Born in 1923 – died 1998.
Painter, sculptor and translator.
He studied as a bookseller. He was arrested in 1941 by gestapo for his illegal activities in communist party. He was imprisoned in concentration camp until end of war. He studied on Academy of Art, Architecture and Design in Frantisek Tichy and Emil Filla studio between 1945 and 195. He had interrupted his studies and started working as PR, later as editor in Svoboda publishing. He moved to Bratislava in 1953 where he work as translator. He has traveled during 60s and participated on ceramics seminary in Gmunden (Austria) and sculptor symposium in St. Margarethen (Austria). He emigrated in 1969 and stay in Wien. He was a teacher on Academy of Visual Art in Stuttgart between 1972-1974.
