About the Artists: B o ř e k Š ípek i s a w o r ldwide known a r c h ite c t a n d

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1 About the Artists: L e n y Aardse i s a p a in t e r a n d s c u lptor fro m T h e N e t h e r lands. S h e h a s l ived 1 8 years in t h e C z e c h R e p u b l ic. S h e c o mple t e d t h e A c a d e my o f F i n e A r t s in R o t t e r d a m a n d G r a p h ic s in T o r o n t o. S h e s t a r t e d h e r A r t c a r e e r in I t a ly a n d e xhibited in t h e U S A, C a n a d a a n d a l l o ver E u r o p e. He r a r t is l i n ked w i t h l a n d s c a p e s h u man b o d ie s and c it y s kylines. B o ř e k Š ípek i s a w o r ldwide known a r c h ite c t a n d d e s igner. H e h a s d u o c it i z e n s h i p, C z e c h a n d D u t c h. B o ř e k Š ípek is r e n o w n e d for his in d iv i d u a l, unusual, colo r fu l a n d r ic h s t y le. H e e xperiments w i t h u n e xpected a n d o ften o p u le n t s h a p e s. H e is s a id t o b e t h e father of n e o - b a r o q u e. H is a r c h itectural w o r ks a n d o t h e r d e s i g n s a r e known w o r l d w ide, a n d h e r e t a ins o ffic e s in A msterdam, Prague a n d S h a n g h a i. H is b e a u t ifu l a n d o r n a mental d e s igns can als o b e seen at Prague Castle. K ateřina Š t e n c lo v á is o n e o f t h e few p a i n t e r s o n t h e C z e c h s c e n e t o have focused p u r ely o n a b s t r a c t p a in t ing o ver a lo n g p e r i o d. S h e b e g a n e xperimenting w it h c o lo r a n d image d u r ing h e r s t u d ie s a t t h e A c a d e my o f F i n e A r t s in Prague b e t w e e n 1982 a n d F r o m t h e monochromat ic c a n vasses t h a t s h e c r e a t e d in t h e 1990s t o t h e free g e s t u r a l p a intin g o f t o d a y h e r w o r k b r i n g s t h e v ie w e r t o a p lac e o f c o n t e mplation in s p a c e a n d c o lo r. S h e h a s e xhib i t e d e xtensive ly in E u r o p e, n o t a b ly in T h e N e t h e r lands, France, Germany, S w i t z e r land a n d t h e UK.

2 V ladimír B achořík is a g lass a r t is t. B a c h o ř ík s w o r k is t r a n s p a r e n t a n d f i lters a n d mu l t i p l ie s t h u s b e c o min g a fundamental i d e a o f c o mposit io n a n d e xpression. H e a t t e n d e d t h e A c a d e my o f A r t s, A r c h itecture a n d D e s ign i n Prague. H e h a s e xhibited h is w o r k in N e w Y o r k, C h ic a g o a n d LA, and als o in The Netherlands, Germany a n d F r a n c e. Pavel R o u č k a is a C z e c h Pa inte r, P r intma ker a n d I l lustrator. A w e l l- known e s t a b l is h e d c o n t e mporary a r t is t in t h e f ie ld of e xpressio n is t p a in t i n g a n d g r a p h ic a r t is t s. H e h a s e xh ib ite d a l l o ver E u r o p e a n d C a n a d a. H e is in t e r e s t e d in s c e n o g r a p h y a n d e xpressive ly u s e d f igural c o mposit io n s, u n u s u a l ly e f fecting c o lo r fu lne s s a n d u n t r a d it io n a l w o r k ing p r o c e d u r e s a r e t ypic a l f o r h is p a intings. J akub F lejšar graduated from the A c a d e my o f A r t s, A r c h itecture & D e s ign. H is w o r k is c h a r a c t e r i z e d b y c o mple x s t a t u e u n its r e p r e s e n t i n g f i g u r e s o r a b s t r a c t o b j e c t s b a s e d on t h e figure s h a p e s made o f n a t u r a l fragments most o ften w o o d. T he a r t p ie c e s a r e inspired b y n a t u r e a n d mystic a l c u l t u r a l t r a d it io n. S t a t u e s a r e p e r s o n if ic a t io n o f metaphys ic a l c o n s ideratio n s ; w o r k is s t i mu lated b y q u e s t io n s o f h u man e x is t e n c e, its meaningfu lness a n d b y q u e s t io n s o f intangib le factors g o ing beyond the capabilitie s of h u man understandin g.

