London 2012 Olympics Artist David Cerny makes giant sculpture of an athlete doing pushups from
What gives? The audacious design is the work of sculptor David Černý, who is also proposing, for a site closer to central Prague, an elevated bridge between two buildings that will simulate a 19th century train wreck. The Czech artist explains his ethos thus: "I just enjoy pissing people off." Fortunately, he has a talent for it.
David Cerny 9 Bizarre Sculptures in Prague Will Fly for Food
David Cerny is a controversial Czech sculptor known for his provocative creations displayed in public areas around Prague. Honing his trade at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design from 1988-1994, he first gained notoriety in 1991 when he painted an important Soviet memorial tank pink and erected a large obscene finger on its turret.
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Following a successful exhibition of works by Julian Opie, Dvorak Sec Contemporary will be the first space to present an exhibition by David Černı since he unveiled the scandalous Entropa in Brussels and created uproar throughout Europe by depicting stereotypes of EU member states. David Černı has a long history of international exhibitions.
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David Černý. Born in Prague in 1967 to a family of artists, Černý studied at the Academy of Applied Arts in Prague between 1988 and 1996. In 1990, he received the Special Prize in the Biennale of Kortrijk, Belgium. One year later, he began his residential scholarship in Boswil after receiving a grant from the Swiss Government.
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David Černý first gained notoriety in 1991 when he painted a Soviet tank pink as a memorial to war in his native Prague. Since then his artistic acts of civil disobedience, grand scale installations, and exhibitions have continued to incite strong reactions worldwide.
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Love him or hate him, artist David Černý has a way of keeping himself consistently visible. Born in Prague in 1967, Černý's climb to the title of Czech enfant terrible began in 1991 when he, along with some friends, decided to paint a Soviet tank - a memorial to the liberation of Czechoslovakia in 1945 - pink.
Quirky Prague art by David Cerny
Controversial Czech artist David Černý isn't afraid of pissing people off. He jumpstarted his anti-government notoriety in 1991 by painting a Soviet tank in a Prague war memorial pink. The act.
Thinker by David Cerny HOHMANN
A rebel motivated by anger, sculptor David Černý never fails to spark controversy with his shocking and provocative creations placed in public areas. He has painted a Soviet tank pink and designed male figures that urinate into an enclosure shaped like the Czech Republic, for example.
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David Cerny in front of his work Entropa. Photo: Hana Kalvachova. The Czech performance artist and sculptor David Černy has been ordered to pay the former director of Prague's National.
David Cerny, Shark, water, laminate, 190x90x270 cm © Neon Rouge, David, Shark, Sculpture, Prague
The Bad Boy of Czech Art. Una Meistere. An interview with David Cerny. Una Meistere 08/04/2013. The British newspaper The Guardian once called the Czech sculptor/showman, David Cerny, a cross between Antony Gormley and Damien Hirst. There certainly is a grain of truth to it. Cerny is a part of Prague's mythology.
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Currently, Cerny is anticipating the unveiling of his latest piece - a 21-foot-tall kinetic sculpture of artist and director David Lynch's head - which will grace the corner of newly built apartments at 1550 Lincoln Boulevard in Santa Monica, California. Christian Hohmann, Palm Desert-based gallery owner, and Cerny's US representative.
Helicop by David Cerny HOHMANN
The first thing you'll learn about David Cerny is that in 1991 he was studying Art at University and we just happened to have a National Monument in the city called the National Monument to Russian Tank Crews (it was an SS80 tank). One night David Cerny collects a bucket of pink paint, goes to this "National Monument" and began painting it pink.
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David Černý (born 15 December 1967) is a Czech artist. His works can be seen in different locations around Prague as well as in his own, Prague-based museum. Early life Černý was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
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David Cerny art in Prague guide: The artist provocateur Elspeth Callender September 27, 2014 — 12.15am Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size David Cerny in front of his work Entropa. Hana Kalvachova A Czech sculptor pokes at Prague's political hypocrisies.
David Cerny 9 Bizarre Sculptures in Prague Will Fly for Food
Czech artist David Cerny knows how to shock. Acclaimed as l'artist provocateur, he rose to notoriety in the early 1990s after painting a Soviet tank, which served as a Prague war memorial,.
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Tucked away on one of Prague 's many winding side streets is one of the lesser-known art installations by the famous Czech sculptor David Černý. Known as "Embryo," this unusual figure sits on a.