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J.H. Kocman was born in 1947 in Nové Město na Morave, Czech Republic. After the crushing of the Prague Spring in 1968, the boundaries for an artistic exchange were more closed than ever. Whilst [[Milan Knizak]] had a chance to personally meet [[Ben Vautier]] in Prague in 1966 and perform actions with him, in the 1970s, J.H. Kocman only had the network of mail art for contacts with Western artists. In 1972 J.H. Kocman wrote his mail art projects ''Love Box and stamp activities''. 24 international artists took part in Love Box, including Ben Vautier. J.H. Kocman put together an international rubber stamp anthology titled stamp activity. In 30 copies it contains 124 original stamps by 25 international artists.
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'''J.H. Kocman''' (born Jiří Hynek Kocman, 1947, Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic) is a Czech artist. Together with [[Jiří Valoch]] and [[Dalibor Chatrný]], Kocman counts among the leading protagonists of Czech conceptual art whose life and work are closely linked with [[Brno]]. He is best known for his [[Artists' publishing]] and [[Mail art]].
  
Stempelplaats in Amsterdam gave him the chance to show a retrospective of his stamp work in 1976. Published by the Belgian journalist, collector and curator Guy Schraenen the first monograph on JH Kocman was given out in 1977. He printed his stamps on both postcards and exquisite handmade papers. His last stamp bore the inscription: »Sorry, I make stamps nevermore! JHK«. In 1978, J.H. Kocman ended his mail art activities and has since dedicated himself to artist’s books. His minimalist stamps like ''Yes – No, THE END, TOUCH'', the most beautiful art art is yourself, or remember me! remain unforgotten. They give a special accent to visual poetry. Doc. Dr. J.H. Kocman works at the artistic faculty of the Technical University in [[Brno]].
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In 2012 the Center for Advanced Studies at the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich showed a retrospective of his mail art during the Cold War.
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J.H. Kocman graduated from the University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno (1965–1971). He worked for 27 years in the field of clinical pharmacology, legislation, registration, and information technology for veterinary medicines at the Institute for the State Control of Veterinary Biologics and Medicines in Brno. He has dedicated himself intensively to fine art since 1965. Around 1970, he moved from lyrical and structural abstraction to conceptual art, book-objects, and later to paper-art. He studied aesthetics privately with [[Jiří Valoch]] (from 1965), paper and artistic book-binding with Jindřich Svoboda (from 1976), and paper and book restoration with Tomáš Vyskočil (from 1979). His work has been exhibited at 22 solo shows in the Czech Republic and 12 abroad; he has taken part in 132 group shows in the Czech Republic and 192 abroad. From 1993-2017 he was a lecturer at the Faculty of Arts, Technical University in Brno (in 1993-1998 part-time). In 1996 he was made Docent in the field of Conceptual Art by the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. In 1997 he founded the Paper and Book Studio, which was transformed into the Paper and Book Atelier in 1998, and which was unique in its conceptual approach within the entire European university context.
  
; Writings
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==Writings==
 
* http://jhkocman.cz/texty.htm
 
* http://jhkocman.cz/texty.htm
 
* [http://jhkocman.cz/vystavy-bibliografie.htm Bibliography]
 
* [http://jhkocman.cz/vystavy-bibliografie.htm Bibliography]
  