3 N ati R o u č k o v á s t u d ie d p a inting a t U M PRUM in Pr a g u e. W h e n s h e w a s fiv e years old, she fell in lo ve with horses a n d t h e y b e c a me t h e ma i n s u b j e c t o f h e r p a in t ings from t h e n on. H e r p ain t ings a r e b u i lt o n a p lay o f c o lo r s, d e p t h a n d c o n t r a s t. S h e is a h o r s e j u mper for t h e C z e c h R e p u b l ic in her spare t ime. Pedja D j aković w a s b o r n i n D e r venta, Y u g o s la v ia. A fter t h e c o mple t io n o f h is s e c o n d a r y s c h o o l s t u d ie s i n B e lgrade h e c a m e t o Prague w h e r e h e w a s a d m itte d t o t h e A c a d e my o f F ine A r t. H e l ives a n d w o r ks in Prague. T h e e s s e n ce o f h is w o r k o s c i l lates b e t w e e n n e o - c ubis m a n d p o e t ic e xpressio n is m. S ince t h e o r ig inal f i g u r a l motifs, ima g e s o f h is t o r ic a l s c e n e s a n d music a l a t mosphere g o t o t h e s ymbolis m o f s h a p e s a n d d irect o b s e r vatio n o f r e a l it y. T h e images r e f le c t t h e e motio n a l tens io n and deny the artis t ' s vital nature. J an K aláb c o mple t e d h is u n i ve r s it y s t u d ie s a t t h e A c a d e my o f F ine A r t s in Prague. H e is d e d ic a t e d t o g r a ffiti, s t r e e t a r t a n d mural a r t. T h r o u g h E u r o p e, h e made a n a me for h imself a s C a kes. H e vis ited N e w Y o r k, w h e r e h e made a b ig i m p r e s s io n b y p a i n t ing w h o le c a r s in A r o u n d t h e s a me t ime, h e found a n e w w a y t o p u s h h is o w n l im i t s a n d c h a l le n g e h i m s e lf: 3-D G r a ffit i. H e w a s r e c e n t ly o n t h e c o ver o f G r a ffit i M a g a z ine.

4 Z u z an a P a n ská is a C z e c h p h o t o g r a p h e r. M a in s u b j e c t s o f h e r w o r k a r e landscapes, e veryd a y s ituatio n s, c o n t r a d ic t io n s a n d p e o p le. S h e is a graduate of The Film Academy of Performing Arts, Photography a n d S c h o o l o f G r a p h ic A r t s. S h e manages vario u s c o lo r t o n e s, s h a d e s a n d s o u n d s c a p t u r e d t h r o u g h d ifferent c o lo r s a n d b r in g t h e m t o l i fe.

5 About Us: L o u ise B e e r a nd L u iza G ibb a r e c o - founders o f C z e c h T h is A r t p r o j e c t. T h e y s h a r e t h e s a me v is io n t o s p o n s o r t h e very b e s t o f D u t c h a n d C z e c h C o n t e mporary A r t w ith a w i d e r a r t lo v i n g c o mmunity. L u i z a is B r it i s h a n d L o u is e C a n a d i a n. T h e y met i n Prague in a n d h a ve s ince d e velo p e d a n e t w o r k o f e s t a b l is h e d D u t c h a n d C z e c h A r t is t s. A r t is t s w h o a r e keen t o h a ve t h e ir w o r k s h a r e d further w ith t h e r e s t of the w o r ld. L o u is e formerly h a d a s u c c e s s ful c a r e e r in s a le s a n d marketing in M o n t r e a l. S h e s t a r t e d c o l l e c t ing A r t i n h e r e a r ly t w e n t ie s a n d b u i lt a n i mpressive p o r t fo l io o ver t h e years. L u iza i s a l a w yer w i t h c o r p o r a t e e xperie n c e in L o n d o n w ith an equal passio n for contemporary art. T h e y s h a r e a lo v e o f a r t a n d h a v e t o g e t h e r b u i l t p e r s o n a l r e latio n s h ips w ith many w e l l - known D u t c h a n d C z e c h A r t is t s in P r a g u e. T h e d e p t h a n d q u a l it y o f t a le n t i n t h e C z e c h Republic the y dis c o vered was a joy and de l ight to the m b o t h. T h e y s h a r e t h e s a me va l u e s ; b e l ie ve in t h e ir c r e a t i ve intuit io n c o mbined w ith entrepreneuria l driv e.

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E ffic a c y o f S e le c tiv e M y e lo id L in e a g e L e u c o c y te D e p le tio n in P y o d e r m a G a n g re n o su m a n d P so r ia sis A sso c ia te d w ith In fla m m a to r y B o w e l D