Josef Bolf (born October 7, 1971 in Prague) is a Czech painter. He studied at the Academy between 1990âÂÂ1998. In 1995 he studied at Kongsthögskolan (Stockholm) and in 1996 at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Stuttgart. From 1996 to 2002 he was a member of the art group Bezhlavý jezdec.
Bolf's creation captures the strange characters, often suffering, sometimes half-animal. His paintings are often considered depressed, gloomy, sad, melancholy. His ideas often stem from childhood spent in the southern city of Prague.
Scholarships and residences
- 2007 ISCP (International Studio and Curatorial Program), New York, USA
- 2006 Europäische Künstlerhaus, Freising, Germany
- 1996 Akademie der Bildende Künst, Stuttgart, Germany
- 1995 Kongsthögskolan, Stockholm, Sweden
Awards
Representations in collections
- 8smiÃÂka, Humpolec, Czech Republic
- AMC Collezione Coppola, Vicenza, Italy
- Collett Prague/Munich, Czech Republic/Germany
- Eileen S. Kaminsky Family Foundation, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
- Fait Gallery, Brno, Czech Republic
- Galerie Klatovy/Klenová, Czech Republic
- GAVU, Cheb, Czech Republic
- GHMP, Praha, Czech Republic
- Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill, New York, USA
- Marek Collection, Brno, Czech Republic
- Moravian Gallery, Brno, Czech Republic
- National Gallery, Praha, Czech Republic
- Olomouc Museum of Art, Czech Republic
- Pudil Family Foundation, Praha, Czech Republic
- Robert Runták Collection, Olomouc, Czech Republic
Bibliography
- 2018 VaÃ
Âous, Petr. Inverse Romanticism. Praha: Galerie Rudolfinum
- 2017 Brabec, Jaroslav. Orbis Artis: Josef Bolf.
- 2016 Urban, Otto M. Life Is Painful and Breeds Disappointment: Massakr Vol.1 - Lovecraft. PlzeÃ
Â: Galerie mÃÂsta PlznÃÂ
- 2015 VaÃ
Âous, Petr. Rezonance: NaÃÂeradský â Typlt â Bolf. Praha: BIGGBOSS
- 2012 Bolf, Josef; Ã
 tind OndÃ
Âej. Mondschein. Praha: Argo
- 2012 Urban, Otto M. A Mirror from the Abyss. Paris: Galerie Dukan Hourdequin
- 2010 Barényi, Peter. Video report about the exhibition Unheimliche. Bratislava: ArtyÃÂok.tv
- 2010 VaÃ
Âous, Petr. JeÃ
¡tàmÃÂsto - pustá zem. PlzeÃ
Â: ZápadoÃÂeská galerie
- 2009 Pospiszyl, TomáÃ
¡. Josef Bolf. Praha: Divus
- 2009 VidliÃÂka, Jan. Interview about exhibition You Are Not You, You Are Me. Praha: ArtyÃÂok.tv
- 2007 JeÃ
Âábková, Edith; VÃÂtková, Lenka. Lovci Lebek. Klatovy: Galerie U BÃÂlého jednoroÃ
¾ce
See also
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