2021 awards. Jana Kiselová-Siteková, winner of the BIB Post Office Bank Award 2021, Zuzana Bočkayová-Bruncková, winner of the BIB 2021 Mayor of Bratislava Prize and Fabienne Delacroix, winner of the BIB 2021 Children's Jury Award.

Opening hours: Tuesday – Sunday – 11:00 – 18:00

Free entrance

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Jana Kiselová-Siteková, Slovakia 

Holder of the Poštová banka Award BIB 2021

Jana Kiselová-Siteková (1942) graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava, the Department of Free Graphic Arts under Professor Vincent Hložník. The character of the artist's illustrations is unique and distinctive not only in the technique and means of expression she uses, but above all in the calm atmosphere that emanates from them. There is no doubt that the author is close to the old Japanese culture that influences her work, and this is certainly one of the reasons why her work is so popular in Japan. With modest means, the illustrator creates a generous space, her domain is a delicate fine line with equally delicate colour, which she uses to achieve sometimes poetic, sometimes dramatic expressions of the image. She has received several awards for her illustration work, such as Honorable Mention in the Most Beautiful Book of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (1975), the Mladé letá Publishing House Award (1983), the Ľudovít Fulla Award (1986), the BIB Plaque (1991) and the BIB Golden Apple (1995, 2001). In 1996, she was included in the IBBY Honor List.

A selection of book illustration work: The Robber's Daughter Ronja (Zbojníková dcéra Ronja, , Mladé letá 1989); Adam and Eve (Adam a Eva, Mladé letá 1994); Clock (Hodinky, Tranoscius 1999); Unrest (Nepokoj, Tranoscius 1999); Thumbelina (Palculienka, Buvik 2001, 2019); The Whistle Blower (Píšťalkár, Slniečkovo 2006); My Guardian Angels (Anjeličku, môj strážničku, Buvik 2008, 2013); About the Lost Glove (O stratenej rukavičke, Skalná ruža 2012); Mommy (Mamička, Buvik 2016); About Janko Polienko (O Jankovi Polienkovi, Buvik 2021)

Zuzana Bočkayová-Bruncková, Slovakia 

Holder of the Mayor of Bratislava BIB 2021 Award 

Zuzana Bočkayová-Bruncková (1980) graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava under Professor Dušan Kállay and from the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. In her illustration work, she uses a refined painting style, which is characteristic for her. Colour is one of the most important expressive elements in her works. She mostly uses soft, warm colours, allowing even horrifying scenes to take on a softer expression. Her figures and objects are massive and heavy, and in most cases she fills the entire surface with them. In this way, she achieves great dynamism and spatial depth in her illustrations. She stylizes the figures slightly to achieve their characteristic expression, and a more attentive viewer will always find a deeper message in them. She has won several awards for The Most Beautiful Book of Slovakia (2002, 2008, 2011) and the Award of the Mayor of the of the Capital City Bratislava BIB in 2011.

A selection of book illustration work: Slovak Classical Fairy Tales (Slovenské klasické rozprávky, Belimex 2006); Being a Dragon is Amazing (Byť dráčikom je úžasné!, Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej 2007); Slovak Legends (Slovenské povesti III, Matica slovenská 2010); Too Many Angels (Příliš mnoho andělů, Albatros, 2013); Smoke From the Chimney (Kouř z komína, Albatros, 2015); Seven Days in the Cellar (Sedem dní v pivnici, Perfekt 2011, 2017); Tales From the Old Bratislava (Príbehy zo starej Bratislavy, Matica slovenská 2012); Christmas Book: Tales, Legends and Fairy Tales for the Christmas Time (Vianočná kniha : poviedky, povesti a rozprávky na vianočný čas, Slovart 2012); Honey From the Ice Flowers (Med z ľadových kvetov, Perfekt 2019); Beast on the Bench (Šelmy v lavici, AlleGro Plus 2021)

Fabienne Delacroix, France 

Holder of the BIB Children's Jury Award 2021

Fabienne Delacroix (1972) comes from the family of the famous French naive painter Michel Delacroix. She continues in his tradition by painting nostalgic, romanticised landscapes mostly of the French countryside, coastal areas and Paris. She depicts stylized, harmonious, almost fairytale-like scenes of everyday life at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, full of color or period detail. Inspired by the French Impressionists, she paints in gouache, acrylics and watercolour. Her work has been exhibited in galleries throughout the USA, Japan, Korea, France, Canada and Bulgaria. She received the BIB Children's Jury Award for her illustrations for the book Sophie's Misfortune (Les Malheurs de Sophie).

A selection of book illustration work: Sophia´s Misfortune (Les malheurs de Sophie, De Ségur, Herve Chopin Ed 2020)