Blog - Petra Stefankova

Performers Exhibition in Bratislava

17. October 2024 / art, exhibition, gallery, painting, solo-show

The solo show of the Slovak artist Petra Štefanková at the Gallery Umelka – Slovak Union of Visual Arts in Bratislava was held between October 15 and October 27, 2024. Petra Štefanková mainly deals with personal themes and experiences connected with travelling and recognising different cultures. Urban man and its natural environment are confronted with technologies and utopian visions. Performers – people who flashed around us at some point in our lives. The characters are connected with the contemporary aesthetics of graphic draw-painting. The flat expression and strong outlines have their basis in the author’s graphic design education and also refer to the culture of comics and illustrations, which the artist creates professionally.

Samostatná výstava slovenskej výtvarníčky Petry Štefankovej v Galérii Umelka – Slovenská výtvarná únia v Bratislave sa konala v dňoch 15.10. – 27.10. 2024. Petra Štefanková sa venuje predovšetkým osobným témam a zážitkom spojeným s cestovaním a spoznávaním rôznych kultúr. Mestský čovek a jeho prirodzené prostredie sú konfrontované s technológiami či utopickými víziami. Účinkujúci (Performers) – to sú ľudia, ktorí sa mihli v akomsi okamihu v živote okolo nás. Postavy sú spojené so súčasnou estetikou grafickej kresbo-maľby. Plošný výraz a výrazné obrysy majú základ v autorkinom štúdiu grafického dizajnu a odkazujú aj na kultúru komiksu a ilustrácií, ktorým sa výtvarníčka tiež profesionálne venuje.

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Featured at Wikimania Katowice 2024

7. August 2024 / art, conference, foundation, katowice, wikimania, wikimedia, wikipedia

My artwork and face was featured in the opening video of the international conference Wikimania 2024 organised by the Wikimedia Foundation in Katowice, Poland. The conference had thousands of attendees from 140 countries worldwide. The conference had an opening ceremony at the International Congress Centre on the 7th of August 2024. You can watch the opening video here.

Moja tvorba a tvár bola súčasťou otváracieho videa pre medzinárodnú konferenciu Wikimania 2024, ktorú zorganizovala Wikimedia Foundation v meste Katowice v Poľsku. Konferencia mala tisícky účastníkov zo 140 krajín sveta. Konferencia mala otváraciu ceremóniu v Medzinárodnom kongresovom centre dňa 7. augusta 2024. Môžete si pozrieť otváracie video tu.

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Featured in the NYC Daily Post

19. July 2024 / article, journalism, media, new-york, newspaper, press, publicity

I was featured in the New York City Daily Post! There is an earlier article “European Artist Petra Stefankova is a Force to Be Reckoned With” and I was also mentioned in the article about the author and composer Hannah Lena Rebel from Vienna. It is a great honour for me to be featured in the same article with the British HRH Princess Anne.

Na stránkach novín The New York City Daily Post nájdete dva články o mojej práci: článok s titulom “Európska umelkyňa Petra Štefanková je sila, s ktorou treba počítať” a tiež článok o autorke a skladateľke Hannah Lena Rebel z Viedne, v ktorom ma spomína. Je to pre mňa veľká česť byť v jednom článku aj s britskou kráľovskou princeznou Annou.

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Animation Showreel 2024

13. July 2024 / animated, animation, art, design, films, illustration, motion, movies

This is my animation showreel with works produced between 2001 and 2024. You can hire me to create short animations and films for your marketing needs. Please contact me for more information.

Toto je môj animačný showreel s prácami produkovanými medzi rokmi 2001 a 2024. Môžete si ma najať na vytvorenie krátkych animácií a filmov pre vaše marketingové účely. Prosím kontaktujte ma pre viac informácií.

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My Illustrations in Alan Male’s Book at Bloomsbury Publishing UK

14. December 2023 / alan-male, bloomsbury, book, illustration, publishing

Many of my illustrations are the basis for Professor Alan Male’s theoretical overview of the illustrator’s profession in the book Illustration: A Theoretical and Contextual Perspective. In this book, 10 of my illustrations are published on 8 pages in 4 chapters. These are newspaper and magazine illustrations, but also free and book illustrations and a series of social posters. The book is published in paperback on January 11, 2024. The book is listed in the catalogue of the British Library in London and the Library of Congress in Washington DC.

