Jaroslav Vožniak

Jaroslav Vožniak (born April 26, 1933 in Suchodol ; † May 12, 2005 in Prague-Zbraslav ) was a Czech painter , sculptor and graphic artist . He was considered one of the most important representatives of Czech Pop Art .

Life

Vožniak, a trained lithographer , studied from 1951 to 1959 at the Academy of Art, Architecture and Design (VŠUP) in Prague under Karel Svolinský and from 1954 to 1959 at the Prague Academy of Fine Arts (AVU) under Vladimír Silovský . Together with Bedřich Dlouhý , Jan Koblasa and Karel Nepraš he founded the artist group “ Šmidrové ”.

In the Czech Museum of Fine Arts in Prague (ČMVU) several of his works are on display.

J. Tomeš, A. Léblová (Eds.): Československý biografický slovník . Inst. ČSAV Academia, Prague 1992, ISBN 80-200-0443-2

Short biography of Jaroslav Vožniak with references in the Czech Museum of Performing Arts (ČMVU) (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Vožniak, Jaroslav
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Czech painter, sculptor and printmaker
DATE OF BIRTH	April 26, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH	Suchodol near Příbram
DATE OF DEATH	May 12, 2005
Place of death	Prague Zbraslav