Oto Macek

PAINTER | SCULPTOR

Oto Macek

BORN IN 1969

Oto Macek is a contemporary glass artist and painter.His painting is based on the geometric abstraction of landscape and architecture.

For most of his paintings, painting is the basis of painting created by cement, the layering of relief elements creates a composition an image that is then colored and lacquered.

He uses oil and acrylic paint for his painting.

In his glass work he prefers glass sculptures studio glass. Sculptures are mostly made of uranium and lead glass.The object is first modeled from clay, then its shape into plaster and the object is melted in a glass furnace. The objects are then ground and polished. His sculptures are most inspired by architecture contemporary and historical.

His paintings and glass sculptures are sold to private collectors all over the world, particularly U.S.A. Honk Cong, Holand, England, Japan, Italy, Austria, Czech Republic.

Studies:

1983 - 87 Specialized Glass School in Zelezný Brod, studio of glass engraving
1987 - 93 Academy of Aplied Arts, Prague, Czech Republic

Workshop is Venezia, Italy

Events:

1990 Villa Arson Nice, France
1994 Photographs, Gallery Guild, Osaka,, Japan, Japan
1994 Works From Glass Sympozium In Bratislava, Castle Moravany Bratislava,, Slovakia
1999 Milena Lamarová- Signum Design Prague, Czechia
2001 Sylva Petrová- České Sklo Prague, Czechia
2003 400 Jaar Boheems Glas Netherlands
2018 Sylva Petrová- České Sklo Prague, Czechia

Exhibitions:

Collective Expositions
2018 Crashtest 8: Umprumem 92/93 / Topičův Klub Topičova Salonu Praha,, Czechia
2007 Galerie Meridian Prague, Czechia
2007 Galerie Z Prague, Czechia
2003 400 Jaar Boheems Glas Netherlands, Netherlands, Netherlands
2001 Glass Ornamental Collection, Galerie Mozart, Praha,, Czech Republic, Czechia
2000 Glass Ornamental Sculpture Collection, Galerie Pyramida, Praha, Czech Republic, Czechia
1999 Czech Glass Design, Museum Of Decorative Arts, Praha,, Czech Republic, Czechia
1994 Czech Glass Design, Glass Works Barovier And Tosso, Vsetín,, Czech Republic, Czechia
1994 Works From Glass Sympozium In Bratislava, Castle Moravany,, Czech Republic, Czechia
1993 Observation, National Technical Museum, Praha,, Czech republic, Czechia
1992 Students Of Academy Of Aplied Arts, Vojanovy Sady, Praha,, Czech Republic, Czechia
1992 Students Of Professor V. Kopecký, Galerie Vetro, Frankfurt a.M.,, Germany, Germany
1991 Students Of Professor S. Libenský, Museum Of Glass And Jewelry, Jablonec n N., Czech Rep, Czechia

1990 Students Works, Academy in Nice, Franc

Solo Expositions
2001 Library Liberec, Czech republic
2000 Galerie Na Jánském Vršku, Praha, public, Czech Re, Czechia
1994 Photographs, Gallery Guild, Osaka,, Japan, Japan
1990 Paintings And Graphics, Club Delta, Praha, Czech Republic, Czechia

Personal colection: U.S.A. Honk Cong, Holand, England, Japan, Italy, Austria, CZ