About the author: Alan Male, FRSA is an illustrator, academic and writer. For many years he directed the Illustration program at Falmouth University in the UK, gaining an international reputation for excellence. He is now a professor emeritus and a keynote speaker on the international stage. He has written and edited several books on illustration and has won numerous international awards for his work.

About the publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing is a leading independent publishing house, established in 1986, with authors who have won the Nobel, Pulitzer and Booker Prizes, and is the originating publisher and custodian of the Harry Potter series. Bloomsbury has offices in London, New York, New Delhi, Oxford and Sydney.

Google Books Preview: https://www.google.sk/books/edition/Illustration/qanOEAAAQBAJ?hl=sk&gbpv=1&dq=petra+%C5%A1tefankov%C3%A1+bloomsbury&pg=PA184&printsec=frontcover

https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/illustration-9781350283534/

Mnohé moje ilustrácie sú základom pre teoretický náhľad na profesiu ilustrátora Profesora Alana Male v knihe Illustration: A Theoretical and Contextual Perspective. V tejto knihe je publikovaných 10 mojich ilustrácií na 8 stranách v 4 kapitolách. Sú to novinové a časopisecké ilustrácie, ale aj voľné a knižné ilustrácie a séria sociálnych plagátov. Kniha vychádza v mäkkej väzbe 11. januára 2024. Kniha je uvedená v katalógu British Library v Londýne a Library of Congress vo Washingtone DC.

O autorovi knihy: Alan Male, FRSA je ilustrátor, akademik a spisovateľ. Mnoho rokov riadil program Ilustrácie na Falmouth University vo Veľkej Británii, vďaka čomu si získal medzinárodnú povesť excelentnosti. Teraz je emeritným profesorom a hlavným rečníkom na medzinárodnej scéne. Napísal a redigoval niekoľko kníh o ilustrácii a za svoju prácu získal množstvo medzinárodných ocenení.

O vydavateľovi: Bloomsbury Publishing je popredné nezávislé vydavateľstvo založené v roku 1986 s autormi, ktorí získali Nobelovu, Pulitzerovu a Bookerovu cenu, a je pôvodným vydavateľom a správcom série Harry Potter. Bloomsbury má kancelárie v Londýne, New Yorku, New Delhi, Oxforde a Sydney.

Náhľad v Google Books: https://www.google.sk/books/edition/Illustration/qanOEAAAQBAJ?hl=sk&gbpv=1&dq=petra+%C5%A1tefankov%C3%A1+bloomsbury&pg=PA184&printsec=frontcover

https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/illustration-9781350283534/

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My artwork at the RSA House in London!

28. November 2023 / art, exhibition, london, royal-society-of-arts, united-kingdom

I am delighted that The RSA (The royal society for arts, manufactures and commerce) exhibited a reproduction of my work Yellow Bubble at RSA House in the Strand in Central London. The work is located in The Steps room, where lectures and screenings take place, right next to the library and cafe, which is frequented by a large number of people. The work will be exhibited here until January 2024.
I quote from Wikipedia: RSA Fellows must demonstrate excellence in their area of practice and be recognized for their contribution. RSA members organized the Great Exhibition in London in 1851, and founded the Royal College of Music, and the Royal Academy of Art, to this day they award important awards, such as the title of RDI – Royal Designer for Industry, whose holders were e.g. Vivienne Westwood, Saul Bass, or Walter Gropius.

