Poster Niklová - Jan Šrámek

Product detailed description

The poster was created as a tribute to the designer Libuše Niklová as part of the 3 x 6 = POSTER poster series. 

The series presents six designers who have been with us for the last 10 years of our lives and who have left an indelible mark on the history of Czechoslovakia. We asked three contemporary artists, Michaela Karásek Čejková, Ilona Polanski and Jan Šrámek, to create six original prints, each inspired by the person or product of the designer. 

The posters will be on display at the exhibition at the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague from 12 June to 15 September 2024.

Libuše Niklová (1934-1981) was a Czech toy designer. She created over 230 original toys in many colour variations, such as rubber figures, animals with accordion bodies or inflatable toys. Her work is represented in the collections of museums around the world, including the Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris, the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague. In 2011, she became the first woman to be inducted into the Hall of Fame in memoriam at the Czech Grand Design Awards.

Jan Šrámek, illustrator and teacher. A graduate of the Faculty of Fine Arts at the Brno University of Technology, where he currently runs the video studio together with Martin Mazanc. His work focuses on exploring public space and reflecting on the public's relationship to sculptures and architecture from the socialist era.  He forms an artistic duo with the artist Veronika Vlková. His work has been presented in galleries and festivals around the world. In 2014, he participated in the realisation of the Czechoslovak pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale, and for his many years of work as an illustrator, he was awarded the Czech Grand Design Award in 2017 and 2020.

https://jansramek.art/