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| − | '''Radek Pilař''' (1931 - 1993) was a Czech | + | '''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 is well-known for creating many popular Czech children’s characters and illustrations. |
| − | ; Works | + | 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). |
| − | * ''[https://artycok.tv/38938/flare-up Flare Up]'', 1991, 4 min. | + | |
| + | ; Works (selection) | ||
| + | * ''[https://artycok.tv/38938/flare-up Flare Up]'', 1991, 4 min. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPrG5aJQOEU] | ||
* ''[https://artycok.tv/38836/yes-no-yes Yes No Yes]'', 1992, 10 min. | * ''[https://artycok.tv/38836/yes-no-yes Yes No Yes]'', 1992, 10 min. | ||
; See also | ; See also | ||
* [[Czech_Republic#Video_art]] | * [[Czech_Republic#Video_art]] | ||
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| + | ; Links | ||
| + | * [https://en.isabart.org/person/1091 Profile on abArt], incl. biography | ||
| + | * [https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radek_Pilař Wikipedia-CS] | ||
[[Category:Video|Pilar, Radek]] | [[Category:Video|Pilar, Radek]] | ||
Revision as of 14:41, 2 April 2020
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 is well-known for creating many popular Czech children’s characters and illustrations.
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)
- Flare Up, 1991, 4 min. [1]
- Yes No Yes, 1992, 10 min.
- See also
- Links
- Profile on abArt, incl. biography
- Wikipedia-CS
