Stanislav Riha

Stanislav Riha - Standa Visual artist, photographer and writer Member of CARFAC 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. In 1980, he lived a year in Grinzing, Vienna, Austria, and then he moved to Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Artist’s statement: In the last three decades, I have been creating wall-mounted, cast resin and aluminum sculptures combined with canvas and gold leaf and 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. 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. The main motto of my artwork is; Just as in a good story, the readers have space to create their image; in a good image, the viewers can create their own story.

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.
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