#bohdan butenko

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between the tournaments minigame 3

hello and welcome to another minigame designed to make you think back with nostalgia to your childhood. (or at least my childhood). today we are looking at some iconic children's books illustrators!

you can vote either for the most iconic one (ok we know thats butenko), or your fave from when you were a kid, or the one most aesthetically pleasing to you currently, or whatever criteria you deem right

i know butenko and grabiański are the most iconic ones but i hope we can get some appreciation for the others too <3

Bohdan Butenko:

Joanna Olech:

Janusz Grabiański:

Teresa Zalewska-Hoya:

there are many many more amazing children's books illustrators. from me personally honorable mention shoutouts go to paweł pawlak and piotr rychel. share your own faves who didn't make it to the minigame in the tags!

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Polish Christmas postcard by Bohdan Butenko

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Butenko Pinxit

Bohdan Butenko, signing his pictures "Butenko Pinxit", made many children think THIS was his name.

Considering his illustrations were everywhere, from early reading magazine "Świerszczyk" to poem books to collage comic strips, he definitely left an impression on Polish children of a certain era.

His drawings may seem simplistic...

But he was a master of humor. Here is his "Self-portrait":

(the arrow says "This one, thirtieth from the left")

However what most probably remember the best are his combinations of text and pictures. Entire pages of hand-transcribed poems of Jan Brzechwa, with relevant pictures added:

(poem about a snail, obviously :))

He was a student of Jan Marcin Szancer (see here) but has created a style entirely of his own. Even though they have covered the same authors - Szancer has also illustrated some of Brzechwa's poems.

In fact, a child's bookcase can be considered lacking if it doesn't contain one of each.

He also designed entire books, with their unusual layout and typography playing into the storytelling:

(Ciril, Where Are You?, Wiktor Woroszylski)

And then there was the Dong who had a luminous nose, and Jumblies and other creatures by Mr Lear.

The cover:

Some Jumblies in their sieve:

(you can read the part of the poem over their heads)

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Bohdan Butenko (Polish, 1931-2019).

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Grabiański, Malczewski for the ask game?

Grabiński: There's just so many to choose from... I was lucky enough to inherit a copy of Andersen's fairytales illustrated by Jan Marcin Szancer and his art was probably the only reason I made it trough most of these stories. There is this one drawing for The Old Street Lamp that I'd just love to have on my wall... Also, I'm a life-long fan of Bohdan Butenko. The man could make any topic fun.

Malczewski: Not specifically, but it was generally agreed upon at uni that I've got a Late Gothic/Northern Renaissance look, especially if I wrap something around my head. And I would gladly wander through one of those early landscapes in the background of Jan van Eyck's or Rogier van der Weyden's paintings.

@tauremornalome Dzięki za ten pomysł, jest genialny!

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BOHDAN BUTENKO /

Illustration for 'Trąba' (trumpet) 1961

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Bohdan Butenko (1931-2019)

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Illsutration : Bohdan Butenko

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Książkę robi się jak sweter

Książkę robi się jak sweter

Bohdan Butenko to potrafił robić książki! Oto krótka lekcja mistrza: Zawsze powtarzam, że w książce nie ma stron lepszych i gorszych, podobnie jak w udzierganym swetrze, z którego nie można nic wyjąć, bo reszta się spruje. Kiedy opracowuję książkę, zajmuję się jej całością, chwytam wszystkie ogniwa. Liczy się dla mnie każdy szczegół, wyzwaniem staje się każda kolejna strona, każda rozkładówka, od…

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„Niewiarygodne przygody Marka Piegusa” · Edmund Niziurski

ilust. Bohdan Butenko

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Would you mind recommending me some semi-difficult polish literature? Jestem Polką ale mieszkam za granicą od dzieciństwa to większości polskiego zapomniałam, but I’d love to speak fluently again. Thanks

I would recommend John Green books in Polish - they are funny, quite easy to understand. There are colloquial words, but not so many of them - let’s face it, you have to learn a spoken language, because on a daily basis most Polish people don’t bother to use an official version of their native language. 

