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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''' (23 April 1931, Písek, Czechoslovakia - 7 February 1993, Prague, Czech Republic) was a Czech painter, graphic artist, illustrator, video artist, filmmaker and director. In addition to pioneering Czech video art alongside [[Petr Skala]], Pilař earned recognition above all as the creator of several animated television series for children and a children’s book illustrator.
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Radek Pilař 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, such as ''[http://25fps.cz/2018/den-videa-1989-2018/ Den videa]'' (1989).
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==Works (selection)==
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* ''[https://artycok.tv/38938/flare-up Flare Up]'', 1991, 4 min. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPrG5aJQOEU]
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* ''[https://artycok.tv/38836/yes-no-yes Yes No Yes]'', 1992, 10 min.
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==Catalogues==
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* ''Radek Pilař: Video'', Vsetín: Okresní vlastivědné muzeum, 1988, [20] pp. [https://en.isabart.org/document/119542]
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* ''Radek Pilař: obrazy, ilustrace, animovaný film, video'', Prague: Slovart, 2003, 194 pp. [https://en.isabart.org/document/65692]
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==Documentary film==
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* ''Viva video, video viva'', dir. Adéla Komrzý, 2019, 85 min. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lVPMCwP7aQ Trailer]. [https://www.ceskatelevize.cz/porady/11304712592-viva-video-video-viva-videoart-jako-nastroj-svobody/ Film on Czech TV] (available from Czechia). [https://vltava.rozhlas.cz/film-viva-video-video-viva-znovuobjevil-predrevolucni-videoart-8150901 Interview with director]. [https://www.csfd.cz/film/778250 CSFD]. [https://www.novinky.cz/kultura/clanek/dokumentaristka-adela-komrzy-vymezovalo-se-vuci-otupujici-sile-medii-40300842]
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==Literature==
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* Bohdana Kerbachová, "Počátky českého videoartu", ''Iluminace'' 18:2, Prague: Národní filmový archiv, 2006. [https://www.iluminace.cz/index.php/cz/article?id=158] {{cz}}
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* Veronika Ševčíková, [https://is.muni.cz/th/bh74j/Plny_text_prace.pdf#page=20 "Radek Pilař"], in ''České videoumění do roku 2000'', Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, pp 20-24. Master's thesis. {{cz}}
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* Kristýna Suchánková, [https://is.muni.cz/th/qttcx/Suchankova_Kristyna_371359.pdf.pdf#page=29 "Radek Pilař"], in Suchánková, ''Definování jednotlivých proudů, komunit, skupin a manifestů v rámci videoartu vobdobí let 1970-1990 v Čechách'', Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2017, pp 29-33. Bachelor thesis. {{cz}}
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* Martin Blažíček, "Radek Pilař – dvojí český videoart", ''Sešit'' 33, Prague: VVP AVU, 2022. [https://vvp.avu.cz/sesit/sesit-33/] {{cz}}
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==See also==
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* [[Czech_Republic#Video_art]]
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==Links==
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* [https://www.avit-restart.cz/AVIT-Restart/Pilar.html Video art retrospective], Restart Gallery, Prague, 2013. [https://ct24.ceskatelevize.cz/kultura/1118517-kdepak-rumcajs-pilar-se-predstavuje-jako-videoartista Video report]. Review: [http://cinepur.cz/article.php?article=2479 Blažíček] (Cinepur).
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* https://www.nga.gov/features/experimental-cinema-in-eastern-europe/medium-experiments/painted-in-the-air-checkmate.html
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* [https://en.isabart.org/person/1091 Profile on abArt], incl. biography
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* [https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radek_Pilař Wikipedia-CS]
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[[Series:Video art|Pilar, Radek]]

Latest revision as of 15:34, 17 April 2024

Radek Pilař (23 April 1931, Písek, Czechoslovakia - 7 February 1993, Prague, Czech Republic) was a Czech painter, graphic artist, illustrator, video artist, filmmaker and director. In addition to pioneering Czech video art alongside Petr Skala, Pilař earned recognition above all as the creator of several animated television series for children and a children’s book illustrator.

Radek Pilař 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, such as Den videa (1989).

Works (selection)[edit]

Catalogues[edit]

  • Radek Pilař: Video, Vsetín: Okresní vlastivědné muzeum, 1988, [20] pp. [2]
  • Radek Pilař: obrazy, ilustrace, animovaný film, video, Prague: Slovart, 2003, 194 pp. [3]

Documentary film[edit]

Literature[edit]

  • Bohdana Kerbachová, "Počátky českého videoartu", Iluminace 18:2, Prague: Národní filmový archiv, 2006. [5] (Czech)
  • Veronika Ševčíková, "Radek Pilař", in České videoumění do roku 2000, Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, pp 20-24. Master's thesis. (Czech)
  • Kristýna Suchánková, "Radek Pilař", in Suchánková, Definování jednotlivých proudů, komunit, skupin a manifestů v rámci videoartu vobdobí let 1970-1990 v Čechách, Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2017, pp 29-33. Bachelor thesis. (Czech)
  • Martin Blažíček, "Radek Pilař – dvojí český videoart", Sešit 33, Prague: VVP AVU, 2022. [6] (Czech)

See also[edit]

Links[edit]

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