Browsing by Author "Nováková, Kateřina Nora"

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    Křehkost vetknutá do elegance
    Nováková, Kateřina Nora
    Art glassmaker and jeweler Svatopluk Kasalý, with his long and completely original work, belongs to the cl assics of the Czech and world scene in this field. His unique jewelry is repre sented in all major Czech and world collections of renowned institutions. The main inspiration for him has always been the female body and nature. It connects the per fect lines of galvanized metal and uniquely cut glass. These luxury pieces, designed especially for special occasions, will impress everyone with their perfection, tightness of shapes, thoughtful color and fragility. He often presented them on female models in collaboration wit h professional Czech photographers.
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    Šperk v roli geometrické abstrakce. Eleonora Reytharová
    Nováková, Kateřina Nora
    We have encountered the name of Liberec jeweler Eleonora Reytharová in exhibitions and publication presentations of contemporary Czech jewelry since the end of the 1960s. Her distinctive creative style focuses mainly on geometric shapes in the intentions of geometric abstraction. She worked with squares, triangles and circles in both silver and copper in combination with acolored enamel surface. In some jewelry, she also applied elements of structural abstraction through wires, surface relief, or precious stones.
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    Vratislav Karel Novák a jeho kinetické plastiky v Libereckém kraji
    Nováková, Kateřina Nora
    Sculptor and jeweler Vratislav Karel Novák created many small and monumental interior and exterior realizations of metal sculptures. He worked as a sculptor, blacksmith, restorer, designer, jeweler and since 1990 also as a teacher. During these years of his professional career, he pursued all these specializations at the same time. Movement and mechanics are important in his work, reflecting the author‘s admiration for technology. In connection with public space, he implemented twenty large projects in the Liberec Region mainly through public contracts - sculptures and signs for public buildings. His artwork is significant and unique in the context of Czech and world sculpture.