One of the most popular Polish book series for teenagers is Jeżycjada by Małgorzata Musierowicz. The books shows a normal (I mean… okay, “typical”) life of a random Polish family from a city Poznań. The series has many fans, because it shows different aspects of life in various ways, there are sad moments, but also funny ones. Start with Szósta klepka.

It’s better not to start with such writers as Mickiewicz, Słowacki, Gombrowicz or (tfu!) Sienkiewicz. But if you want to read something short, I would recommend Bolesław Prus’ stories - Kamizelka and Katarynka. I still remember the ending of Kamizelka - it was so moving. Prus could create such magnificent atmosphere from normal, everyday things - no wonder he is one of the most popular Polish writers. Even school students like his works, which is quite an achievement.

You can also try Polish fantasy books - Wiedźmin by Andrzej Sapkowski, Kłamca by Jakub Ćwiek, Bajki robotów by Stanisław Lem, a series Kroniki Jakuba Wędrowycza by Andrzej Pilipiuk (not sure about this one, it can be a little bit to difficult - but it’s still worth a try). We’ve got other writers, but, c’mon, little people understand Jacek Dukaj’s literature… 

Books of Katarzyna Puzyńska are very popular right now in Poland. She’s a crime fiction writer, she gained popularity thanks to Saga o Lipowie - start with a book called Motylek.

If you’re a fan of comics, you should check out Gapiszon by Bohdan Butenko, Tytus, Romek i Atomek by Papcio Chmiel (his real name is Henryk Chmielewski, but nobody uses it - his comics are more than iconic, you’re obliged to read it!), Kajko i Kokosz by Janusz Christa (ICONIC!), Wiedźmin and Ekspedycja by Bogusław Polch. 

If you like poems, you should try Wisława Szymborska - her poems seem to be ordinary, but at the same time - moving and thought-provoking. Since their poems focus on a daily life, you will have little problems to understand them from a linguistic point of view.

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Creativity

Bohdan Butenko research

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Bohdan Butenko

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Animals of Janusz Grabiański

Born in 1929, a contemporary and uni classmate of Bohdan Butenko.

His illustrations were bought by publishers all over the world, for their watercolour grace, the graceful animals, whimsical children and wonderful colours.

Puss in Boots:

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils:

He also designed post stamps, and he definitely loved cats:

(there is also a dog set)

This lovely book cover is so TYPICAL for his style:

(anyone has this book?)

At the same time, he designed visual identification and promotional material for LOT Polish Airlines.

So, not only animals.

Well...

His style is very distinctive and has impacted many, many children, shaping their imagination and filling dreams with wispy, fluffy kittens.

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Bohdan Butenko (Polish, 1931-2019).

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GAPISZON I WĘDZONE MORZE Bohdan Butenko Kolejne przygody Gapiszona, jednego z najsłynniejszych polskich bohaterów komiksowych, którego wiele perypetii adaptowanych było przez Telewizję Polską w paśmie Wieczorynki. Tym razem Gapiszon poszukuje wędzonego morza, marząc o wielkich połowach! Wędzone morze? Gdzie to jest?... Spytaj Gapiszona! Książeczka posiada sztywną okładkę i strony z dobrego jakościowo papieru. Duży format zapewnia dziecku komfort czytania. Dodatkowo doskonałe ilustracje Bohdana Butenki. #dzieci #komiks #bohater #butenko #gapiszon #przygody #grafika #aurelus #morze #połowy #wieczorynka #telewizjapolska #book #books #ksiazka #ksiazki #książka #książki #czytam #czytamy #lubieczytac #kochamczytac #ksiązkadlaciebie #weekend https://www.instagram.com/p/BxDFbRShfS7/?igshid=rgp9g2y9l1t5