Jiří Votruba
- Born: 8.12.1946 in Prague
- Studies: Faculty of architecture, CTU in Prague, 1970
- Activities: painting, illustration, graphical design, design
Czech painter, graphic, illustrator - artist with characteristic style.
His paintings were presented at almost 50 exhibitions all around the world. His work is divided into various themes (e.g. swimming pools, shoes, etc.), in recent years he is fascinated by consumer society and its attractivity.
Illustrations of this artist are connected especially with the literature for kids. The most succesful one was book, which introduced children to the world of opera.
Graphical design of Jiří Votruba is easily recognizable. He is well known for his works with theme of historical Prague. His design works dedicated to classical music get a lot of attention especially in Japan.
Individual exhibitions show all
- 2021 » Eslite, Hong Kong /Movie Movie festival/
- 2021 » City Museum Zbiroh
- 2020 » Gallery 1. patro, Prague
- 2019 » Gallery SPACE K; Seoul, Korea
- 2019 » Cermodern, Ankara, Turkey
- 2019 » Black Swan Gallery, Prague
- 2017 » Garden Gallery, Kolín, CZ
- 2017 » New Scene Gallery of National Theatre, Prague, CZ
- 2017 » Southbohemian Philharmony, České Budějovice, CZ
- 2016 » Czech center Paris, France
- 2015 » Gallery Kryt, Klášterec nad Ohří, CZ
- 2015 » Levantehaus, Hamburg, Germany
- 2015 » Czech Center Tokyo, The Book of Piano
- 2015 » Gallery of Czech center, Paris, France
- 2014 » Gallery Budoart, Prague, CZ
- 2013 » Otto Guttfreund gallery, Dvůr Králové, CZ
- 2012 » Summer Cut, Galerie 1. patro, Prague, CZ
- 2012 » Gallery Kryt, Klášterec nad Ohří, CZ
- 2011 » Al Bustan Festival, Beirut, Lebanon
- 2011 » City Concert Hall, Niagata, Japan
- 2011 » Things Will Never Be The Same, Galerie Českých Center, Prague, CZ
- 2010 » Praha City Center, Prague, CZ
- 2010 » Kanazawa Concert Hall, Kanazawa, Japan
- 2009 » Kleisthaus, Berlin, Germany (with M. Kaufman and L. Klimentová)
- 2009 » Gallery of Prefecture Ishikawa, Kanazawa, Japan
- 2008 » UMU Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
- 2008 » Městská galerie, Litvínov, CZ
- 2008 » French Institute, Chartoum, Sudan
- 2008 » Galerie kritiků, Prague, CZ
- 2008 » Galerie V kapli, Bruntál, CZ
- 2008 » České centrum Bratislava, Slovakia
- 2007 » Gallery Horizone One, Cairo, Egypt
- 2007 » Tokyo International Forum, Japan
- 2007 » Galerie Bayer & Bayer, Prague, CZ
- 2006 » UMU Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
- 2006 » Al Bustan Festival, Beirut, Libanon
- 2006 » Galerie Pintner, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- 2005 » Východočeská galerie, Pardubice, CZ
- 2004 » Raiffeisenbank, Prague, CZ
- 2003 » Levantehaus, Hamburg, Germany
- 2002 » Gallery Sumithra at ART PRAGUE 2002
- 2002 » Kabinet, Prague, CZ
- 2002 » Jazz Festival Hradec Kralové, CZ
- 2002 » Galerie Bayer & Bayer, Prague, CZ
- 2001 » Gut Altentann Club, Salzburg, Austria
- 2001 » Int. Hopkins Summer Festival, Kildare, Ireland
- 2000 » Galerie U mloka, Olomouc, CZ
- 1999 » Galerie Nový Svět, Prague, CZ
- 1999 » Raiffeisenbank, Prague, CZ
- 1998 » Gallery Sumithra, Ravenna, Italy
- 1998 » Tempo Reale, Merano, Italy
- 1998 » Czech Centrum Estergom, Hungary
- 1998 » Bank Austria, Prague, CZ
- 1997 » Mánes, Prague, CZ
- 1997 » Gallery Repolier, Tokyo, Japan
- 1996 » Maison de la Culture, Montreal, Canada
- 1996 » Galerie Nový Svět, Prague, CZ
- 1996 » Kawamura Museum, Japan
- 1996 » Ludwig Museum, Saarlouis, Germany
- 1996 » Czech Centrum, Sceczin, Poland
- 1995 » Alfa Omega galerie, Karlovy Vary, CZ
- 1995 » A. Usiskin Contemporary Art Gallery, London, GB
- 1994 » Chambre de Commerce, Strasbourg, France
- 1994 » American Chamber of Commerce, Prague, CZ
