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Born 1929 in Přerov. Pioneer of constructivist and kinetic art in the-then Czechoslovakia, and his contribution to that type of art is recognized within a wider context. Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in [[Bratislava]]. He has exhibited at all the major exhibitions of constructivist and kinetic art in Europe and internationally, including ''[[New Tendencies#Tendencije_5_-_Tendencies_5.2C_1973|New Tendencies 5]]'' (1973) and ''Constructivism and Kinetic Art'' (1995) exhibitions.
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'''Milan Dobeš''' (1929, Přerov) is a constructivist and kinetic artist. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in [[Bratislava]].  
  
Created dynamic constructivist works, in parallel with the international movement of this tendency by exponents such as [[Julio Le Parc|Le Parc]], [[François Morellet|Morellet]] and [[Jesús Rafael Soto|Soto]]; took part in formative international exhibitions such as ''[[Kunst-Licht-Kunst]]'' (Eindhoven, 1968) and ''Konstruktive Tendenzen'' (Nürnberg, 1968), as well as the ''Documenta 4'' exhibition in Kassel; and which did not go unnoticed by the leading critics and theorists of the day (those writing on Dobeš's work include F. Popper, U. Kultermann and O. Bihalji-Merin).  
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Dobeš created dynamic constructivist works, in parallel with the international movement of this tendency by exponents such as [[Julio Le Parc|Le Parc]], [[François Morellet|Morellet]] and [[Jesús Rafael Soto|Soto]]; took part in formative international exhibitions such as ''[[Kunst-Licht-Kunst]]'' (Eindhoven, 1966), ''Konstruktive Tendenzen'' (Nürnberg, 1968) and ''[[New Tendencies#Tendencije_5_-_Tendencies_5.2C_1973|New Tendencies 5]]'' (1973), as well as the ''Documenta 4'' exhibition in Kassel; and which did not go unnoticed by the leading critics and theorists of the day (those writing on Dobeš's work include F. Popper, U. Kultermann and O. Bihalji-Merin).  
  
== Selected works==
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==Selected works==
 
* ''The Pulsating Rhythm'', 1963. Sound manipulated on the basis of the synchronization of impulses.
 
* ''The Pulsating Rhythm'', 1963. Sound manipulated on the basis of the synchronization of impulses.
* In 1971 Dobeš wrote a special light-kinetic program for the American Wind Symphony Orchestra to accompany symphonic compositions by T. Mayazumi and Krzysztof Penderecki (a series of concerts in the United States).
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* In 1971 Dobeš wrote a light-kinetic programme for the American Wind Symphony Orchestra to accompany compositions by T. Mayazumi and Krzysztof Penderecki (a series of concerts in the United States).
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==

Revision as of 13:37, 8 September 2017

Milan Dobeš (1929, Přerov) is a constructivist and kinetic artist. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava.

Dobeš created dynamic constructivist works, in parallel with the international movement of this tendency by exponents such as Le Parc, Morellet and Soto; took part in formative international exhibitions such as Kunst-Licht-Kunst (Eindhoven, 1966), Konstruktive Tendenzen (Nürnberg, 1968) and New Tendencies 5 (1973), as well as the Documenta 4 exhibition in Kassel; and which did not go unnoticed by the leading critics and theorists of the day (those writing on Dobeš's work include F. Popper, U. Kultermann and O. Bihalji-Merin).

Selected works

  • The Pulsating Rhythm, 1963. Sound manipulated on the basis of the synchronization of impulses.
  • In 1971 Dobeš wrote a light-kinetic programme for the American Wind Symphony Orchestra to accompany compositions by T. Mayazumi and Krzysztof Penderecki (a series of concerts in the United States).

See also

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