Grażyna Lange & Monika Hanulak, And it's a cat!, 2020.

70x100 cm, techniques: graphite, cardboard, collage, pencil, paper, cardboard, year of creation 2020

"And it's a cat!" is a collage by Grazyna Lange and Monika Hanulak, which attracts attention with its simplicity and expressive contrast. This collage is presented on a plane measuring 70 cm high and 100 cm wide, made using graphite, cardboard, pencil, paper and cardboard techniques. The work was created in 2020. The artists used various techniques, such as graphite and pencil, to render the details of the cat's fur and posture. The cat appears attentive, perhaps even a little curious, which adds emotional depth to the image.
The "And That's a Cat!" collage is minimalistic and focused on the animal itself, allowing the viewer to focus on the cat's details and expression. This also leaves room for imagination and one's own interpretations.The authors have done several books together. The most recent of these are: "A Book for the Dog," Two Sisters 2022, "A Book for the Cat," Two Sisters 2022, "Dog, Cat, Action! Animation," Two Sisters 2023.
Monika Hanulak
Assistant to Grazka Lange at the Illustration Studio of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Works with drawing, illustration, book design. Author of, among others, graphic design and illustrations for books "Kic-kic contra generał Gąsienica" in cooperation with Grazka Lange, Endo 2004, "Smonia" Wytwórnia 2006, "C'etait un crocodile... Petite histoire de l'evolution" Lirabelle, France 2007, "Tuwim. Wiersze dla dzieci" Wytwórnia 2007, "Debata filozoficzna Królika z Dudkiem o Sprawiedliwości" to a text by Leszek Kołakowski wyd. Muchomor 2009, "Pampilio" to a text by Irena Tuwim for the Wytwórnia publishing house 2010, "Boucles d'Or et les deux ours" to a text by Zidrou for the Rouergue publishing house, France 2012, "Kern" Wytwórnia 2015, "Co słychać" to a text by Anna Czerwińska-Rydel. Winner of many prestigious awards at home and abroad. Privately, she is happiest in the company of animals and comes up with concepts for books.
Monika Hanulak
Designs books, more than 100 in total (for which she quite often receives awards and prizes).
She teaches at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw (for years at the Book Design Studio, now she runs the Illustration Studio). She owns a sizable collection of Polish children's books from the 1960s and 1970s, but also books from around the world.