Oldrich Lajsek

Oldřich Lajsek (Czech pronunciation: lai • sek) (born February 8, 1925 in Křesetice , Kuttenberg , Czechoslovakia; † October 2, 2001 in Prague ) was a Czech painter, designer, graphic artist and art teacher. Since 1954 he was a member of the Czech Association of Creative Artists . He was the head of an artists' association called " The Group of Eight Artists ". In 1985 he was awarded the national medal for excellent work . During his life he created over 3000 works of which more than 1800 are in private collections.

Life

Lajsek was born on February 8, 1925 in Křesetice , a village near Kuttenberg in Central Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, as the son of a merchant family. He graduated from school in 1944 in a school in Kuttenberg specializing in machine industry . During the Second World War he was part of a rebellious organization called "Die Faust", in which he fought against the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia . After World War II he moved to Prague and worked in the Czechoslovak Association for Industry . In 1946 he began to study at the Charles University in Prague . During this time Lajsek discovered his artistic talent and graduated in 1950. In 1966 he also finished studying economics. He then worked as a teacher. He was also professor at the School of Applied Art in Prague from 1955 . Lajsek's success in terms of his artistic career came quite early. In 1955 he was accepted into the Štursa Association, later in the VI. Center . He took part in the competition for the renovation of the operational buildings of the National Theater in Prague . Since 1954 he was part of the Czechoslovak Association of Creative Artists . In 1960 he founded an artists' association called " The Group of Eight Artists " in which he held the leading role. The aim of this association was mainly the organization of further education artistic events in the country and looking for possible new places for the hanging of artistic works. In 1985 he was awarded the national medal for excellent work by the Czech President . He died on October 2, 2001 in Prague at the age of 76.

painting

His artistic works were very diverse in terms of the different art genres. Among other things, he devoted himself to abstract, realistic and surrealist art. However, his most famous works are landscape paintings. Before that, he was one of the most famous artists of his time in Czechoslovakia . He was inspired by his home in Central Bohemia, on the streets of Prague or on his trips abroad through Greece and Yugoslavia .

Famous works

Landscape painting

• Hořící Lidice (The Burning Lidice Village), 1974;
• Ze Stanice metra (From the metro station), 1982;
• Acropolis (Acropolis), 1983;
• Červená krajina (A red landscape), 1985;
• Jaro, Léto, Podzim, Zima (The Spring, The Summer, The Autumn, The Winter) (painting set), 1985.

Abstract art

• Bílá (One White Color), 1957;
• Zrcadlo (The Mirror), 1962;
• Modrá (One Blue Color), 1963.

realism

• Ráno v Praze (A Morning in Prague), 1983;
• Slunečnice (Sunflowers), 1971.

surrealism

• Smutek (Forgiveness), 1959

literature

• J. Boučková: Nové tendence v tvorbě mladých českých výtvarníků. Východočeská galerie v Pardubicích, Pardubice 1968.
• J. Boučková: Soudobá česká krajina. Východočeská galerie v Pardubicích, Pardubice 1968.
• J. Hlaváček: 8 výtvarníků. Gallery ČFVU - Purkyně. Český fond výtvarných umění, Praha 1960, F 151350.
• V. Vinter: Krajiny Oldřicha Lajska. In: Květy. February 5, 1987, pp. 46-47, ISSN  0023-5849 .
• V. Vinter: Oldřich Lajsek. Prague: Svaz českých výtvarných umělců, 1986.
• K. Štorkán: Oldřich Lajsek - obrazy. Podnik českého fondu výtvarných umění, Praha 1981.

Web links

• Signatures of the painters: http://www.signaturymaliru.cz/painter/601.php
• Oldřich Lajsek website: www.obrazy-lajsek.webnode.cz