Jan Kotik (artist) explained

Jan Kotik
Birth Date:4 January 1916
Birth Place:Turnov, Kingdom of Bohemia
Death Date:22 March 2002
Death Place:Berlin, Germany
Nationality:Czech

Jan Kotík (4 January 1916 in Turnov, Austria-Hungary – 23 March 2002 in Berlin, Germany) was a Czech artist active from the 1940s.

Kotik was a member of Skupina 42 during World War II. Following the war his art was influenced by Chinese calligraphy.[1] In 1956 he attended the Congress of Alba and signed up to the Final Resolution of the Alba Congress.[2]

His son is the musician Petr Kotík and his grandson was Jan Jakub Kotík.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jan Kotik - artist. Jiri Svestka Gallery. 9 September 2013.
  2. Web site: from Guy Debord To Jan Kotik. Not bored. 9 September 2013.