Dezider Tóth

He studied at the School of Applied Arts in Bratislava under the supervision of Professor R. Fila and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava, at the Department of Monumental Painting and Tapestry under the supervision of Professor Ján Matejka. He works as a teacher at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava.

Dezider Tóth, since 1997 Monogramist T.D, is one of the most important representatives of the Slovak fine art of the second half of the 20^th century. His miscellaneous works of art are based on playing with words and images. Besides creating various works of art, he works as an illustrator, particularly for children. He uses elements of chance, playfulness, paradox and humour. He takes art (including illustration) as an open communication with its consumer. His illustrations are characterized by bold colours and intense stylisation. As an illustrator he uses various graphic techniques. He is an author of one of the first conceptual books for children, which contains fairy tales, events, photo records and interactive games for children and their parents.

Author of the text: Mgr. Viera Anoškinová, art historian

Drawing, printmaking, objects, photography, installation, painting, performance and conceptual art

Komu padajú jablká? (R. B. Bachtamov, Mladé letá 1975); Ples v ZOO ( Mladé letá 1975, 1977); Ako sa varí zeleninová polievka (Mladé letá 1975); Kúzelník s farbičkami (J. Navrátil, Mladé letá 1979); Aká bola dávna škola (B. Wallnerová, Mladé letá 1979); Raketa so zlatým chvostom (Š. Moravčík, Mladé letá 1980); Bodka, bodka, čiaročka (J. Steinerová, Mladé letá 1982); Krajina Zázračno (Daniel Hevier, Mladé letá 1983); Dám ti hádanku (Želmíra Handzová, Mladé letá 1984); Čárymáry na múre (V. Čtvrtek, Mladé letá 1984); Poď sa so mnou hrať (Ľ. Feldek, Mladé letá 1985); Sinhuet (V. Zamarovský, Mladé letá 1986, 1987); Ruža pre Jula Verna (P. Glocko, Mladé letá 1986, Slovenský spisovateľ 1999); Skladací dáždnik a Dáždnikový skladateľ (D. Hevier, Mladé letá 1986); Ako sa pečie vtáčik v hniezde. Jak se peče ptáček v hnízdě (Mladé letá 1986); Tomáš a lúpežní rytieri (P. Glocko, Mladé letá 1987, Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej 2009); Matematici, ja a ty (P. Bero, Mladé letá 1989); Urob si masku (D. Tóth, Mladé letá 1989); Cirkus šaša Tomáša (A. Blaho - I. Kalaš, Mladé letá 1990); Zvieratá v lese (M. Labuda,  Slovart 1990); Kockáčik (P. Bero - M. Hejný, Mladé letá 1991); Tvoja Bratislava (V. Tomčík, Mladé letá 1992); Górskie zwierzeta (R. Urc, Slovart Warszawa 1992); Zvieratá v Afrike (J. Vágner, Slovart 1992,  Slovart Warszawa 1992, Slovart 1992); Noha k nohe (V. Klimáček, Hevi 1996, O.K.O. 2005, v češtine Labyrint 2005, v poľštine BIS 2005).

KUBOVÁ, Matilda – CPIN, Peter: Tvorcovia detskej knihy. 3. dopl. vyd. Bratislava : Mladé letá, 1991. [75] l. ISBN 80-06-00319-X.

Umenie pre deti. Edit. Mária Števková. Bratislava : Buvik, 1999. [88] l. ISBN 80-85507-87-0.

Slovník českých a slovenských výtvarných umělců 1950 - 2007. XVIII. Tik - U. Ostrava : Výtvarné centrum Chagall, 2007, s. 112-113. ISBN 80-86171-28-9.

1980 Most Beautiful Czechoslovak Books '79 for the book Aká bola dávna škola (What Was School Like in the Past)

1987 Most Beautiful Czechoslovak Books '86 for the book Skladací dáždnik a dáždnikový skladateľ (Telescopic Umbrella and Composer under Umbrella)

1990 Most Beautiful Czechoslovak Books '89 for the book Matematici, ja a ty (Mathematicians, Me and You) and Urob si masku (Make a Mask for Yourself)

          Most Beautiful Children's Book of the Autumn for the book Cirkus šaša Tomáša (Clown Tomáš's Circus)

1991 Most Beautiful Children's Book of the Summer for the book Kockáčik

1992 Most Beautiful Children's Book of the Spring for the book Tvoja Bratislava (Your Bratislava)

1993 Most Beautiful Books of Slovakia '92 for the book Tvoja Bratislava

          Ľudovít Fulla Award for illustrations for children and youth

2005 Most Beautiful Children's Book of the Autumn for the book Noha k nohe (Foot to Foot)

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