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ABOUT US
Lada Semecká
Interpretations of nature are a key element in Lada Semecka´s work. While her minimal aesthetic is consistent throughout, her command of techniques and understanding of the medium allow her to express herself in a variety of glass modes. She fuses glass to create expressionistic landscapes, as well as using casting, slumping and cold working to achieve her designs.
Alice Chappell 2004
LADA SEMECKÁ
Born 1973 in Teplice
Studies and practice
1987- 1991 SUPŠS Kamenický Šenov
1992 - 1994 IVK, Ústí nad Labem (Ak.sculptor Pavel Mizera)
1994 - 2000 - VŠUP Prague, Glass Studio, Professor Vladimír Kopecký
2007 - Pilchuck Glass School - Emerging Artist in Residency, USA
2000 - 2008 Lecturer and Head of Glass Workshop, VŠUP, Prague
2008 - 2012 Visiting Teacher at TIGA Urban Glass Institute, Toyama, Japan
2012 - 2017 Assistant Professor of Prostotová tvorba, FUD UJEP Ústí nad Labem
since 2017 Head of the course Spatial Creation, FUD UJEP Ústí nad Labem
Group exhibitions (selection)
2002- Illumination, Gallery of the City of Pilsen, CZ
2003 - Kopecký School, Sovinec Castle, CZ, (cat.)
2008 - European Glass Context, Bornholm, Denmark, (cat.)
2010 - I was never there, GEF, Usti nad Labem, CZ, (cat.)
2011 - Glass Canvas, Glazen Huis, Lommel, Belgium,(cat.)
2012 - Garden, Hatsudensyo Bijutsukan, Nyuzen, Japan, (cat.)
2013 -Špičky, Glass as a Concept, GASK, Kutná Hora, CZ
2014 - Cosmic Songs, Trafo Gallery, Prague
2015 - Growing, Hatsudensyo Bijutsukan / Nyuzen, Japan (cat.)
2016 - Femme Fatale, MSB, Jablonec nad Nisou (cat.)
2017 - Japanese Glass Now, Glas Museum Frauenau, Germany, (cat.)
2017 - Object of Light - Hige 2017, Craft Museum CAA, Hangzhou, CN 2022 Designblok (LAD: with Lada Semecka), Prague, Openstudio
Solo exhibitions (selection)
2002- Landscapes - glass, Josef Sudek Gallery, Prague, CZ
2006 - Interface, Galerie ve dvoře, Litoměřice, CZ
2010 - Space and Space (with R. Shibuya), Seto Ceramics and Glass Centre, Aichi, Japan
2013 - ODROKUDOROKU, Ceramics and Porcelain Design, FUD UJEP, Dubí u Teplic, CZ
2015 - Flow, Prague (CZ), Galerie U Prstenu
2016 - Introversion, Prague (CZ),, Galerie Kuzebauch
2017 - Anemos, Sázava, (CZ), Cesty skla, Hut' František
2018 - Calligraphy of Sound, Gask, Kutná hora 2021 Jacob's Ladder (with Lada Semecka), Prague, Galerie Havelka Representation in public collections of UPM, Prague, CZ
Ernstning Stiftung Collection, Alter Hof Herding Glas Museum, Coesfeld Lette, Germany
Kunstsamlungen der Veste Coburg, Coburg, Germany
VCM, Pardubice, CZ
Corning Museum, USA
Toyama City Collection, Japan
Seto City Collection, Aichi, JapanRealization
2000 - Windows (author's stained glass) in Riedl's tomb, Desná v Jizerských horách
2019 - Windows (author's stained glass) in the Church of St. Nicholas, Petrovice
2021 - Author's stained glass in the funeral hall in Zábřeh na Moravě
Awards
2006 Coburger Glaspreis 2006,
Barbara Kopellstaetter Award for Young Artist 2022 Grand Prix Designblok, Praha
Petr Lada
Petr Lada is Ceramics artist. He works and fosters his artistic creations in both applied and decorative areas, including his sculpting expressions. His portfolio also encompasses restoration works and creations of replicas of historical pieces. The fundamental theme for Lada as a sculptor is the human figure that refers to the ancient roots of Western civilization.
Milan Hlaveš, 2016PETR LADA
1972 born in Liberec
Studies and practice
1987-91 studies at the Secondary School of Ceramics in Bechyně
1991-98 works in a ceramic workshop in Kryštofovo Údolí near Liberec
1993 co-founded the tradition of the annual exhibition Summer Ceramic Sculpture in Bechyně since 1993 co-organizes and regularly participates in the exhibition
Summer Ceramic Sculpture (Bechyně, Roztoky u Prahy, Klenová)
1994 in Kryštofovo Údolí he builds a Japanese kiln Noborigama
1999 establishes a studio with Helena Lišková in Prague Letná
2004-14 lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague
since 2007 chairman of the civic association Summer Ceramic Sculpture
since 2014 permanent curator of the Summer Ceramic Sculpture exhibition
2018 curator of the exhibition Jan Koblasa - Návrat, Teplice - Zahradní dům
since 2018 head of the workshops of the Ceramic and Porcelain Design Studio at the Faculty of Ceramics and Porcelain Studies, UJEP in Dubí u Teplice
Exhibitions
1992 Gallery Labyrint - Freiburg D (alone)
1993 Gallery Dílo Ostrava (separately)
1994 Keramono - Prague
1995 North Bohemian Museum in Liberec (independently)
1996 Teapot Exhibition - Olomouc
1997 Papyrus Gallery - Nymburk
1998 Czech Ceramic Salon - Český Krumlov
1999 Ceramic Days - Municipal Museum in Kostelec nad Černými Lesy
2000 Sibo Fair - Prague (separately)
2001 Galerie Rozehnal - Prague
1993-2005 Summer Ceramic Sculpture in Bechyně (1st-13th year)
2006-2010 Summer Ceramic Sculpture in Roztoky u Prahy (14th-18th year)
2011-2012 Summer Ceramic Sculpture - Klatovy/Klenová Gallery (19th-20th year)
2014-2018 Summer Ceramic Sculpture in Roztoky u Prahy (21st-25th year)
2018 Ladscape festival - Prague, Ostrov Štvanice
2021 Jacob's Ladder (with Lada Semecka), Prague, Havelka Gallery
2022 Designblok(LAD: with Lada Semecka), Prague, Openstudio- Gabriel Loci
2023 Slipping (friends of Galerie Havelka), Prague, Health +
Realization
1993Complete set of dishes for Hotel Valdštejn, Liberec
1994 Hospitality table for Ajn an-Nariya residence, Saudi Arabia
1995 Equipment for sheltered housing Horní Poustevna
2004 Replica of a fountain by Helena Johnová, UPM in Prague
2010 Drinking fountain for Pernikářka Park, Prague 6
2014 Replicas of Gothic terracotta crabs for the White Tower, Kadaň
2014 Realization of the relief "The Sacred Heart" designed by Jan Koblasa, Kotvrdovice
2018 White Column, island Štvanice, Prague
References
Václav Gatarik since 1996
Jan Koblasa since 2003
Museum of Decorative Arts Prague, replica of the fountain 2004
Municipal district of Prague 6, drinking fountain in Pernikářka park 2010
City of Kadaň, replicas of gothic crabs White Tower 2014
Teplice Church of St. Bartholomew, Trinity 2014
Roman Catholic parish Jedovnice, realization of a relief on the facade of the chapel in Kotvrdovice according to the design of Jan Koblasa 2014