Ota Janeček

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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

  • 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

literature

  • Milan Churaň: Kdo byl kdo v našich dějinách ve 20. století . 2nd edition, Libri, Praha 1998, ISBN 80-85983-65-6 ( Czech ).

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personal data
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