Barbara Baska (Baska Barbara) | |
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 Baska Barbara | |
| Born | 17 July 1984 |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Known for | Artist, graphic designer, cinematographer |
Barbara Baska (born 17 July 1984 in Budapest) is a graphic designer and cinematographer.
Barbara Baska (Baska Barbara) | |
|---|---|
| Baska Barbara | |
| Born | 17 July 1984 |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Known for | Artist, graphic designer, cinematographer |
Barbara Baska (born 17 July 1984 in Budapest) is a graphic designer and cinematographer.
Born on 17 July 1984, in Budapest, Hungary. She began her formal studies in a drawing class in Városmajor secondary school, located in Budapest, where at the age of 15 the principal entrusted her with designing the entire visual identity of the Council of Europe's Democracy for School project. While still in high school, she was also commissioned to design the Hungarian visual identities for several world-famous stars visiting Hungary. [1]
After the high school she attended the Hungarian University of Fine Arts, Department of Graphic Design, and graduated in 2008. [2] In 2004, her poster won the First Prize at the International Antismoking Festival in Athens.
During her studies she already worked as a graphic designer. In those years she worked on brand identities, posters, web pages, 3D modeling.
During her graphic design studies she attended the University of Theatre and Film Arts, Budapest, department of Cinematography. Her teacher was Tibor Máthé. She studied also at Universidade Lusófona, Lisbon. She has participated in Hungarian Graphic Design Biennials since 2004. In 2007 her poster won the Ferrari Award in Budapest and received the Award in Torino. [3]
She won Erasmus scholarship for both universities. About the same time she designed the Global – Football Park and Sport Hotel identity and visual design and she designed the identity, posters, CD/DVD covers and music video for the famous Hungarian band Magna Cum Laude. In 2012 her short film "Pre" nominated for Golden-Eye Award. [4]
At age 27, in year 2011, she directed her diploma movie what was an adaption of The Little Prince, titled Kelen. Her premier was in Uránia national movie theatre at the same year. [5]
Between 2015 and 2021, she taught at the University of Theatre and Film Arts, and from 2020 she has been a lecturer and doctoral candidate at the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design, where she had also continued her doctoral studies. Since 2021, she has been an assistant professor in the set design department at the University of Theatre and Film Arts. [6]
She is one of founders of Csopaki Művésztelep, the Hungarian young talents art camp. [7]