Mám obrovskú radosť, že Kráľovská spoločnosť umení v Londýne – RSA minulý týžden vystavila v priestoroch RSA House v lokalite Strand v centre Londýna reprodukciu môjho diela Žltá Bublina. Dielo sa nachádza v miestnosti The Steps, kde sa konajú prednášky a premietania, hneď vedľa knižnice a kaviarne, ktoré navštevuje veľký počet ľudí. Dielo tu bude vystavené až do januára 2024.
Z Wikipedie citujem: Členovia RSA musia preukázať excelentnosť vo svojej oblasti praxe a byť uznaní za svoj prínos. RSA členovia zorganizovali v roku 1851 Svetovú výstavu v Londýne, zakladali Royal College of Music a Royal Academy of Art, do dnes tu udeľujú významné ocenenia napríklad titul RDI – Kráľovský dizajnér, ktorého držiteľmi boli napr. Vivienne Westwood, Saul Bass, či Walter Gropius.

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Aesthetica magazine feature

1. June 2023 / artist, feature, fineart, london, magazine, media, press, publicity, united-kingdom

My work has been featured in the United Kingdom’s June/July Issue 113 of Aesthetica magazine. My profile includes several images in the online and print versions of the artist directory. The magazine is available in the stores of famous and prestigious galleries and museums such as Tate Modern in London, Centre Pompidou in Paris and other places.

A moving, curated platform of those shaping the industry today, each Directory runs concurrently in the bi-monthly magazine, including print and combined digital profiles that offer a gateway to boundary-pushing practices and innovative modes of thought.

Moja práca je publikovaná v britskom časopise Aesthetica, číslo 113, vydanie Jún/Júl 2023. Môj profil obsahuje niekoľko obrázkov v online a tlačenej verzii adresára umelcov. Časopis je k dispozícii v obchodoch slávnych a prestížnych galérií a múzeí ako Tate Modern v Londýne, Centre Pompidou v Paríži a v ďalších.

Adresár výtvarníkov časopisu Aesthetica je kurátorovaná platforma umelcov, ktorí tvarujú toto odvetie a ponúka bránu k postupom posúvajúcim hranice a inovatívnym módom myslenia.

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AMERICAN ILLUSTRATION 42 CHOSEN WINNER

20. April 2023 / american-illustration-winners, art, artist, illustration, illustrator, new-york-city, painting, publishing

I was informed by Mark Heflin, the founder of American Illustration, that I am a CHOSEN WINNER in this 42nd edition of the New York competition from about 8000 entries! My work will appear online in the ARCHIVE on the American Illustration website. The jury included art directors from Time Magazine, Vanity Fair or New York Times Magazine and others.

Mark Heflin, zakladateľ súťaže American Illustration v New Yorku, ma informoval, že som sa stala víťazkou 42. ročníku tejto prestížnej akcie spomedzi 8000 diel! Moja práca bude publikovaná online v ARCHÍVE na stránke American Illustration. V porote boli umeleckí riaditelia Time Magazine, Vanity Fair alebo New York Times Magazine a ďalší.

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Animal World in a Playful Line

18. April 2023 / art, children, exhibition, illustration, illustrator, kids, Piestany, show

My solo show of illustrations for children Animal World in A Playful Line was held between April 12 and June 9, 2023 at Piešťany Library.

Moja výstava ilustrácií pre deti Zvierací svet hravou linkou sa konala medzi 12. aprílom a 9. júnom 2023 v Piešťanskej mestskej knižnici.

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Honorable Mention for Little pixies and colours!

3. September 2022 / animated, animation, art, award, festival, film, illustration, independent-film, short-film

I entered a number of film festivals with our short animated film Little pixies and colours (Farebníčkovia a farby) and I would like to share the great news. We won two Honorable Mentions in the Best Animation category at Eastern Europe Film Festival in Romania and Kino Ottawa in Canada. The short will be shown also at the Royal Society of Arts in London during the Film Night on the 6th of October 2022. Here is a link to the English version of the film on Youtube.

Prihlásila som náš krátky animák Farebníčkovia a farby (Little pixies and colours) na niekoľko filmových festivalov a mám skvelé správy. Vyhrali sme dva krát Čestné uznanie v kategórii Najlepšia Animácia na Východoeurópskom filmovom festivale v Rumunsku a na Kino Ottawa v Kanade. Film bude tiež premietaný v Kráľovskej spoločnosti umení v Londýne počas Filmovej noci, 6. októbra 2022. Tu je link na anglickú verziu filmu na Youtube.

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