Ota Janeček
Ota Janeček (born August 15, 1919 in Pardubice , † July 1, 1996 in Prague ) was a Czech illustrator, painter, graphic artist and manufacturer of ceramic art products.
Life
Ota Janeček studied drawing from 1941 to 1942 and was a member of the Mánes Association of Fine Artists from 1943 and of the Hollar Association of Bohemian Graphic Artists from 1945 .
Works
Janeček was a versatile visual artist who inscribed himself primarily in modern Czech post-war painting. In addition, he created sculptures and graphics. His inspiration was a deep love for nature.
His first attempts were expressive. In some pictures he is inspired by Amedeo Modigliani . Cubism began to appear in 1943 . He continues to paint in this style, albeit partially transformed. Elements of folk painting have been added around 1948. The first attempts at highly decorative realism since the early 1950s .
He was particularly successful as an illustrator of children's books, among others by Jan Skácel and František Halas .
He also designed film costumes, where he was a specialist advisor and co-author of the film Wolfsgrube (Vlčí jáma), which was awarded in Venice in 1958 .
Awards
- 1963: First prize for children's illustration in São Paulo
- 1970: Silver eagle at the International Book Fair in Nice .
- 1985: Appointment as Honored Artist of Czechoslovakia.
German-language publications
- Margaret of Navarre : Heptameron . Artia, Prague, 1965
- Ota Janeček for the children , based on pictures by Ota Janeček, told by František Nepil, translated by Wolf B. Oerter, Dausien, Hanau 1980, ISBN 3-7684-3937-2 .
- About the clever donkey and other animal fables
- French fairy tales. As told by Jan Vladislav . Artia, Prague, 1970
- English fairy tales,
- sleeping Beauty
- Oscar Wilde : The Happy Prince .
- About the clever donkey and other animal fables
- Bohumil Říha : Doctor Ping (original title: O lékaři Pingovi , translated by Inge Lanner) Artia, Prague 1966 ( DNB 969713061 ).
- Ladislav Walló: The princess with the golden star
- František Halas : Children's paradise . Poems, Prague 1960
Exhibitions
- National Gallery Prague
- Tate Gallery , London
- Bibliothèque nationale de France , Paris
- MC Nay Institute, San Antonio ( USA )
- Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts in Japan
- National Gallery of Wales
literature
- Milan Churaň: Kdo byl kdo v našich dějinách ve 20. století . 2nd edition, Libri, Praha 1998, ISBN 80-85983-65-6 ( Czech ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Ota Janeček in the catalog of the German National Library
- List of painters
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Janeček, Ota |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech draftsman, painter, graphic artist and manufacturer of ceramic art products |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 15, 1919 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Pardubice |
DATE OF DEATH | July 1, 1996 |
Place of death | Prague |