Kostja Gatnik (11 September 1945 – 1 August 2022)[1] was a Slovene artist, graphic designer and illustrator, best known for his illustrations in children's books.[2]

Gatnik was born in Ljubljana in 1945. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana. He worked as a painter, graphic designer, illustrator and photographer. He illustrated over 60 books, published cartoons and designed puppets and theatre costumes. Among all characters he created perhaps the most famous is Magna Purga, a comic book hero.

In 2010, he won the Grand Prešeren Award for his lifetime achievements in the fine arts.[3] In 2011, he won the Levstik Award for lifetime achievement in illustration.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Poslovil se je Kostja Gatnik" [Kostja Gatnik has passed away]. Delo (in Slovenian). 5 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  2. ^ Slovenia's Best for Young Readers by the Slovenian Book AgencyArchived 3 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b "Poslovil se je ilustrator in slikar Kostja Gatnik (1945–2022)" (in Slovenian). Government of Slovenia. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kostja_Gatnik
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