• „Sun Stele", 2004 (Těrlicko – Horní Dvůr), Křišťanov diorite, polished stainless steel, 420x140x100 cm
Martin Kuchař >>portfolio
Martin Kuchař ■ ■ ■ b o r n 7 September, 1969 in Český Těšín ■ ■ ■ s t u d i e s • 1983 – 1987 Secondary Art School in Uherské Hradiště, Stone Sculpture (prof. Jiří Habarta) • 2000 – 2006 University of Silesia in Katovice, Faculty of Art – Sculpture (prof. Jerzy Fober) ■ ■ ■ s y m p o s i u m s • 2000 International Granite Sculpture Symposium J. Hradec • 2001 International Open Air Gathering Třinec • 2001 International Sculpture Symposium „Stone" Brno – Královo Pole • 2001 International Open Air Sculpture Gathering Chociemysl/Polsko/ • 2002 International Sculpture Meeting – Uh. Hradiště • 2002 International Open Air Gathering – Bystřice n/Olší • 2004 International Sculpture Symposium Landek 04 • 2006 International Sculpture Symposium My-Wy-Razem Centre of Polish SculptureOronsko PL • 2007 International Sculpture Meeting “Intersections“ Piotrkow Trybunalski PL • 2008 International Sculpture Symposium Balatonfüred, HU • 2008 Dimension of Contemporary SculptureInternational, Sculpture Project AFAD Bratislava, SK
• 2009 Second International Sculpture Symposium MADINATY, EGYPT ■ ■ ■ p r o j e c t s • Organizer of International Sculpture Symposiums 2002 Landek „02", „04“, „06“ Ostrava • 2003 Multimedia Project „Tree of Many-Trees“ • 2004 – 2005 Visualization of Třinec Steelworks • 2006-2007 Coordinator of International Project WE-YOU-TOGETHER • 2006-2008 Coordinator of International Project WE-YOU-TOGETHER ■ ■ ■ c o m p e t i t i o n s • 1988 Ostrava-Generation-1.place in a discipline Sculpture • 2000 Zahrádky u Pelhřimova-an international tender for a public fountain 1.place, realized 2000 • 2001 Český Těšín – a tender for a town fountain /together with architect K.Cieslar 1.place (not realized) • 2003 Havířov – a tender for a new feature of the town - fountain, with architects Z. Zelenka and K. Cieslar 3.place ■ ■ ■ s o l o e x h i b i t i o n s • 1987 Havířov: Public Library • 1987 Karviná: Kino Gallery • 2000 Havířov: Public Library • 2001 Ostrava: Budoucnost Gallery ■ ■ ■ c o l l e c t i v e e x h i b i t i o n s • 1993 Havířov: Graduates of Art School – V. Wünsche Gallery
• 1994 Č. Krumlov: Teachers of Arts and Crafts School of St. Agnes – St. Agnes Gallery • 1998 Havířov: Havířov Salon • 1999 Ostrava: together with D. Bravencová, O. Cienciala and K. Cieslar – Magna Gallery • 1999 Wroclav PL: with J. Voldřichová, D. Bravencová, A. Kroča and O. Cienciala and professors of AVU Wroclav – Messe Gallery • 1999 Havířov: with I. Müller – Spirála Gallery • 1999 Havířov: members of UVU Ostrava – V. Wünsche Gallery • 2000 J. Hradec: members of UVU Ostrava – Castle Gallery • 2000 Praha: Prague Salon 2000 – Trade Fair Palace • 2000 Havířov: Exhibition of Havířov Artists – V. Wünsche Gallery • 2000 Olomouc: members of UVU Ostrava – Town Gallery • 2001 Mělník: members of UVU Ostrava • 2001 Schwalmstatd BRD: Teschner Silesien 2002 Karviná: Town Gallery members of UVU Ostrava • 2003 Ostrava-Petřkovice: „Tree of Many-Trees" • 2003 Ostrava-Petřkovice: International Project „Wonderland" • 2004 Ostrava Exhibition of Participants of Symposium Landek 2004, Kruh Gallery • 2005 Ostrava Kruh Gallery – an exhibition of SVUT • 2005 Havířov Vilém Vünsche Gallery • 2006 Oronsko WE-YOU-TOGETHER, Grand Travelling Exhibition–Centre of Polish Sculpture, -PL • 2007 Lodž WE-YOU-TOGETHER Grand Travelling Exhibition – ASPM, PL. • 2007 Sydney SCULPTURE BY THE SEA
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BONDI 2007, Australia 2007 Havířov WE-YOU-TOGETHER, Grand Travelling Exhibition V. Wunsche Gallery 2007 Vesprém WE-YOU-TOGETHER, Grand Travelling Exhibition Arthouse-Csikász Galeria, HU 2008 Balatonfüred -WINE-STONES-Borkovek, Kisfaludy Gallery, HU 2008 Bratislava-WE-YOU-TOGETHER Grand Travelling Exhibition Medium Gallery, SK 2008 Ostrava- OSTRAVA ART, Ostrava Museum 2008 Ostrava-Petrkovice, International Sculpture Symposium Landek08 Exhibition, Studna Gallery
