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Vladimír Vašíček, 83, Czech painter.
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|Vladimír Vašíček (29 September 1919, Mistřín – 29 August 2003, Svatobořice) was a Czech painter. He was one of the pioneers of Czech modern and abstract painting after the World War II.
Vladimír Vašíček is one of the foremost representatives of non–figurative painting in the Czech Republic. His artistic production spans the second half of the 20th century. He lived and worked in his birthplace Svatobořice-Mistřín in the South Moravian Region.
Life and work
The beginnings of Vašíček's artistic career were delayed by World War II – he could enter the Academy of Fine Arts only after the Liberation of the country. Having finished his studies he returned to his native region, where he founded his family and built a studio. In the hard days of a totalitarian regime, he persisted in his search for modern artistic expression and was trying to keep his artistic freedom and remain independent from the doctrine of the so-called socialistic realism.
Together with his friends, Moravian painters Kubíček, Matal and Vaculka, he searched for the possibilities of concentrated expression accompanied by stylized subjects and their transformation based on fauvist, cubist, futuristic, and particularly Orphist incentives. He took his inspiration from the classics of modern painting, mainly the work of František Kupka.
Starting from 1960, he produced non-figurative paintings. Initially, his artistic form was quite variable, but it later became stabilized in two main lines that were antipodal in a certain way. These lines were built on a common aesthetic principle that was based on the expression of the dynamism of life, a sensualistic relation to reality, and a harmonization principle that dominated the entire painting.
Vašíček reacted to the topical incentives of world art, for instance by increased interest in the expression value of the surface structure of the painting matter, by return to the principles of geometric abstraction, the Freedom of Tashist painting and spontaneity of gestic art, transforming all of these incentives into his own individual version rooted in the world of the artist's original thinking. Vašíček's paintings are conceived as a paraphrase of nonmaterial phenomena, energy, natural forces, physical and biological processes – of events in which man takes part as well.
The artist sees the surrounding world on the basis of both exact facts verified by science, and through his own perception and experience. For him it represents a firm system ruled by intrinsic logic and harmony. An antipode to this feeling of certitude is the unrest of the soul, the chaos of human heart. The two components of existence come together in the ambivalent being. Together with Nicolaus Cusanus the painter perceives it as absolute being that has resulted from the Creator's utterly wise project.
Vašíček's paintings reflect his philosophical vision and perception of universal truths, attempting to integrate incompatible polarities. However, they are deeply rooted in the experience of the simplest wonders of nature and the poetry of the fields, meadows, and gardens of the sunny south of Moravia.
Vladimír Vašíček created actively until his last day (29 August 2003).
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Trivia & Knowledge· 14 questions
Questions drawn from Vladimír Vašíček's archived record and the sources above.
1.On what date was the painter Vladimír Vašíček born?
- A.29 August 1919
- B.29 September 1920
- C.29 August 2003
- D.29 September 1919correct
Vladimír Vašíček was born on 29 September 1919 in Mistřín.
Source: Biography introduction
2.In which region did Vladimír Vašíček live and work for most of his life?
- A.Prague Capital Region
- B.Karlovy Vary Region
- C.Central Bohemian Region
- D.South Moravian Regioncorrect
Vladimír Vašíček lived and worked in his birthplace Svatobořice-Mistřín in the South Moravian Region.
Source: Biography introduction
3.Which specific event delayed the start of the artistic career of Vladimír Vašíček?
- A.World War I
- B.The Velvet Revolution
- C.The Cold War
- D.World War IIcorrect
The beginnings of the artistic career of Vladimír Vašíček were delayed by World War II.
Source: Life and work section
4.At which institution did Vladimír Vašíček complete his formal art studies?
- A.National Gallery of Painting
- B.Academy of Fine Artscorrect
- C.Moravian Institute of Design
- D.Prague School of Abstract Art
Vladimír Vašíček could enter the Academy of Fine Arts only after the liberation of the country.
Source: Life and work section
5.Which painter served as a major inspiration for the modern painting style of Vladimír Vašíček?
- A.Jaroslav Matal
- B.František Kupkacorrect
- C.Oldřich Kubíček
- D.Nicolaus Cusanus
Vladimír Vašíček took his inspiration from the classics of modern painting, mainly the work of František Kupka.
Source: Life and work section
6.What artistic doctrine did Vladimír Vašíček strive to remain independent from?
- A.Fauvism
- B.Socialistic realismcorrect
- C.Tashism
- D.Abstract expressionism
Vladimír Vašíček was trying to keep his artistic freedom and remain independent from the doctrine of the so-called socialistic realism.
Source: Life and work section
7.What was the inspiration for the subjects transformed in the works of Vladimír Vašíček?
- A.Renaissance idealism
- B.Orphist incentivescorrect
- C.Political propaganda
- D.Medieval Gothic architecture
Vladimír Vašíček searched for possibilities based on fauvist, cubist, futuristic, and particularly Orphist incentives.
Source: Life and work section
8.What is described as the antipode to the feeling of certitude in the worldview of Vladimír Vašíček?
- A.The harmony of the Creator
- B.The chaos of the human heartcorrect
- C.The beauty of the natural world
- D.The logic of scientific discovery
An antipode to this feeling of certitude is the unrest of the soul, the chaos of the human heart.
Source: Life and work section
9.What concepts are paraphrased in the non-figurative paintings of Vladimír Vašíček?
- A.Religious icons
- B.Nonmaterial phenomena and energycorrect
- C.Architectural blueprints
- D.Historical portraits
Vladimír Vašíček's paintings are conceived as a paraphrase of nonmaterial phenomena, energy, natural forces, and physical and biological processes.
Source: Life and work section
10.With whom did Vladimír Vašíček share a belief regarding the Creator's wise project?
- A.Oldřich Kubíček
- B.Nicolaus Cusanuscorrect
- C.František Kupka
- D.Jaroslav Matal
Together with Nicolaus Cusanus the painter perceives existence as absolute being that has resulted from the Creator's utterly wise project.
Source: Life and work section
11.On what date did Vladimír Vašíček pass away?
- A.29 August 2003correct
- B.29 September 1919
- C.29 August 1919
- D.29 September 2003
Vladimír Vašíček created actively until his last day on 29 August 2003.
Source: Biography introduction
12.Where was Vladimír Vašíček born?
- A.Brno
- B.Prague
- C.Mistříncorrect
- D.Svatobořice
Vladimír Vašíček was born on 29 September 1919 in Mistřín.
Source: Biography introduction
13.What is a central theme in the paintings of Vladimír Vašíček?
- A.The poetry of South Moravian landscapescorrect
- B.The detailed depiction of industrial machinery
- C.The realistic portraiture of government officials
- D.The history of modern military weaponry
Vašíček's paintings are deeply rooted in the experience of the simplest wonders of nature and the poetry of the fields, meadows, and gardens of the sunny south of Moravia.
Source: Life and work section
14.How old was Vladimír Vašíček at the time of his death?
- A.83correct
- B.73
- C.93
- D.88
The biography introduction states that Vladimír Vašíček was 83 years old.
Source: Biography introduction
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