Zdeněk Sýkora

Born 1920 in Louny. Died 2011. Artist.

Studied at the High School of Architecture and Building, at the Mining University in Příbram (1938/1939) and at the Charles University in Prague (1945–1947). 1947 assistant at the institute for art education, Charles University in Prague. 1966–1980 professor at the Charles University in Prague.

He is considered the first Czechoslovak artist to use computer. In 1964 in collaboration with the mathematician Jaroslav Blažek he created the visual computer-aided structures. In 1972 he created his first computer generated line paintings.

1963 member of Křižovatka.

Articles

• Floex comparises works by Zdeněk Sýkora with the ones by Unlekker.net, 21 June 2005, http://floex.blogspot.com/2005/06/random-art.html
• Kristin Barendsen: Complex minimalism. Veteran Czech artist continues his explorations. The Prague Post, 14 April 2005, http://www.praguepost.com/P03/2005/Art/0414/galler.php
• Zdeněk Sýkora interviewed by Vítek Čapek, 1985, http://www.fcca.cz/shared/events/orbisfictus/ofzdeneksykora4.html
• H W Franke, "Zdeněk Sýkora" Angewandte Informatik 4 (1980)
• Zdeněk Sýkora - J Blažek, "Computer-Aided Multi-element, Geometrical Abstract Paintings" Leonardo 3 (1970) p. 409
• Josef Hlaváček, "Otázky pro Zdenka Sykoru", Výtvarné umění 3/68, p. 116
• Vit Havránek, "Zdenek Sykora and Josef Svoboda", in: Lanterna magika: New technologies in Czech art of the 20th century, Praha: KANT, 2002. [1]

http://www.zdeneksykora.cz

See also: Czech Republic#Computer_and_computer-aided_art