■ ■ ■ r e a l i z a t i o n • 1991 Velká Čantorye – a plaque of J. Třanovský (bronze) • 1992 Český Krumlov – relieves in the music shop (antique plaster) • 1995 Hrádek ve Slezsku – Memorial of Victims of WWII (sandstone, metal, bronze) with Ing. Arch. K. Cieslar • 1995 Český Těšín – Pilots Memorial (sandstone, granite, cast iron) with Ing.Arch. K. Cieslar • 1996 Těrlicko – interior sculptures in the elementary school (polyester, granite, brass) • 1996 Hrádek ve Slezsku – a relief on an erratic boulder (syenite) • 1997 Karviná–emblems on the town hall facade (bronze) • 1997 Stanislavice –a garden sculpture at a family house (sandstone, metal) • 1998 Havířov – Životice – a garden sculpture at a family house (sandstone, metal) • 1998 Horní – Bludovice – an entrance facade of
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a family house and relieves (sandstone, metal, glass) 1999 Bohumín – a garden sculpture at a family house – fountain (sandstone, metal) 1999 Těrlicko – Hradiště – an entrance facade of a family house (sandstone, wood, metal) 1999 Paskov – a garden sculpture– fountain (sandstone) 1999 Kyjovice – a statue of Christ, the tomb of earl of Stollberg (granite, sandstone, polyester, metal) 2000 Těrlicko – Hradiště –a garden sculpture (ash tree) 2000 Jindřichův Hradec – Husovy sady, International Sculpture Symposium, Identification for the III. Millennium (Mrákotín granite) 2000 Český Krumlov – a garden sculpture „Bird Eagle-bird" (Štěpánovice syenite) 2000 Zahrádky – a fountain (Štěpánovice syenite) 2001 Těrlicko – Hradiště – „Chair and Table" (Štěpánovice syenite) 2001 Třinec – hospital grounds „Wedge" (Štěpánovice syenite) 2001 Suchdol n/Odrou, Kletné – a fountain (sandstone) 2001 Brno – „Hurt Bird" (Hořice sandstone) 2001 Chociemysl (Polsko) – „Statue for Women" (sandstone, granite) 2002 Havířov – Životice – „Bird" (diorite) 2002 Dolní Benešov – „Fish" (sanstone, stainless steel) 2002 Uherské Hradiště – a fountain (Žlutava pudding stone)
• 2002 Bystřice nad Olší – „Hedgehog Cage” (graphite) • 2003 Velké Meziříčí – a coat of arms of the Podstatzki–Lichtenstein (Silesian marble) • 2003 Český Těšín – „Book” (Štěpánovice syenite) • 2003 Ostrava – „Bird IV.)”, a fountain (Silesian marble) • 2003 Ostrava – a statue for Sunsquare (Supíkovice marble) • 2004 Těrlicko – Horní Dvůr – „Sun Stele" (Křišťanov diorite, polished stainless steel) • 2004 Orlová – a bas-relief of an Eagle (Mrákotín granite) with Ing. Arch. P. Šimeček • 2005 Ostrava – Smetanovo náměstí - „Crystal" (diorite) with Ing. Arch. K. Cieslar • 2006 Příbor – the exterior of the Bradna villa – „Wave" (Tis granite) • 2006 Příbor – the interior of the Bradna villa – „Back" (Supíkovice marble) • 2006 Ostrava – Petřkovice the interior of a bowling hall (furniture and fountain) – Indian granite, metal, wood • 2007 Havířov-Suchá – „Riveted Stele” Silesian granite, stainless steel • 2007 Ostrava-Plesná „Worm“ Božanov sandstone • 2007 Piotrkow Trybunalski International Sculpture Meeting „Intersections“ „Pickaxe“, PL • 2007 Ostrava-Petrkovice, Mining Museum OKD, a memorial plaque with a portrait of the museum founder Ing. Stanislav Vopasek, bronze • 2008 Havífiov-Bludovice, the exterior of a family villa – „Anticipation“, Indian granite • 2008 Český Těšín - a memorial plaque with a portrait of the Těšín Museum founder Jaroslav Báča, bronze
