Jan Novotný
Jan Novotný (17 June 1929 – 23 January 2005) was a Czech gl* artist, painter and art teacher.
Contents
- 1 Biography
- 2 References
- 3 Literature
- 4 External links
Biography
Novotný was born in Pustá Polom, Czechoslovakia and studied at the secondary gl* school in Kamenický Šenov and from 1952 at the Academy of Applied Arts in Prague in the studio of prof. Josef Kaplický. From 1959, he was an art teacher at the Secondary School of Art Gl* in Železný Brod. In the late 1950s and during the 1960s, he won several significant awards – Silver Medal at XI. Triennale Milan, Honorary Prize at Expo 67 in Montreal. He participated regularly in exhibitions of Czechoslovak gl* all over the world. In the 1970s and 1980s, his work was negatively influenced by the adverse at*ude of the governing communist regime to his person.
The domain of Jan Novotný is enamelled gl* – vases, decorative wall plates and stained gl* windows, but in his work he was using other techniques as well – etching, drypoint, blowing or engraving. His creations include also cl*ic paintings, graphics and drawings.
Most of his life he lived and worked in Malá Skála in northeastern Bohemia
References
- Visual arts portal
Literature
- Ricke, Helmut (2005). Czech Gl* 1945-1980: Design in an Age of Adversity. Arnoldsche Verlagsanstalt. p.:448. ISBN:978-3-89790-217-6.
External links
- Corning Museum of Gl* – Jan Novotný
- Museum of Gl*, Tacoma – Czech Gl*, 1945–1980: Design in Age of Adversity (PDF)