Luděk Pešek

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Luděk Pešek (born April 26, 1919 in Kladno , Czechoslovakia ; died December 4, 1999 in Zurich , Switzerland ) was a Czech artist and writer, best known for his space art . In addition to his work as an artist and illustrator , he was the author of several science fiction stories.

Life

Luděk Pešek grew up in the mining town of Ostrava and attended grammar school there, where a teacher recognized his talent for drawing and he was able to take a look through a telescope for the first time . Another early impression was the work of Lucien Rudaux in his book Sur les Autres Mondes . When he was 15, he bought an easel and began painting in earnest. After high school, he studied at the Art Academy in Prague .

As a space artist and scientific illustrator, Pešek made his first appearance with the large-format illustrated books about the planets of the solar system ( The Moon and the Planets ) and the history of the earth , the texts of which were written by Josef Sadil . Also worth mentioning is the illustrated atlas of the solar system by Bruno Stanek, illustrated by Pešek . A number of popular science books for young people with texts by Peter Ryan have been published by English publishers. Pešek's work also appeared repeatedly in National Geographic magazine, and in September 1981 the cover picture of Omni magazine was by Pešek.

Pešek wrote three novels dealing with social problems in the 1940s. In 1966 his first science fiction novel Die Mondexpedition appeared , like the following, first in German translation. Pešek illustrated some of his books himself. The novel The Earth is Close: The Mars Expedition (1970) was awarded the German Youth Book Prize in 1971.

Pešek did not limit his work to space art and science fiction. In 1965 a photo book on the history and nature of Lebanon was published and the novel Preis der Beute (1973) deals with the world of whaling .

Since 1953 Luděk Pešek was married to Beatrice Božena Raymannová. After the Prague Spring , the couple emigrated to Switzerland, where Pešek was naturalized. He died in 1999 at the age of 80.

honors and awards

bibliography

as an author
  • Lidé v Kameni. Lukasik, Ostrava 1946.
  • Tahouni. European Literary Club, Prague 1947.
  • Dražba. European Literary Club, Prague 1948.
  • The lunar expedition. Paulus-Verlag, Recklinghausen 1966.
  • The earth is close: the Martian expedition. Georg Bitter Verlag, Recklinghausen 1970.
  • Just a stone. Beltz Verlag, Weinheim 1972.
  • Price of prey. Beltz Verlag, Weinheim 1973.
  • An island for two. Beltz Verlag, Weinheim 1974.
  • Flight into the world of tomorrow. Georg Bitter Verlag, Recklinghausen 1975.
  • Trap for Perseus. Beltz Verlag, Weinheim 1976.
  • Once in bygone times. Delp, Bad Windsheim 1985, ISBN 3-7689-0223-4 .
as an illustrator
  • Josef Sadil: The planets of the solar system. Artia, Prague 1963.
  • Luděk Pešek: Lebanon: Seconds and Centuries. Artia, Prague 1965.
  • Josef Sadil: Planet Earth. Artia, Prague 1968.
  • Bruno Stanek : Image Atlas of the Solar System: Distant Worlds Seen Up Close. Hallwag, Bern a. a. 1974.
  • Peter Ryan: Planet Earth. Longman, London 1972.
  • Peter Ryan: Journey to the planets. Longman, London 1972.
  • Peter Ryan: The Ocean World. Penguin, Harmondsworth, Middlesex 1973.
  • Luděk Pešek: Flight into the world of tomorrow. Bitter, Recklinghausen 1975, ISBN 3-7903-0206-6
  • Bruno Stanek: Space Shuttles. Hallwag, Bern a. a. 1975, ISBN 3-444-10179-1 .
  • Peter Ryan: UFOs and Other Worlds. Kestrel Books, Harmondsworth, Middlesex 1975.
  • Luděk Pešek: Measuring the immeasurable. Bitter, Recklinghausen 1976, ISBN 3-7903-0221-X .
  • Bruno Stanek: Mars. Hallwag, Bern a. a. 1976, ISBN 3-444-10197-X .
  • Peter Ryan: Solar System. Penguin, London 1978.

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 6584 Ludekpesek in the JPL Small-Body Database.
personal data
SURNAME Pešek, Luděk
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pesek, Ludek (alternative spelling)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech artist and writer
DATE OF BIRTH April 26, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH Kladno , Czechoslovakia
DATE OF DEATH 4th December 1999
Place of death Zurich , Switzerland