collection of books by petr nikl

COLLECTION OF BOOKS BY PETR NIKL
Petr Nikl (*1960) was born in Zlín in the family of an
academic painter and a toy designer. He studied at the
secondary school of decorative arts in Uherské Hradiště
and the Prague Academy of Fine Arts (studios of
professors Arnošt Paderlík and Jiří Ptáček). He found
inspiration to his first texts at Christian Morgenstern and
accompanied them with mezzotints. He creates layouts,
invents nonsense stories and songs. With friends
interested in theatre performances he starts the puppet
society MEHEDAHA in 1987. The puppet shows, based on
ballet, musical and dramatic sketches and small
absurdities, are shown privately or at exhibition openings.
Together with František Petrák he has published a series of
thirteen books of nonsense poetry by MEHEDAHA. In
1987 he is at the birth of the art society The Hard-headed.
He was awarded the Prize of Jindřich Chalupecký (1995).
He is a multiartist: he paints, makes puppets, composes
and plays, writes and sings. He is the author of the
concept of interactive exhibitions Game nests (Rudolfinum
2000), The Landscape of Fantasy and Music (Czech
pavillion at EXPO 2005 in Aichi, Japan), Orbis Pictus and
Labyrinth of the World, which travel all over the world. He
prepared many interesting projects for the Archa theatre.
For Meander he created the Blue Elephant series logo.
RYBABA AND THE SEASOUL
text & illustration Petr Nikl / typo Robert V. Novák
Magnesia
Litera
2003
nomination
The Most
Beautiful
Czech Book
2002
A FAIRY TALE ABOUT
A WEE FISH NAMED RYBITINKA
text & illustration & typo Petr Nikl
RYBABA AND THE SEASOUL
Rybaba lives in the utmost darkness by the seabed. One day she
decides to find the light, about which she had up to now only
heard. She finds it and tries to bring it back to the others.
On her way she has to meet many unexpected obstacles...
Published: 2008
Format: 290 x 215 mm
Number of pages: 48
A FAIRY TALE ABOUT
A WEE FISH NAMED RYBITINKA
Second edition of an extraordinary literary attempt about the little
fish, who tries to save the Giant Sea. A playful metaphore about
tolerance among humans, complete with a CD full of fish songs
composed, played and sung by the author himself.
Published: 2008
Format: 275 x 240 mm
Number of pages: 48
FURYTALES
text & illustration Petr Nikl / typo Robert V. Novák
Magnesia
Litera
2008
The Book
of the Year
Golden
Ribbon
IBBY
2007
The Most
Beautiful
Book
LIBRI
Olomouc
2007
nd
2 place
The Most
Beautiful
Czech Book
2008
White
Raven
Munchen
2009
STAGS AND SIMILARS CREATURES
text & illustration Petr Nikl / typo Robert V. Novák
Czech Grand
Design 2009
Robert V. Novák
graphic designer
nomination
The Most
Beautiful
Czech Book
2009
SČUG
HOLLAR
Award for
illustration
The Most
Beautiful
Book
LIBRI
Olomouc
2008
FURYTALES
Petr Nikl likes to play and therefore everything he does is very playful.
And you will play, too! You can create an own story and even a
mysterious creature in the middle of the book. The story makes the
fantasy of both small and adult children to vibrate.
Published: 2007
Format: 230 x 270 mm
Number of pages: 71
STAGS AND SIMILARS CREATURES
The latest author book by Petr Nikl radiates a suggestive, mysterious
atmosphere of the night forest, which makes one scared! An
encyclopaedia of remarkable creatures with both antlers and horns,
surrounded by a dreamlike atmosphere, is complete with a CD full of
poems, music, sounds and pseudo sounds – altogether twenty songs
composed to the texts from the book.
Published: 2008
Format: 230 x 280 mm
Number of pages: 52
STAGS AND SIMILARS CREATURES
LINGUISTIC TALES
text & illustration Petr Nikl / typo Vladimír Vimr
The Most
Beautiful
Czech Book
Honour List
IBBY
2008
Golden
Ribbon
IBBY 2006
text
2006
The Most
Beautiful
Book
LIBRI
Olomouc
2007
LITTLE FOOL SCAP
text & illustration Petr Nikl / typo Vladimír Vimr
The Most
Beautiful
Book
LIBRI
Olomouc
2009
LINGUISTIC TALES
Linguistic Tales is a complex work of art, created by an original author and
artist in one person. It is a toy book, like magic binoculars, that offers a
different picture at each new opening. It is a book challenge, inviting the
adult to follow the child to an exciting trip to the dream world of Linguisia,
where incredible things happen...
Published: 2006
Format: 260 x 230 mm
Number of pages: 56
LITTLE FOOL SCAP
Yet another original artist’s book by multimedia artist Petr Nikl, containing some
hundred-and-sixty poetic compositions prone to playfulness and discovery.
Even though the style of the author’s more recent works remains alike, on the
whole it is still fresh, inspirational and attractive. The multifaceted variableness
of his verse, sometimes stumbling and technically failing to deliver only to
employ miraculous condensation revealing mighty storyline bunches a little
later, goes hand in hand with his remarkable illustrations. Nikl has created his
own fantasy world and every new book only confirms that it must either be
accepted or remain misunderstood. Reception on the part of children, however,
is certainly not automatic.
Published: 2009
Format: 320 x 253 mm
Number of pages: 120
LINGUISTIC TALES