Born December 30th 1927.
Painter, illustrator, photographer and graphic designer.
He had studied at National school of ghrapic art in Prague (1947-1948), VSUP in Prague (1949 – 1953; J. Novak) and AMU in Prague (1954 – 1957, F. Tröster). His works are exhibited from 1954.
He was member of group Crossroad from middle of 60s, SCUG Hollar (from 1957), Frantisek Kupka association of czech artists , art group Geometry (from 1990), group Different geometry (from 1991) and S.V.U. Manes (from 1992). He had created movie posters between 1959 and 1964, 27 movie posters in total.
He was born December 30th 1927 in Kolin. From 1949 till 1953 he studied at Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design under prof. Jan Novak and between 1954 and 1957 in departure of scenography at Academy of Performing Arts in Prague under prof. Frantisek Tröster.
He is former member of group of czech designers Hollar. He attended exhibitions of czech constructivism from end of 60s, as well as club Konkretistu, which associate czech or foreign elementarists. He has many personal friends among construvists, mostly in Germany.
On the edge between years 1993 and 1994 the Wilhelm-Hack-Museum v Ludwigshafen am Rhein organized extenzive monography exhibition, that included very big catalog, with many interesting details.
He participade on many collective exhibitions in Czech republic, Slovakia, Germany, USA, Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Hungary, Spain, Switzerland, Japan and Sweden.
Solo exhibiton:
2000 Galerie Václava Špály, Praha
1999 Galerie Goller, Selb (Německo)
1998 Výstavní síň Sokolská 26, Ostrava
Galerie Aspekt, Brno (s Pavlem Haykem)
1995 Systémy a série, České muzeum výtvarných umění, Praha
Obrazy z počátku 60. let, Galerie 60/ 70, Praha
1994 Galerie Ruce, Praha
1993 Obrazy 158_1993, Wilhelm-Hack-Museum, Ludwigshafen am Rhein (Německo)
1992 Dům umění, Brno
1990 Galerie Hoffmann, Friedberg (Německo)
1989 Kulturní středisko Opatov, Praha
1985 Fotografie a fotogramy, Dům pánů z Kunštátu, Brno
1979 Jacques Baruch Gallery, Chicago (USA)
1970 Jacques Baruch Gallery, Chicago (USA)
Galerie Benedikta Rejta, Louny
1969 Galerie Václava Špály, Praha
Galerie Schütze, Bad Godesberg (Německo)
1968 Galerie Teufel, Koblenz (Německo)
Galerie du Disque Rouge, Brusel (Belgie)
1967 Galerie Václava Krále, Dům umění, Brno
1965 Galeie Holar, Praha
1962 Divadlo Na Zábradlí, Praha
1954 Regionální muzeum, Kolín (s J. Balcarem)
His works can be seen in collection of: National Gallery, Prague, Galery of Prague, Czech museum of modern art and Moravian galery, Brno.
