Martin Velíšek (1968)
Painter, graphic artist, teacher
- graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts (AVU)
- at AVU he attended several studios (drawing, painting, conceptual art) - for his work he has received a number of awards (e.g. Graphics of the Year, Czech Republic; World Packaging Design Award, Spain; Salon d'art du Pays fertois, France)
- in addition to the Czech Republic (e.g. the Aleš South Bohemian Gallery, the Emil Filla Gallery in Ústí nad Labem, GASK in Kutná Hora, the Liberec Regional Gallery, the Václav Špála Gallery in Prague), he has exhibited in Germany, Luxembourg, France and Spain
Chapters
0:42 Obsession is the key
2:28 Repetition is allowed
3:05 Do you know what you want to say?
7:16 Where to look for inspiration?
8:19 Art is the freedom of choice
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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