Juraj Balogh

Juraj Balogh was born on the 4^th of May 1975 in Bratislava. He studied at the High School of Printing Technology and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava, at the Department of Graphic Design under the supervision of Professor Ľubomír Longauer.

Juraj Balogh belongs to the middle generation of Slovak illustrators. Graduating from the Academy he worked as the art director in an advertising agency and later worked at the Department of Graphic Design at the Academy of Fine Arts. Nowadays he works as a freelance graphic designer and illustrator. Beside book and magazine illustrations he focuses on caricature, comics and graphic design. His illustrations, which are designed especially for younger children, have an individual stylization of figures, animals and spaces and often also surprising compositional designs. He uses rich, mostly warm colours, often in contrasting combinations, which enhances the overall impression of his illustration. Playfulness and optimism are dominant in his illustrations, which has a positive effect on the young reader.

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

Hádali sa hádanky (J. Pavlovič, Mladé letá 1996, 2004); Hlavolamy, čo zvládneme hravo sami (J. Pavlovič, obálka, Mladé letá 1998); Hľadám lepšiu mamu (G. Futová, Mladé letá 2001, 2017); Zelené jelene (Ľ. Feldek, Mladé letá 2002); Svet je pre všetkých : výchova k humánnemu prístupu k zvieratám (K. Baleková, Ve. Kinasová, S. Vincíková, Sloboda zvierat 2003); Lepší otec v hrsti ako kamoš na streche (G. Futová, SPN - Mladé letá 2005, 2016); Rozprávky z palety (J. Uličiansky - P. Palik, Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej - ASIL 2007); Psia škola kocúra Červenochvosta (G. Futová, SPN - Mladé letá 2008, 2017, Albatros 2013); Pippi Dlhá pančucha (A. Lindgrenová, Petit Press 2008); Johanka v Zapadáčiku (T. Revajová, Slovart 2012, Víkend 2016); Zlom väz, Johanka! (T. Revajová, Slovart 2012); Nejdem a basta! (G. Futová, SPN - Mladé letá 2013, 2020); O Kazovi, ktorý si hľadal domček (Z. Ledecká, Zoya press 2013); Tvoja Johanka (T. Revajová, Slovart 2014); Johankina veľká rodina (T. Revajová, Slovart 2015); Pištáčik (D. Dušek, Slovart, 2016); Ja, hviezda Michaela : alebo, ako sa stať šéfkou školy (M. Andrejčík, AlleGro Plus 2018); Kráľovskí agenti Betka a Cyril vyšetrujú (D. Mašlejová, Albatros 2018); Náš brat Hlavička (J. Raýman, Slovart 2020).

2007 Most Beautiful Children's Book of the Winter for the book Rozprávky z palety (Fairy Tales from a Pallet)

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