• 2008 Ostrava- Petrkovice, a memorial plaque for 20th Anniversary of the Club of Friends of the Mining museum, tombak • 2008 Balatonfüred – International Sculpture Symposium, „Known Animal“, basalt, HU • 2009 Madinaty-City – International Sculpture Symposium, „Pickaxe“, limestone, EGYPT • 2009 Chotebuz – the exterior of a family villa, „Fish Form“ Swedish syenite • 2009 Napajedla-a fountain on the square, together with Ac. Sculptor Jiří Vlach according to a design of Ing. Arch. Pavel Šimeček, Mrákotín granite • 2009 Havífiov – entrance hall of the city hospital, „Tree of Life -MANYTREE” 650 years old lime wood • 2009 Prague-CTU, „Cellule“, Maletín sandstone, steel ■ ■ ■ r e s t o r a t i o n w o r k s • 1991 Štramberk Národní sad – a bust of J.Palacký (copy) • 1991 Štramberk Národní sad – a bust of T.G.M. copy • 1991 Sloup v Čechách – baroque statues with co at of arms on the facade of the Kinský castle • 1992 Frýdek Místek – a wooden polychrome statue of Christ • 1993 Český Krumlov – castle balustrade • 1994 Havířov – Životice – a copy of a statue of St. Jan Nepomucký (Božanov sanstone) • 1994 Havířov – Šumbark – restoring a figure composition (artificial stone) • 1995 Italy – Tuscana – restoring stone pieces of a Renaissance house • 1997 – 98 Dolní Benešov – restoring statues of
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St. Florián and St. Jan Nepomucký 1998 Dolní Benešov – a copy of a statue of St. Nepomucký (Hořice sandstone) 1998 Petřvald – restoring a Memorial of Victims of WWI 2000 Český Těšín – Memorial of Victims of WWI, creating a relief of knight Zigfrýd (polyester) 2001 Kravaře – restoring a statue of St. Jan Nepomucký with restorer Igor Kalina 2003 – 05 Dolní Benešov – restoring and reconstructing a Memorial of Victims of WWI 2005 Ostrava –Poruba, restoring a large-area figure relief (artificial stone) 2005 Karviná – restoring columns of Larisch Tomb (Goduly sandstone) 2005 Český Těšín – restoring a statue of St. Jan Nepomucký with restorer Igor Kalina 2005 Dolní Benešov – restoring stone epitaphs with restorer Jakub Gajda 2007 Český Těšín-Horní Žukov – restoring a statue of St. Jan Neomucký with restorer Igor Kalina 2007 Havířov replica and restoring of a town fountain „Boy with a fish“ 2007 Havířov Suchá – restoring the WWI Victims Memorial 2008 Český Těšín – restoring a baroque chapel 2009 Havířov-Bludovice – restoring a baroque cross together with the restorer Jakub Gajda
■ ■ ■ e x p e r i e n c e • 1999 member of UVU ČR - Ostrava • 2001 Chairman of the Association for Activities of International Stone Symposiums Landek
• 1992 – 1995 teacher at Arts and Crafts School of St. Agnes, Český Krumlov • 1996 – 2000 teacher at Private Secondary Goldsmith School in Ostrava - Michálkovice • 1999 – 2000 teacher at Elementary Art School Havířov • 2006-2008 Coordinator of International Sculpture Project, WE-YOU-TOGETHER ■ ■ ■ Martin Kuchař Pod Landekem 67 725 29 Ostrava–Petřkovice Czech Republic Europe telephone: (00 420) 603 414 485 e-mail:
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• „Chair and Table", 2001 (Těrlicko-Hradiště) Štěpánovice syenite, h 200x w 500x depth 200 cm
detached sculptures
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• „Identification for the III. Milennium“, 2000 (Jindřichův Hradec – Husovy sady, International Sculpture Symposium), Mrákotín granite, 220x300x70 cm
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• „Wedge", 2001 (Třinec – hospital grounds), Štěpánovice syenite, 130x130x120 cm
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• „Book", 2003 (Český Těšín), Štěpánovice syenite, 160x150x100 cm
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• „Hurt Bird", 2001 (Brno), Hořice sandstone, 120x250x90 cm
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• „Fish", 2002 (Dolní Benešov) Božanov sandstone, stainless steel, 100x350x60 cm
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• „Statue for Sunsquare“, 2003 (Ostrava), Supíkovice marble, 200x160x50 cm
• „Statue for Women", 2001 (Chociemysl – Poland), sandstone, marble, 300x200x100 cm
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• „Waves", 2006 (Centre of Polish Sculpture, Oroňsko) Střegom granite, 450x180x60 cm
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• „Riveted Stele", 2007 (Havířov) Silesian granite, 420x140x50 cm
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• Pickaxe", 2007 (Piotrkow Trybunalski) steel, 400x90x120 cm
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• „Wave”, 2006 (Pfiibor), Tiska granite, 300x110x60 cm
