Artist Spotlight - Stanislav Riha — Contemporary Art Curator Magazine

Biography

Stanislav Riha Visual Artist, photographer and writer Born in 1952 in Prague, former Czechoslovakia. He grew up in Lesser Town (Malá Strana), surrounded by great medieval and modern art and artists that caused his desire to create. From early childhood, he enjoyed drawing and later painting; as a young man, he focused mainly on surrealism.

His artistic attitude was shaped by many art clubs in childhood, followed by art training by MgA Milos Saska and work in set production of the Realistic Theatre. In 1980, he lived in Grinzing, Vienna, Austria, for a year, then moved to Vancouver, BC, Canada. Enchanted with the natural beauty of British Columbia, he dedicated the first few years to realistic nature themes and then switched to Surreal and later Surreal-abstract creative work.

Alchemist, 2024, mixed media, 66cm x 41cm

Education

1961-1964, Open school of painting and drawing; 1967-1969, Private studies of applied art and design; 1979-1981, Classical hand drawing and architectural design under MgA Milos Saska in Prague, 2011-2012, CDI College Vancouver BC, CANADA (understanding addictions and coping with stress) 2012-2013, 9 courses were offered at different universities through Coursera to understand human emotions and adaptions.

Arising phoenix, 2024, mixed media, 66cm x 41cm

Artist Statement

In the last three decades, I have been creating wall-mounted, cast resin, and aluminum sculptures combined with canvas and gold leaf, and I have been exploring the computer as an art tool for creating digital artwork. All my life, I have loved to create art full of emotions and feelings, "soul," with the satisfaction of fun.

Birthday wish, 2024, mixed media 79cm x 51cm

I am interested in the balance and composition of colours and objects rather than the reality of the items. The direction of the last two decades is aimed at understanding and, through artwork, expressing the human struggle of emotions and adaptions. For the past ten years, I have been polishing my creative work in the Surreal-abstract style.

Breakfast cracked egg, 2024, mixed media, 66cm x 41cm

The main motto of my artwork is; Just as in a good story, the readers have space to create their image; in a good picture, the viewers can form their account.

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