นิทรรศการ "Café Puzzle"

นิทรรศการ "Café Puzzle" ผลงานโดยศิลปินจากสาธารณรัฐเช็ก Jiří Slíva จัดแสดงระหว่างวันที่ 15 - 30 ธันวาคม 2558 และจะมีพิธีเปิดในวันที่ 15 ธันวาคม 2558 เวลา 18.00 น. ณ ผนังโค้ง ชั้น 3 หอศิลปวัฒนธรรมแห่งกรุงเทพมหานคร : bacc

Café Puzzle: Exhibition of the Czech Artist, Jiří Slíva
วันที่ : 15 ธันวาคม - 30 ธันวาคม 2558
สถานที่: ผนังโค้ง ชั้น 3
An Exhibition of the artist from the Czech Republic at Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC)
Organized by BACC Arts Network Department in cooperation with the Embassy of the Czech Republic
Opening Reception: 15 December 2015 at 18.00 hrs

The Embassy of the Czech Republic in cooperation with BACC –Arts Network Department present the Thai audience the best of what the Czech art scene has to offer in this particular art field. We proudly introduce Mr.Jiří Slíva, an outstanding Czech cartoonist who has created a distinctive, unique style based on simple but expressive lines. His drawings are very detailed and accurate, each telling a complete story with a few lines. Jiří Slíva´s work focuses mainly on the illustration of cartoons and books.

The exhibition features humorous drawings and lithographs inspired mainly by the theme of cafés, one of Jiří Slíva´s favorite subjects. Some of his work also features famous people like Franz Kafka. Another major theme for Jiří Slíva, an active musician, is music, particularly the jazz genre. Come and enjoy the humor of this award-winning artist.

Jiří Slíva Art Student Workshop
Tuesday 15 December 2015 at 15:30 - 17:30 hrs.
Friend of bacc Room, 6th floor, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre

As part of the “Café Puzzle” Exhibition, the artist, Jiří Slíva will personally introduce his exhibition at Bangkok Art and Culture Centrewith a short guided tour. He will talk about the inspiration and sources for his graphic art. Following this, 20 art students will work individually to create drawings on an assigned theme. Slíva will work with the students to adjust the theme and technique. The workshop will conclude with a group critique.

The students are asked to bring your own drawings materials – sketchbooks, pencils, and pens – to the workshop.

Jiří Slíva is a Czech humorist who prefers drawings to words. He has created a distinctive, unique style based on simple but expressive lines. His drawings are very detailed and accurate, each telling a complete story with a few lines. He has produced 13 books of cartoons, which have been published in the Czech Republic, Germany, Switzerland, Russia, and France. His drawings have appeared in over 150 books, numerous Czech newspapers, and in international journals.

The guided tour and the workshop will be in English with Thai translation.

For more information and workshop registration please contact Arts Network Department
Tel. 02 214 6630-8 ext. 528 Email: artnetwork@bacc.or.th

WELCOME TO CAFÉ SLÍVA
Jiří Slíva was born in 1947 in Pilsen, Czech Republic and has been a resident of Prague since 1966. After finishing studies at the University of Economics of Prague he worked for eight years as a sociologist.

Slíva’s first published drawings appeared in 1972. Since 1979, he has devoted his career full time to cartooning, graphic art, illustration, and painting. He has produced 13 books of cartoons, which have been published in the Czech Republic, Germany, Switzerland, Russia, and France. His drawings have appeared in over 150 books, numerous Czech newspapers, and in international journals such as Die Zeit, Stern, New York Times, Nebelspalter, Die Welt, Los Angeles Times, and Le Monde Diplomatique. In addition to his illustrations, Slíva’s work includes colour lithographs, etchings and oil paintings.

Jiří Slíva is a humorist who prefers drawings to words. He has created a distinctive, unique style based on simple but expressive lines. His drawings are very detailed and accurate, each telling a complete story with a few lines. He has repeatedly dealt with three thematic areas. The first of these involves renowned persons from the cultural and scientific world. Slíva's favorites include Franz Kafka and Sigmund Freud. Another major theme for him is jazz and jazz musicians, many of whom he has admired for years. He is a musician as well, playing in his own jazz band. Lastly, many of his prints are dedicated to the realm of wine, coffee, and café life.

Selected awards at cartoon festivals include: 

• First prize – Knokke Heist, Belgium 1981, Bordighera, Italy 1985, Legnica, Poland 1992, Eindhoven Holland 1998, Belgrade 2008, Kremnica Slovakia 2014;
• Second prize – Gabrovo, Bulgaria 1981, Skopje, Yugoslavia 1981, Tolentino, Italy 1981, Bordighera, Italy 1984, Surgut -Russia 2007, Legnica, Poland 2012; 
• Special prizes – Ankara, Berlin, Havana, Montreal, and Siena.

Solo exhibitions since 1980: 
Prague, Marienbad, Karlsbad, Ostende, Zürich, Lucerne, Budapest, Sofia, Paris, Berlin, Havana, Heidelberg, Warsaw, Mannheim, Rome, Hamburg, Tokyo, Brussels, Regensburg, Tel Aviv, Piešťany, Salzburg, Antwerp, Amsterdam, Moscow, Vienna, Milan, Utrecht, New York, Ottawa, Tokyo, Luxembourg, Nicosia, Cork, Ireland, Cairo, Ljubljana, Washington, St. Petersburg, and Buenos Aires.