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Bob Rakušan (born 6 February 1948, Prague) is a contemporary artist creating large-fired enamel works on black steel plate, scrap and salvaged objects, such as stove tops, ovens and various other objects. The works are layered and composed through pattern and screen processes achieving tonal qualities reminiscent of bitmaps, with depth of design and fired enamel embossed plasticity. The works eschew vivid light in their spectrum, with an acute attention to detail. The foundation layers of the enamel are often built on screen techniques inspired by the printing process. The base origins of the work are rooted in drawings, studies and graphic prints. Besides landscapes and the abstract and figurative compositional elements, a recurring ocean theme inserts itself, often unconsciously, into the works, inspired by his longtime occupation as a captain of sailing ships. == Beginnings == During an early two-year period studying figurative drawing and painting in the studio of Prof. Frantisek Nedved (1966-1968), the artist created a series of drawings (mostly portraits and nudes). Additional early development focused on expressive painting, characterized by dynamic design and structure, with materials including charcoal, ink and pastel. These themes and techniques will later appear in his enamel works. Conflict was a formative influence during this period, contrasting the desire for individual artistic pursuit with the demands of academic studies at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (beginning with Prof. Josef Novak, studio of book graphic and poster, Prof. František Muzika, and later with Prof. Milan Hegar). Influenced, and often overridden by the demands of his formal educators, work from this period and beyond is characterized by a shift to Surrealism and a revised color palette. During this period the artist also worked in the technique of dry point and aquatint focusing on portraiture. In 1969, Bob left the Czech Republic for assignment to a Ceramics factory in West Germany to produce designs for Keramik Fabrik Schardt in Rheinbach, the results being a thematic series of ceramic design templates. It was during this period that the artist also began composing large and small scale mosaic pieces for private collectors. The culmination of this short assignment was an individual show in Bonn at the Opel Autosalon Bachem, which marked the artist’s first independent show. The success of the show resulted in a 2 month delay in his return to University, for which the academic consequences were severe. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bob Rakušan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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