Jan Koblasa

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Jan Koblasa, 2012
Three standing in Lübeck
Arabella in Lübeck

Jan Koblasa (born October 5, 1932 in Tábor , Czechoslovakia ; † October 3, 2017 ) was a Czech sculptor , painter , graphic artist , author of philosophical essays and university professor .

Live and act

Koblasa completed his studies from 1952 to 1958 at AVU Prague . He then went into exile in Italy for a few years .

From 1969 to 1997 he held the chair for sculpture at the Muthesius University in Kiel .

Together with Jaroslav Vožniak , Bedřich Dlouhý and Karel Nepraš he founded the artist group “ Šmidrové ”.

From 2002 to 2005 Koblasa taught as an honorary professor of sculpture at the Prague Academy of Fine Arts (AVU Prague).

Koblasa had exhibitions in many countries around the world. On the occasion of his 80th birthday, the Neues Museum Nürnberg dedicated a solo exhibition to him in 2012, and he was honored with a large retrospective at Prague Castle (in the riding hall). Koblasa's works have been purchased by more than 30 museums and collections.

Koblasa lived and worked in Hamburg and Prague.

Awards and honors (selection)

Koblasa was honored with numerous prizes.

  • 1989 Prize of the Schleswig-Holstein State Industry
  • 1995 Guest of Honor at the German Academy Villa Massimo, Rome
  • 2002 1st degree medal of the Czech Republic for artistic activity
  • 2003 Charles University in Prague Silver Medal for Lifetime Achievement

Works (selection)

  • In Bílka (German Pilkau ), a district of the municipality Bořislav in the Czech Republic , the German-Czech friendship path was laid out in 2002. Under the patronage of Václav Havel , on the initiative of Ivan Nosek and Jan Koblasa, Czech and foreign artists created 14 statues that were placed along the path to the mountain and to Černčice . They should symbolize nature, the tradition of the area and friendship.
  • The altar in Kiel University Church is framed by two messengers: “Fly I” and “Fly II”. They are on loan from the artist.
  • Sculptures and objects in Lübeck
  • In Neumünster there is the double sculpture David and Goliath ( Diabas , 1989) on the east bank of the Einfelder See .
  • In the sculpture park Nortorf his work is five working days from boulders, boulders and stainless steel, 1989
  • The works of Tempel (1982/1989), Schutzstein (1989), Vier Boten (1990) and Saint Sebastian (1991) are in the Gottorf Castle Sculpture Park .
  • Balance (1988). Location: Vocational Schools Gaarden, Kiel.
  • Buddha - Materialization of the Word (1976). Location: Werftstrasse, Kiel
  • Four messengers (1980s / 1990). Location: Herbert Gerisch Foundation Sculpture Park, Neumünster.

literature

  • Class work really true. Jan Koblasa and his class for sculpture and graduates of the Muthesius University for Art and Design, Kiel; October 5 to November 17, 1996, Landeskulturzentrum Salzau. [Ed .: Ministry for Education, Science, Research and Culture of the State of Schleswig-Holstein and Muthesius University, University of Applied Sciences for Art and Design, Kiel]. With texts by Gisela Böhrk u. a. Ed. Salzau, [Salzau] 1996; ISBN 3-926048-34-4
  • Jan Drees: Jan Koblasa. Sculptures from six decades. Review of an artist's life. Publisher: KiC Kunst in der Karlshütte, Schleswig, 2007

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ sculptor Jan Koblasa died , accessed on October 9, 2017
  2. ↑ Jaroslav Vožniak
  3. ↑ Bílka

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME Koblasa, Jan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech sculptor, painter, graphic artist, philosopher and university lecturer
DATE OF BIRTH October 5, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Tábor , Czechoslovakia
DATE OF DEATH 3rd October 2017