Peter Klucik is best known for his etchings of imaginary, metamorphic animals. It is a style which he employs for individual etchings, ex libris prints, and for illustrating books. Klucik studied graphic art and book illustration at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava, Slovakia from 1981 - 1987. He was a student of one of the most famous modern artists from this genre: Albín Brunovský from the Czech Republic. There is an unique and playful spirit at work in his images which make them easy to identify, though his work has direct ties to the imagery from his native land that dates back to the middle ages.