Vlastislav Hofman
Vlastislav Hofman (born February 6, 1884 in Jičín , † March 28, 1964 in Prague ) was a Czech architect, town planner, architectural theorist, painter, graphic artist and scenographer.
Life
Hofman studied architecture in Prague from 1902 to 1907. In the following years he was a representative of the so-called Bohemian Cubism (Czech Cubism), which was represented by the artists' association Artěl until the 1930s .
Hofmann wrote articles for the newspaper Právo lidu (human rights). He also made stage designs for the Prague Divadlo na Vinohradech (Theater in the Vineyards), of which the stage design for a production of Hamlet by Karel Hilar caused a sensation.
exhibition
- 2011: Artěl 1908-1935. Czech Cubism in Everyday Life , Museum of Applied Arts , Grassimuseum , Leipzig
literature
- Austrian Theater Museum (ed.): Vlastislav Hofman. Scenography 1919–1957 (= Cortina. Vol. 5 = Biblos-Schriften. Vol. 129). Böhlau, Vienna et al. 1985, ISBN 3-205-06303-1 (exhibition catalog).
- François Burkhardt: Vlastislav Hofman. Architecture of Bohemian Cubism 1911–1918. Traveling exhibition. Internationales Design Zentrum Berlin e. V., Berlin 1982.
Web links
- Literature by and about Vlastislav Hofman in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature and other media by and about Vlastislav Hofman in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
- několik obrázků díla (Czech.)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hofman, Vlastislav |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech architect, urban planner, architectural theorist, painter, graphic artist and scenographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 6, 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jičín |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 28, 1964 |
| Place of death | Prague |