Category / Art and Design

October 28, 2016

Vintage Czech Movie Posters from the Early 1960s

Today we’re sharing some artistic posters from the early 1960s that were created specifically for film. Vintage Czech movie posters from the early 1960s have such a specific style and look to them and we just love them. We’ve picked up a few on eBay and if you’re looking, it’s a great place to start. We’ve...

Art and Design, CULTURE

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October 12, 2016

Čapek’s Bookshelf: The Book Design of Josef Čapek

Look at what we found today! A rare Japanese First Edition copy of Čapek’s Bookshelf: The Book Design of Josef Čapek. This amazing full color edition features 119 Czech Avant Garde book covers from the 1920s and 1930s. Superb collection of Czech avant garde graphic design from the 1920s and 1930s. Also includes an appreciation...

Art and Design, CULTURE

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October 8, 2016

Prague Street Art, A Beginners Guide

Prague has everything, fairytale like castles, breathtaking architecture, delicious food, hospitable people, but most of all it has an amazing amount of street art. No matter where you are in the city whether it be in the metro, at the park, or simply walking it’s many winding streets beautiful art can be seen. Art can...

Art and Design, CULTURE

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October 6, 2016

Czech Posters for Films

Again we came across something wonderful. Today we are sharing Czech Posters for Films from the Collection of Terry Posters. This is the official Exhibition Catalogue from 2013 and was published on the occasion of the exhibition from August 28 to December 1, 2013 at the National Film Center, The National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo and...

Art and Design, CULTURE

September 8, 2016

Jaroslav Ježek and the Brussels Style

Jaroslav Ježek was a leading Czech designer who gained fame for his practical and figural porcelain items. He was one of the founders of the Brussels style, an important development in Czech design in 1950s and 60s. Featured at the World Expo in 1958, he represented Czechoslovakia very successfully, taking away two major awards. Jaroslav Ježek (1923...

Art and Design, CULTURE

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Cubism by Emil Filla

Emil Filla was born in Moravia and spent his entire childhood growing up in the Moravian town of Brno before moving to Prague. Filla studied art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague but left school to become a member in a group of artists who called themselves “The Eight.” Filla is known mostly for...

Art and Design, CULTURE

Vintage Czech Movie Posters from the 1970s

Today we’re sharing some artistic posters from the 1970s that were created specifically for film. Vintage Czech movie posters from the 1970s have such a specific style and look to them and we just love it! We’ve always loved Czech modern art. Bohemians always seemed to be on the edge of whatever new style was...

Art and Design, CULTURE

The Good Soldier Švejk in Color

We’ve already shared The Good Soldier Švejk (pronounced: shvayke) here in much more detail before, but today we came across some sweet images in color, so we are sharing once again. In The Good Soldier Švejk, celebrated Czech writer and anarchist Jaroslav Hašek combined dazzling wordplay and piercing satire in a hilariously subversive depiction of the...

Art and Design, CULTURE

Josef Čapek – Artist and Inventor of Robot

Josef Čapek (1887-1945) was born in Hronov, Bohemia (Austria-Hungary, now Czech Republic). He was three years older than his brother Karel Čapek (1890-1938), who was to become one of the most influential Czech writers of the 20th century. Josef Čapek at first studied weaving (1901–3) at a craft school in Vrchlabí, but soon it became...

Art and Design, CULTURE

František Kupka & His Satirical Illustrations from Paris

Over 100 years have passed since Paris looked upon František Kupka’s satirical illustrations the the militant and politically charged periodicals L’Assiette au Beurre and Le Canard Sauvage. Using the pseudonym Edmon Chateney, Le Canard Sauvage was a periodical which was anti-militarist, anti-clerical and filled with the heavily libertarian views of Joseph Werner and it ran for a full 31...

Art and Design, CULTURE

Kupka and the Lysistrata Story

František Kupka created his version the Lysistrata story in twenty beautiful etchings for a book which was issued by Blaizot, a publisher in Paris, in 1911. In 1913, the originals were sent to the National Gallery in Czechoslovakia. The story was written by Aristophanes in 411 B.C. and is set in Athens. The main character, Lysistrata, decides to end the war that...

Art and Design, CULTURE

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The Paintings of Toyen

A few days ago we posted a long article all about Czech Transgender Artist Toyen. An Avant-Garde artist and surrealist, s/he worked in all kinds of mediums. Today we wanted to share some of the beautiful paintings of Toyen. The above is considered Toyen’s masterpiece by many and one of the most enduring images of...

Art and Design, CULTURE

Czech Transgender Artist Toyen

Marie Čermínová (1902 – 1980), was a Czech Transgender Artist mostly known as Toyen in the art world. Born in Smíchov, Bohemia, she lived much of her life in Paris. She left home at the age of 16 and worked at a soap factory in Zizkov while putting himself through school. During her 60-year career she was created...

Art and Design, CULTURE, Women

Kupka and Abstract Expressionism

Bohemian-born artist František Kupka began in the 1890s by painting portraits and historical themes. Later he went on to become one of the key figures in the development of abstract expressionism and Orphic cubism (Orphism). In this post we’ll see his works in chronological order in order to see the changes he made in his style...

Art and Design, CULTURE

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What’s Inspiring Me – Volume 15

One thing that inspired me when we were in Prague and that continues to inspire me to this day is the colorful apartment buildings, and not only apartment buildings but just about every building there. Every time you turn a corner there is a new building of a new color. Even on the famous astronomical clock in Old...

Art and Design, CULTURE

What’s Inspiring Me – Volume 14

Another first in Prague. Yes, we have been to concerts and performances before, but the first time my sister and I went to an authentic state theatre was in the Czech Republic. And just like hockey, we fell in love. After seeing one show, we took almost everyone we knew to ballets, operas, and anything...

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