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• „Sun Stele”, 2007 (Sydney Bondi Beach), diorite, 420x140x100cm
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• „Anticipation”, 2008 (Havífiov-Bludovice), Indian granite, 250x120x45 cm
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• „Fountain”, 2009 (Chotěbuz), Swedish granite, 300x300x40 cm
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• „Pickaxe”, 2007 (Madinaty City, Egypt) limestone, 400x120x110 cm
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• „Bird”, 2008, (Balatonfüred, HU), basalt, 200x90x80cm
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• „Bird", 2002 (Havířov–Životice), diorite, 140x160x120 cm
garden sculpture >>
• „Fountain“, 2000 (Zahrádky), Štěpánovice syenite, 80x220x60 cm
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• „Bird", 2002 (Havířov – Životice), diorite, 140x150x120 cm
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• „Fountain“, 1999 (Bohumín), sandstone, metal, 200x50x40 cm
• „Belfry“, 1997 (Stanislavice), sandstone, metal, 220x60x40 cm
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• „Fountain“, 1999 (Paskov), • „Bird Eagle-bird", 2000 (Český Krumlov), Božanovice sandstone, 200x140x140 cm Štěpánovice syenite, 200x200x70 cm
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• „Bird IV." – fountain, 2003 (Ostrava), Silesian marble, 45x200x50 cm
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• „Garden Sculpture“, 1998 (Havířov – Životice), Hořice sandstone, metal, 220x80x40 cm
• „Stele“, 2001 (Horní Dvůr), ash tree, 250x50x45 cm
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• „Wave", 2006 (Příbor) Tiska granite, 40x90x230 cm
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• „Worm“, 2007 (Plesná), Božanovice sandstone, 130x180x70 cm
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• „Eagle“, 2004 (Orlová), Mrákotín granite, 80x500x280 cm
sculpture in architecture >>
• „Crystal", 2005 (Ostrava – Smetanovo náměstí), Křišťanov diorite, 185x70x80 cm
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• „Dividing Wall“, 2004 (Bystřice n/Olší), ash tree, 120x300x45 cm
interior sculpture >>
• „Forged Clock“, 1998 (Třinec), 50x20x25 cm
• „Queen“, 1998 (Třinec), forged steel, 40x14x12 cm
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• „Forged Stele“, 1998, forged steel, 30x8x5cm
• „Pyramids“, 1995 (Těrlicko), syenite, brass, 140x12x8 cm
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• „Back“, 2006 (Příbor), Supikovice marble, 100x40x120 cm
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• „Fountain”, 2006, (Ostrava), Indian granite, 300x80x80 cm
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• „Knight”, 2003, (Bohumín), forged steel, 40x15x8 cm
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• „Christ“ – the tomb of earl of Stollberg, 1999 (Kyjovice), granite, sandstone, polyester, metal, 200x140x45 cm
memorials >>
• „Pilots Memorial“, 1995 (Český Těšín), sandstone, granite, cast iron, 300x600x200 cm
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• „Memorial of Victims of WWII“, 1995 (Hrádek ve Slezsku), sandstone, metal, bronze, 250x120x60 cm
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• „Fence with Portal“, 1998 (Horní Dvůr), Goduly sandstone
gates and fences >>
• „Forged Gate“, 1999 (Bystřice n/Olší), forged steel
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• „Forged Gate“, 1998 (Oldřichovice), forged steel, copper
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• „Emblem of the town of Karviná“ and „National Emblem“, 1997 (Karviná), bronze, 55x45 cm
emblems >>
• „Town Hall – emblems Český Těšín”, 2007, bronze, 70x50 cm
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• Memorial Plaque – „Mining Museum OKD“, 2007 (Ostrava), bronze, 90x70cm
memorial plaques >>
• „L. Báča”, 2008, (Český Těšín), bronze, 90x70cm
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