Katarína Macurová

In 2007 Katarína Macurová graduated with master degree from the Academy of Fine Arts and Design (VŠVU) in Bratislava, the department of graphic art and book illustration under leadership of prof. Dušan Kállay. Since completing her studies with the doctorate (Art.D) in visual arts in 2010, she has been the teaching assistant at the department of graphic art and other media at VŠVU.

The basic source of Katarína Macurová´s inspiration comes from her numerous travels and experience connected with learning new countries, cultures and customs. As early as during her academic studies she undertook several scholarships abroad (Greece, Mexico, USA, Spain). She lived for a longer time in Scotland and visited many other countries including Cuba, Guatemala, Belize, Vietnam and India. All visited countries left their imprints on her illustrations and book projects. In her work she combines the classical art techniques like printmaking and painting with new media, mainly digital painting and 3D modelling. The selection of particular technique is subordinated to a nature of the story which is being illustrated. Her unique style is an outcome of the original 2D illustration reverse „recycling“ into a texture and its following application to a 3D illustration. The objects are composed of tiny groups of polygons which keep the form and texture of original painting, illustration or linocut.

By Mgr. Viera Anoškinová, the art historian

Slovenské klasické rozprávky (Belimex 2006); Turčianske povesti (J. Tatár, Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej 2012); Zajačikova cesta (K. Macurová, T-Gallery 2012); Povesti o slovenských riekach (I. Válek, Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej 2013); Ja nič, ja muzikant (B. Jobus, Vydavateľstvo Slovart 2014, Slovart 2023); Prečo nekvitneš? (Albatros Media Slovakia, 2016); Ako naučiť Eda lietať? (Albatros Media Slovakia, 2017); Lily a Momo (Albatros Media Slovakia, 2017, 2022, angl. Windmill Books 2021); Kde je tá pravá lopta? (Albatros Media Slovakia, 2017); Ako zvieratá spia (P. Bartíková, Albatros 2018); Blcha Teo (Albatros 2018, Levoča : Slovenská knižnica pre nevidiacich Mateja Hrebendu 2020); Ako zvieratá jedia (P. Bartíková, Albatros 2019); Medvedík na farme (P. Bartíková, Albatros 2019); Mesačné zrnko (Albatros 2021, čes. Albatros 2021); Slimák Henry (Albatros 2022); Momo a Lily (Albatros 2023).

2012 Communication Arts Award of Excellence, USA

Finalist in competition of the Association of Illustrators (AOI)

2015 The Most Beautiful Books of Slovakia 2014 - The Award of the Ministry of Culture SR for illustrations to the book: Ja nič, ja muzikant

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