Vladimir Suchánek
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Vladimir Suchánek is a Czech
graphic artist and postage stamp
designer.
He graduated from the Pedagogical University in 1954 and The Academy of Art in Prague in 1961. His work has been exhibited in many major collections.
The former musician played in the sixties together with other stamp designers in a band named Grafièanka.
He is the designer of several stamps for the Czech Republic
, but he also was the designer of the stamp for the 1000th anniversary of the death of St. Adalbert
in 1997. This stamp was released in the Czech Republic, Hungary
, Germany
, Poland
and the Vatican
.
He currently is President of the Hollar Society, the leading Czech graphic art organisation.
Vladimír Suchánek was born on 12 February 1933
in Nové Město nad Metují. He studied at Charles
University, Prague (1952–54), under Professors Bouda,
Lidický and Salcman, and at the Academy of Fine Arts
in Prague (1954–60), where he specialized in graphic
arts under Professor Silovský. He specialises in graphic
arts, painting, book illustrations, stamp designs and
bookplates.
Vladimiír Suchánek is a member of HOLLAR, the
Association of Czech Graphic Artists. Since 1995, he has
served as President of the Association.
In 1997, he was appointed a member of the European
Academy of Sciences and Arts, based in Vienna.
In 2006, he was awarded a state decoration – a Medal
for service to art.
Vladimír Suchánek comes from a generation that
played a crucial positive role in the development of
Czech art in the second half of the 20th century.
Suchánek's graphic prints reveal not only a rich
imagination and characterful poetry, but also a
masterful command of colour lithography, which is his
graphic technique of choice. He has achieved
widespread international recognition in this field,
collecting 27 top awards for his work.
By 2008, he had held 146 one-man shows in the Czech
Republic and abroad – in Holland, Belgium, Germany,
Japan, the USA, Sweden, Denmark, Poland and
Slovakia. He has taken part in almost 300 exhibitions,
including international biennales of graphic art –
Ljubljana, Kraków, Paris, Trieste, Grenchen, Buenos
Aires, Frechen, Bradford, Biella, Rijeka, Segovia, Tokyo,
Heidelberg, Nuremberg, Malbork, Lodz, Frederikshavn,
Berlin, Miami, Toronto, Fredrikstad and Beijing. Since
the 1970s, his colour lithographs have been exhibited
in European galleries presenting modern Czech
graphic art.
In the field of bookplates, Vladimír Suchánek is
a leading contemporary artist; he has created more
than 300 bookplates for collectors from across the
world. In the Czech Republic, he is also known for his
book illustrations and postage stamp designs.
His work is represented in the collections of the
National Gallery in Prague, the Albertina in Vienna,
the Rockford Art Museum, and in many other
public and private collections in the Czech Republic
and abroad.
Czech people
Czechs, or Czech people are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic. Small populations of Czechs also live in Slovakia, Austria, the United States, the United Kingdom, Chile, Argentina, Canada, Germany, Russia and other countries...
graphic artist and postage stamp
Postage stamp
A postage stamp is a small piece of paper that is purchased and displayed on an item of mail as evidence of payment of postage. Typically, stamps are made from special paper, with a national designation and denomination on the face, and a gum adhesive on the reverse side...
designer.
He graduated from the Pedagogical University in 1954 and The Academy of Art in Prague in 1961. His work has been exhibited in many major collections.
The former musician played in the sixties together with other stamp designers in a band named Grafièanka.
He is the designer of several stamps for the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
, but he also was the designer of the stamp for the 1000th anniversary of the death of St. Adalbert
Adalbert of Prague
This article is about St Adalbert of Prague. For other uses, see Adalbert .Saint Adalbert, Czech: ; , , Czech Roman Catholic saint, a Bishop of Prague and a missionary, was martyred in his efforts to convert the Baltic Prussians. He evangelized Poles and Hungarians. St...
in 1997. This stamp was released in the Czech Republic, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and the Vatican
Vatican City
Vatican City , or Vatican City State, in Italian officially Stato della Città del Vaticano , which translates literally as State of the City of the Vatican, is a landlocked sovereign city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome, Italy. It has an area of...
.
He currently is President of the Hollar Society, the leading Czech graphic art organisation.
Vladimír Suchánek was born on 12 February 1933
in Nové Město nad Metují. He studied at Charles
University, Prague (1952–54), under Professors Bouda,
Lidický and Salcman, and at the Academy of Fine Arts
in Prague (1954–60), where he specialized in graphic
arts under Professor Silovský. He specialises in graphic
arts, painting, book illustrations, stamp designs and
bookplates.
Vladimiír Suchánek is a member of HOLLAR, the
Association of Czech Graphic Artists. Since 1995, he has
served as President of the Association.
In 1997, he was appointed a member of the European
Academy of Sciences and Arts, based in Vienna.
In 2006, he was awarded a state decoration – a Medal
for service to art.
Vladimír Suchánek comes from a generation that
played a crucial positive role in the development of
Czech art in the second half of the 20th century.
Suchánek's graphic prints reveal not only a rich
imagination and characterful poetry, but also a
masterful command of colour lithography, which is his
graphic technique of choice. He has achieved
widespread international recognition in this field,
collecting 27 top awards for his work.
By 2008, he had held 146 one-man shows in the Czech
Republic and abroad – in Holland, Belgium, Germany,
Japan, the USA, Sweden, Denmark, Poland and
Slovakia. He has taken part in almost 300 exhibitions,
including international biennales of graphic art –
Ljubljana, Kraków, Paris, Trieste, Grenchen, Buenos
Aires, Frechen, Bradford, Biella, Rijeka, Segovia, Tokyo,
Heidelberg, Nuremberg, Malbork, Lodz, Frederikshavn,
Berlin, Miami, Toronto, Fredrikstad and Beijing. Since
the 1970s, his colour lithographs have been exhibited
in European galleries presenting modern Czech
graphic art.
In the field of bookplates, Vladimír Suchánek is
a leading contemporary artist; he has created more
than 300 bookplates for collectors from across the
world. In the Czech Republic, he is also known for his
book illustrations and postage stamp designs.
His work is represented in the collections of the
National Gallery in Prague, the Albertina in Vienna,
the Rockford Art Museum, and in many other
public and private collections in the Czech Republic
and abroad.