MgA. Jiří Marek
Born in 1972 in Brno as the 3rd generation of the Marek´s family.
He lives and works in Medlov near to Brno, together with his family.
“My work is a sculpture confession in elementary materials of clay-wood-stone-metal”
Below: my first works from age 5 – 10
education
- 1986-1990 SECONDARY SCHOOL of APPLIED ART in Uherské Hradiště, stone sculpture with ak. soch. Jiří Habarta
- 1992-1998 Graduate studies of sculpture with Prof. V. Preclík, Faculty of Fine Arts Technical University of Brno
- 2006 – 2009 Lifelong Learning Programme: Art Conservation–Sculptures with Prof.P. Siegl, Academy of fine arts in Prague
employment
- 1990 foundation stone sculpture trade
- from 1992 restoration experience
- 1997/1998 assistant professor of sculpture Faculty of Fine Arts Technical University of Brno
- 2000/2001arts pedagogue Secondary school in Brno
- from 2000 co-founder of the company MARSTON-CZ Ltd., Director of Restoration Division
- 2012-2017 extern pedagogue Masaryk University Brno – Faculty of Science, conservation and restoration
- 2014-2018 deputy mayor of Township Medlov
membership
- from 1997 member and organizer of OS Kámen – International Sculpture Biennale in Brno
- from 2001 member of the Union of Artists ČR
- from 2005 member of association of The Way of the
solo exhibitions
- 2000 Zeman’s coffe Brno CZ
- 2001 Three Generation of Sculptors – Gallery F.A.Sporcka, Kuks CZ
- 2003 Three Generation of Sculptors II – Museum of Vysočina in Třebíč-Castle CZ
- 2005 STATUES meeting of two generations / Gallery A. Mucha – Ivančice CZ
- 2010 Three Generation of Sculptors – Showroom Finezzadesign, Brno CZ
- 2015 Three Generation of Sculptors – Castle Rájec CZ
- 2022 Jiri Marek jr. – sculptures / Galerie Konvent, Mikulov CZ
- 2022 Jiri Marek – Femme fatale / Galerie Optik Skryjova, Opava CZ
exhibitions
- 1997 Gallery Aspekt Brno
- 1997 NATE – Old Town Hall Náměšť n.Oslavou
- 1998 NATE – Summerhouse Mitrovských Brno
- 1998 NATE – Castle Lipnice
- 1999 Gallery Celebris Hradec Králové
- 2000 Meeting – dialog Brno 2000 – Old Town Hall
- 2004 Gallery Kruh, Ostrava
- 2008 Wine – stones, Balatonfüred Maďarsko
- 2019 Hřivnáč Gallery, Sculpture art symposium Opava
- 2022 project “Na jedné lodi. Na jednom břehu.”
symposiums
- 1996 International Sculpture Atelier – Orlík n.Vltavou, CZ
- 1999 International sculpture biennial Stone ´99 – Brno, CZ
- 2000 Summer sculpture meeting – Vanov u Telče, CZ
- 2000 International Sculpture Symposium – Hořice v Podkrkonoší, CZ
- 2003 International Sculpture Symposium – Národní dům, Prostějov, CZ
- 2004 International Sculpture Symposium – Landek in Ostrava, CZ
- 2006 The Way of the Cross – Žíreč u Kuksu, CZ
- 2008 Brno Symposium, CZ
- 2009 Monuments for V. Preclík / Symposium of Hana Wichterlová, Prostějov, CZ
- 2016 Statues for Eden – Bystřice nad Pernštejnem, CZ
- 2019 Sculpture art symposium Opava – Raabův mlýn, Hlavnice, CZ
realizations
- from 1990 realizations for private collections
- 1996 Black award – Brno / bronz
- 2001 Cross with altar table, Vlkov / wood
- 2002 Relief St. Vavřinec, Vlkov / artificial stone
- 2002 Relief of symbol of Faculty of Science MU Brno / wood, metal
- 2003 Pilgrimage site with relief St. Hubert, Vlkov / artificial stone
- 2003 Ceremonial table, cemetery Brno – Komín / granite
- 2006 Fountain, Lažany / bronze and stone
- 2006 Portrait Jaromír Tomeček, Brno Kociánka/ bronze and stone
- 2018 portrait TGM, Veverská Bítýška
- 2018 memorial viewpoint TGM, Medlov
- 2021 bust TGM, Hvězdlice (Vyškov)
- 2022 Jožin z Bažin, Bratčice (BO)
- 2022 goddess Hestiá, Malešovice (BO), sandstone
- 2024 Bedřich Smetana, Vyškov, 2024
literature
- Dictionary of Czech and Slovak artists 1950-2002 (Art. centre Chagall, Ostrava)
- The Circle of the Ring – Love in the life and literature of the world with the heart and hands of the Czech painters and sculptors (Jaroslav Malina, MU Brno)
- I came to greet the statues (Vladimír Preclík, Gallery 2004)
- The staring sky of the zodiac above us, accompanied by original texts, paintings and sculptures (Jaroslav Malina, CERM, 2019)
Contact
e-mail: [email protected]
phone.: +420 608 976 414
instagram: sculptor.marek
Atelier: Medlov 31, 664 66 Medlov (u Židlochovic)
GPS: 49°2’0.404″N, 16°31’12.481″E