This exhibition at Museum Kampa delves into the creative principles of Valerian Karoušek and Jiří Novák, two influential sculptors of 1960s Czechoslovakia. It highlights their significant contributions to new figurative and constructivist art movements, showcasing their innovative approaches to materials and forms. Discover how both artists drew inspiration from nature, industrial modernity, and their shared powerful life stories shaped by historical events.
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This exhibition presents the works of sculptors Valerian Karoušek and Jiří Novák, highlighting their contributions to new figurative and constructivist tendencies in Czech art during the 1960s. It explores their artistic inspirations drawn from nature and modern civilization, as well as their powerful life stories shaped by historical events.
This exhibition provides an opportunity to revisit the creative principles of Valerian Karoušek (1929–1970) and Jiří Novák (1922–2010), two sculptors who significantly influenced new figurative and constructivist art in Czechoslovakia in the 1960s. The exhibition also reflects the vibrancy of artistic exchange, exploring diverse themes and innovative approaches to material experimentation. Both artists studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague and were members of the M 57 group, participating in significant exhibitions such as the 1958 World Exhibition in Brussels and outdoor exhibitions in Liberec. Valerian Karoušek's work fused natural stone with industrial metal fragments, incorporating experiments with plastic materials, and was deeply connected to his passion for mountaineering. The exhibition also commemorates the tragic 1970 mountaineering expedition that ended his career. Jiří Novák, inspired by constructions, mechanisms, and romantic perceptions of reality, excelled in composing spatial structures primarily from metal, often integrating movement and the interplay of organic and mechanical elements, with a focus on air and water as his primary elements. The exhibition emphasizes the semantic connections between their works, resonating with contemporary currents that integrate science, religion, art, and philosophy, and highlighting humanity's essential sensitivity to natural elements and cosmic connections.
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