Title: Bieniall of Illustrations Bratislava 2009
Date of Issue: 14 august 2009
Country: Slovakia
Denomination: T2 50g

The Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava (BIB) is an international competitive exhibition of original book illustrations for children and youth. The work as featured on the stamp was a book illustration awarded by the international jury during the 21st Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava, 2007.
This event was attended by 387 illustrators from 38 countries. The Grand Prix obtained the German illustrator Einar Turkowski. The featured illustration is taken from the award winning book ‘Es war finster und merkwürdig still’ (‘It was dark and eerily quiet’) published by the Atlantis Publishing House of Switzerland. During the last BIB event, the jury steered away from experimental techniques of any kind and avoided garish colours. Instead, its main focus was on less noticeable yet carefully elaborated black and white drawings with a touch of technically brilliant ingenuity, the ability to build on the contrast of light and shadow, and a bias towards miniature. Hidden humour, bright ideas, precision, and unobtrusive visual expression were especially praised by the jury.

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