Permanent exhibition

Permanent exhibition

https://www.galeriehk.cz/en/permanent-exhibitions-p1522910534.html

This exhibition looks back at the early works of sculptor, drawer, graphic artist, pedagogue and writer Vladimír Preclík (1929-2008), a native of Hradec Králové, whose work has gained recognition at international art expositions. He also founded and, for years, organized international sculpting symposia and created a number of installations in the city of Hradec Králové.  

Towards the end of the 1950´s, Preclík charmed the public with a series of sculptures depicting representatives of Czech modernism. He was thus able to successfully support the rediscovery of the legacy of artists who contributed to the development of Czech literature and poetry (Vladislav Vančura, František Halas, Vítězslav Nezval, Stanislav Kostka Neumann and Jiří Mahen), theater (Emil František Burian, Jan Werich), painting (Josef Čapek, Jan Zrzavý, Václav Špála) and music (Jaroslav Ježek).
In each portrait, Preclík sought to connect the artist’s appearance with characteristics of the artist´s work and particularities of his character. He created the portraits in various materials, from traditional bronze, to asbestos-cement, smooth sandstone, all the way to lead and wood. These sculptures form a unique series, a kind of tribute to art and the artist´s courage to create new, different worlds of seeing, thinking, and music.
The Vladimír Preclík Gallery was founded in 2008, thanks to the artist´s generous donation to the Hradec Králové region, consisting of 49 pieces of art, including statues, paintings and graphics, which provide an excellent overview of the artist´s development, from his very beginnings all the way to his final works, full of playful joie-de-vivre. The collection also includes portraits of Preclík by his friends (Adolf Hoffmeister, Jiří Kolář and others).

Modern Art Gallery in Hradec Králové