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Vlastislav Hofman and the Czech Cubist avant-garde in Ostrava
Galerie výtvarného umění v Ostravě, příspěvková organizace
Gold medal for stage design at the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Art in 1925 in Paris. Is it possible to summarize the abilities of the all-talented artist Vlastislav Hofman? Hofman was primarily an architect, but his relationship to avant-garde streams also interfered with his painting, graphic, scenographic and design work. The exhibition at the Gallery of Fine Arts in Ostrava, which was created in cooperation with the Institute of Art History, will present it in full and unforgettable even the only cubo-expressionist crematorium in Czechoslovakia designed and realized together with František Mencl in Moravská Ostrava between 1923 and 1925.
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The exhibition of Vlastislav Hofman in Ostrava ends on Sunday
Galerie výtvarného umění v Ostravě, příspěvková organizace
Until Sunday, January 7, visitors to the Gallery of Fine Arts in Ostrava (GVUO) can see the work of architect and internationally acclaimed stage designer Vlastislav Hofman (1884-1964) in the Ostrava House of Art. The author's architectural designs, paintings, graphics, print mats, porcelain, furniture, crematorium model in Moravská Ostrava, film screenings and archival documents are exhibited. The exhibition has been reviewed by over 11,000 visitors.
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The personality of Emanuel Krenka will remind the Ostrava actors and artists
Galerie výtvarného umění v Ostravě, příspěvková organizace
Emanuel Křenek, actor from Opava, art collector, photographer, illustrator and pedagogue. A personality connected with the Ostrava region and especially its culture. The pride of the charismatic actor dedicated his art to his whole life comes from his friends and associate actors Jan Fišar and Veronika Forejtová, violoncellist Jiří Hanousek and artist Svatoslav Böhm. A commemorative evening on the occasion of the Křenkova Gift Exhibition at the Gallery of Fine Arts in Ostrava will take place on Thursday, May 31, at 5 pm in the Art House in Ostrava.
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Kupka, Mondrian, Grund, Balaban, Zrzavý i Navrátil: the Gallery of Fine Arts in Ostrava opens four new exhibitions
Galerie výtvarného umění v Ostravě, příspěvková organizace
The Gallery of Fine Arts in Ostrava (GVUO) launches four exhibition projects at once. After the exhibition Vlastislav Hofman / Tribute to Invention, he focuses on a wide range of styles, techniques and authors. Everyone will come to theirs. At a joint opening on Thursday, January 25, at 5 pm, the gallery will open exhibitions to introduce the Baroque painting and graphics, the Republican, abstract and contemporary art to the public. The exhibitions will be on display in the Art House of Ostrava until Sunday, March 25th.
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Wall paintings in the church of St. James the Elder in Hostouň
AUGUSTINOVÁ, Tereza
The first part of the bachelor´s thesis deals with the history of the city Hostouň and there is a brief introduction of the manor owners. Next part of the thesis focuses on the history of the city dominant - church of St. James the Greater. Monuments which are or were the parts of the rectory are mentioned in brief. The main topic of the thesis is an iconographic description of murals in the church interiors.The main purpose of the work is to introduce the forgotten church in Bohemian forest.
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