Karel Vaca

Karel Vaca
Born(1919-07-21)21 July 1919
Prostějov, Czechoslovakia
Died31 March 1989(1989-03-31) (aged 69)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
NationalityCzech
Alma materAcademy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague
StyleAbstraction[1], Cubism[2]
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Karel Vaca (21 July 1919 – 31 March 1989)[3] was a Czech painter, graphic artist, illustrator and designer.

Life

Vaca was born on 21 July 1919 in Prostějov, Czechoslovakia.

From 1937 to 1938, Vaca studied at the Rotter School of Advertising in Prague.[3] He later studied at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague from 1945 to 1950.[3] From 1948 to 1988, he worked with several theatres, including the National Theatre in Prague, the National Theatre in Brno, and the ABC Theatre [cz].[4] After 1950, he worked freelance.[4] His first solo exhibition was in 1958 in Prostějov.[2] Beginning in 1959, he worked with the art group Trasa.[5] After 1960, he began painting regularly.[1]

Vaca died on 31 March 1989 in Prague.

Vaca created 341 posters (305 of which are for films, the rest for theatre)[2] and participated in 260 collective exhibitions.[4]

Vaca's works have been shown in New York City, Zurich, Tokyo, and Prague, among others.[6][7]

Awards

Year Received from Placement Film poster Ref.
1964 Karlovy Vary international film festival Second prize The Sweet Life and Accused [3][8]
1977 The Hollywood Reporter Special prize The White Odyssey
1980 Chicago International Film Festival Grand prize National Class Category Up to 785 ccm
1982 The Hollywood Reporter Third prize Don't Call Me Major!
1984 Chicago International Film Festival Second prize For 200 Grand, You Get Nothing Now
1988 Best Poster of the Year Honorable mention The Great Film Robbery

List of works in the Czech National Library

References

  1. ^ a b "Karel Vaca on Prague Art & Design". www.prague-art.cz. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Vaca Karel (1919 – 1989) | Sophistica Galerie". web.archive.org. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d "Karel Vaca". Czech Film Poster Gallery. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  4. ^ a b c "Květen". web.archive.org. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Informační systém abART - osoba: Vaca Karel". web.archive.org. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Informační systém abART - osoba: Vaca Karel". web.archive.org. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  7. ^ "Karel Vaca | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Informační systém abART - osoba: Vaca Karel". web.archive.org. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2025.