Zdeněk Sýkora
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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
- Josef Hlaváček, "Otázky pro Zdenka Sýkoru", Výtvarné umění 3 (1968), pp 112-116
- Zdeněk Sýkora, Jaroslav Blažek, "Computer-Aided Multi-element, Geometrical Abstract Paintings", Leonardo 3 (1970) p. 409
- Miroslav Klivar, "České počítačové umění (1)"
- H W Franke, "Zdeněk Sýkora", Angewandte Informatik 4 (1980)
- Zdeněk Sýkora interviewed by Vítek Čapek, 1985. [1]
- Vit Havránek, "Zdeněk Sýkora and Josef Svoboda", in: Lanterna magika: New technologies in Czech art of the 20th century, Praha: KANT, 2002.
- Kristin Barendsen, "Complex minimalism. Veteran Czech artist continues his explorations, The Prague Post, 14 April 2005
- Floex comparises works by Zdeněk Sýkora with the ones by Unlekker.net, 21 June 2005. [2]
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