Ľuboslav Paľo

ľuboslav Paľo was born in 1968 in Vranov nad Topľou, Slovakia. After completing his studies in 1998 at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava (prof. Dušan Kállay), Paľo immediately departed for Paris. He continued his research at the Cité Internationale des Artes. Upon returning home, he dedicated himself to printmaking and illustration. Within his native Slovak milieu Paľo formed an innovative artist/author team, collaborating with writer and publisher Erik Groch. A new phase in his art career came with collaborations with foreign publishers, particularly with the Swiss publisher, Bohem Press. He has illustrated over thirty books; some of these have been translated and published in Switzerland, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, France, Finland, Poland, Argentina, Mexico, South Korea and Japan. At home and abroad, Paľo has been honored with awards, including: ‘The Most Beautiful Books of Slovakia’, the Golden Apple at the Biennial of Illustration Bratislava and a prize at the Biennale of Illustration at Oita (Japan). Paľo considers the book as a uniform visual narrative, a fusion of design, illustration and typography. His expressive style gives his books a dynamic sense of motion. He currently teaches Illustration at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava.