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Born 1931. Died 1993. Video artist, illustrator, graphic artist, painter, filmmaker, director. Graduated AVU (1950-56, prof Vlastimil Rada) in [[Prague]]. Since 1963 pop art influenced film experiments. 1983 buys video camera and VCR, first video experiments. 1985 founds Animation Department at FAMU, in collaboration with B Pojar, J Jaroš and J Kubíček. 1987 initiated the founding of [[Video Section]] of the Union of Czechoslovak Artists, later [[Association of Video and Inter-Media Art]], which he directed until his death. Since 1988 organised exhibitions of video art.
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'''Radek Pilař''' (1931 - 1993) was a Czech video artist, illustrator, graphic artist, painter, filmmaker, director. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in [[Prague]] (1950-1956, Prof. Vlastimil Rada). From 1963 he created film experiments influenced by pop art. In 1983 he acquired a video camera and VCR, and started producing first video experiments. In 1985 he founded the Animation Department at Prague's Film Academy (FAMU) in collaboration with B Pojar, J Jaroš and J Kubíček. In 1987 he initiated the [[Video Section|Video Section of the Union of Czechoslovak Artists]], later called the [[Association of Video and Inter-Media Art]], that he directed until his death. From 1988 he organised several video art exhibitions.
  
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* ''[https://artycok.tv/38938/flare-up Flare Up]'', 1991, 4 min.
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* ''[https://artycok.tv/38836/yes-no-yes Yes No Yes]'', 1992, 10 min.
  
See also: [[Czech_Republic#Video_art]]
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* [[Czech_Republic#Video_art]]
  
 
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Revision as of 13:34, 2 April 2020

Radek Pilař (1931 - 1993) was a Czech video artist, illustrator, graphic artist, painter, filmmaker, director. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague (1950-1956, Prof. Vlastimil Rada). From 1963 he created film experiments influenced by pop art. In 1983 he acquired a video camera and VCR, and started producing first video experiments. In 1985 he founded the Animation Department at Prague's Film Academy (FAMU) in collaboration with B Pojar, J Jaroš and J Kubíček. In 1987 he initiated the Video Section of the Union of Czechoslovak Artists, later called the Association of Video and Inter-Media Art, that he directed until his death. From 1988 he organised several video art exhibitions.

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