Čestmír Suška (1952)
Sculptor
- studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts
- almost all materials are his own: clay, wood, stone, glass and metal
- in the early 1980s he was at the birth of the visual theatre Kolotoč, for which he worked as a stage designer and author of performances
- between 1987 and 1991 he was a member of the artistic group Tvrdohlaví
- in 1988 he contributed to the creation of the film Pražská pětka by director Tomáš Vorel
- in 2000 he founded the civic association Bubec in Prague-Řeporyje, which runs the art Studio Bubec. The place serves as a space for creation and meeting of people of all generations.
- he exhibits all over the world and has been on residency and teaching stays in the USA several times
Chapters
01:27 Each material allows for something different, it broadens one's horizons
02:07 Clay, wood, glass, metal...
04:04 I work with the inner space of sculptures
06:30 I teach scholarship holders how to connect the inner and outer worlds
08:40 The Bubec phenomenon. It's important to help each other, not just compete
How to recognise talent, how to support and develop it? How to guide students meaningfully? When does a pupil become an artist?
Questions concerning passion, obsession, motivation, inspiration and feedback are answered by prominent figures of the Czech art scene who, in their role as mentors in MenART, help talented students and their teachers find their own path.
Thus the MenART Impulse project was born – a ten-minute story with the ambition to move forward all those who are interested in art, work with art or study it. Desire is contagious!
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