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==Catalogues==
* http://jhkocman.cz/publikace.htm
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* ''J.H. Kocman. Papíry, knihy / Handmade Papers, Artist's Books'', Brno: Český fond výtvarných umění – Dílo Brno, 1991. Text by Jiří Valoch. {{cz}}/{{en}}
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* ''Jiří H. Kocman. Pure Experiences'', University of Reading, 1992. Text by Pavel Büchler. {{en}}
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* ''[https://monoskop.org/log/?p=19108 J.H. Kocman: Autorské knihy a papíry / Artists' Books and Papers]'', ed. Zuzana Fořtová, Prague: Galerie Rudolfinum, 1997, 47 pp, [[Media:JH_Kocman_Artists_Books_and_Papers_1997.pdf|PDF]]. Text by Jiří Valoch. {{cz}}/{{en}}
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* ''[[Media:Sumavsko-vachalovske_interpretace_JH_Kocmana_2010.pdf|Šumavsko-váchalovské interpretace J.H.Kocmana]]'', Prague: Galerie Ztichlá Klika, 2010, [4] pp. Text by Josef Kroutvor. {{cz}}
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* ''[http://jhkocman.cz/publikace/JHK-APK-2014_web.pdf JHK & APK: Příběh Ateliéru papír a kniha, 1998-2011]'', Brno: B4U Publishing, 2014, [5] pp. Text by Jiří H. Kocman. {{cz}}
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* ''[[Media:The_Phenomenon_of_the_Paper_and_Book_Atelier_Artists_Books_and_Objects_by_JH_Kocmans_Students_2016.pdf|Fenomén Ateliér papír a kniha. Autorské knihy a objekty studentů J.H. Kocmana / The Phenomenon of the Paper and Book Atelier: Artists' Books and Objects by J.H. Kocman's Students]]'', ed. Gina Renotière, Olomouc: Muzeum umění, 2016, 153 pp. Texts by Gina Renotière, Pavel Büchler, Ivo Binder; interview with Kocman. {{cz}}/{{en}}
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* ''J.H. Kocman: Art Activities 1970-1979'', Brno: Moravian Gallery, 2017. Texts by Ondřej Chrobák, Kenneth Friedman, Jana Písaříková, Jiří Valoch. [http://jhkocman.cz/publikace/katalog_2017_web_teaser.pdf Excerpt]. {{en}}/{{cz}}
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* [http://jhkocman.cz/publikace.htm more]
  
; Interviews
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==Interviews==
 
* http://jhkocman.cz/rozhovory.htm
 
* http://jhkocman.cz/rozhovory.htm
  
; Literature
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==Literature==
 
* http://jhkocman.cz/texty.htm
 
* http://jhkocman.cz/texty.htm
  
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==Links==
* http://jhkocman.cz/
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* [http://jhkocman.cz/ Personal website]
 
* [http://mailartists.wordpress.com/2012/11/25/j-h-kocman/ Kocman at Mail Artists Index]
 
* [http://mailartists.wordpress.com/2012/11/25/j-h-kocman/ Kocman at Mail Artists Index]
 
* http://www.hundertmark-gallery.com/204.0.html
 
* http://www.hundertmark-gallery.com/204.0.html
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* https://www.cas.uni-muenchen.de/veranstaltungen/kunst/kunst_fjs/vergangene_ausstellungen_fjs/kunst_fjs_kocman
  
[[Category:Mail art|Kocman, J.H.]]
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Revision as of 00:00, 26 May 2022

Born August 6, 1947(1947-08-06)
Nové Město na Moravě, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)
Lives in Brno, Czech Republic

J.H. Kocman (born Jiří Hynek Kocman, 1947, Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic) is a Czech artist. Together with Jiří Valoch and Dalibor Chatrný, Kocman counts among the leading protagonists of Czech conceptual art whose life and work are closely linked with Brno. He is best known for his Artists' publishing and Mail art.

J.H. Kocman graduated from the University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno (1965–1971). He worked for 27 years in the field of clinical pharmacology, legislation, registration, and information technology for veterinary medicines at the Institute for the State Control of Veterinary Biologics and Medicines in Brno. He has dedicated himself intensively to fine art since 1965. Around 1970, he moved from lyrical and structural abstraction to conceptual art, book-objects, and later to paper-art. He studied aesthetics privately with Jiří Valoch (from 1965), paper and artistic book-binding with Jindřich Svoboda (from 1976), and paper and book restoration with Tomáš Vyskočil (from 1979). His work has been exhibited at 22 solo shows in the Czech Republic and 12 abroad; he has taken part in 132 group shows in the Czech Republic and 192 abroad. From 1993-2017 he was a lecturer at the Faculty of Arts, Technical University in Brno (in 1993-1998 part-time). In 1996 he was made Docent in the field of Conceptual Art by the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. In 1997 he founded the Paper and Book Studio, which was transformed into the Paper and Book Atelier in 1998, and which was unique in its conceptual approach within the entire European university context.

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