- 1994 » Divadlo Labyrint, Prague, CZ
- 1993 » Bank Austria, Prague, CZ
- 1993 » Siemens, Linz, Austria
- 1993 » Landgalerie Heilbronn, Germany
- 1992 » Galerie Bratří Čapků, Prague, CZ
- 1991 » Galerie Dielo, Bratislava, Slovakia
- 1990 » Galerie Letná, Prague, CZ
- 1990 » Galerie F&F, Wien, Austria
- 1990 » Galerie Hofkabinet, Linz, Austria
- 1989 » Malá Galerie, Čs. spisovatel, Prague, CZ
- 1988 » Galerie Centrum, Prague, CZ
- 1985 » Galerie PRO ARTE, Salzburg, Austria
- 1984 » Galerie Karolina, Prague, CZ
- 1983 » Galerie Fronta, Prague, CZ
Group exhibitions show all
- 2016 » Sportu zdar, DOX, Prague, CZ
- 2015 » Hamburg - Praha, Old Town Hall, Prague, CZ
- 2014 » City Gallery Liberec, The Swimmers, CZ
- 2014 » ART PRAGUE, eS Gallery, Prague, CZ
- 2014 » Gallery of Art Critics, IL MONDO BELLO, Prague, CZ
- 2012 » Mikulovské symposium, Mikulov, CZ
- 2011 » Teatro Mundi, Tampere, Finland
- 2011 » Vzhuru, Galerie Millenium, Prague, CZ
- 2011 » Biennal of Illustration Bratislava 2011, Bratislava, Slovakia
- 2010 » Contemporary art from Prague, Levantehaus, Hamburg, Germany
- 2010 » Trienale of contemporary Czech illustration, Havlíčkův Brod, CZ
- 2010 » Crazy colorful world, Milenium gallery, Prague, CZ
- 2009 » Jeux de mots et vocabulaires, Maison de la culture, Arlon, Belgium
- 2008 » Oum Kalsoum, Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, France
- 2008 » Lovely world of fauna and flora, Mältinranta Artcenter, Tampere, Finland; Galerie kritiků, Prague, CZ
- 2007 » Loď bláznů, Galerie kritiků, Prague, CZ
- 2007 » Bienále ilustraci BIB, Bratislava, Slovakia
- 2007 » Autour de l´estampe, Than, Francie
- 2005 » Salon české scenografie 05, Prague, CZ
- 2004 » Mediatheque Guebwiller /Clad, Weber, Votruba/, France
- 2004 » Ateliers ouverts in Alsace / Lorraine, Baden Wurtemberg, atelier Didier Clad, France
- 2003 » Národní divadlo zase hoří, Kolowratský palác, Prague, CZ
- 2003 » 3 Prager Kunstler, Levantehaus, Hamburg, Germany
- 2001 » Pravděpodobna malba, Česke centrum, Berlin, Germany
- 2000 » Dokouřeno, Mánes, Prague, CZ; Dům umění Opava, CZ; Olomouc CZ; Svitavy CZ
- 2000 » Pravdepodobna malba, Mánes, Prague, CZ
- 1998 » Tak daleko, tak blízko, MXM Galerie, Prague, CZ,
- 1998 » Tak daleko, tak blízko (higway bigboards)
- 1998 » Prahy, Mánes, Prague, CZ
- 1996 » Český design Brno
- 1995 » Nové sdružení pražských umělců, Kroměříž
- 1995 » Nové sdružení pražských umělců, Třebíč
- 1994 » Hromy & Blesky, Prague, CZ
- 1994 » Nové sdružení pražských umělců, Vyšehrad, Prague, CZ
- 1994 » A. Usiskin Contemporary Art Gallery, London, GB
- 1984 » N&P, Paris, France
Graphical design
- Fun
Explosive
» Kafka and Mozart themed designs based on historical and cultural Prague, graphics, ceramics, textile, etc.
» historical and cultural designs based on Vienna and Salzburg - Pragoeduca » corporate image, books, advertising
- Albatros » paper toy studio
- Amnesty International » posters, advertising
- Mozart Museum Salzburg » graphical cooperation
- Arta Records » CD covers, posters, graphical cooperation
- Prague Tourist Center » corporate identity
- Andersen Consulting » graphical cooperation
- AC Sparta Praha » soccer team logo
- The Prague Post » graphical cooperation
- Angličtina Express » corporate image, books, advertising
- Sparky's Praha » graphical cooperation
- Minato Mirai Hall Yokohama » graphical cooperation
- Kato Kenichi Theatre Group » graphical cooperation
- Avex Tokio » graphical cooperation
- Státní opera Praha » poster design
- Sapporo Concert Hall » graphical cooperation
- CSA Tokyo » graphical cooperation
- P-Centrum Olomouc » mental health days
- Dětská opera Praha » graphical cooperation
- Egon Zender International » graphical cooperation
- Cafe Mozart Japan » graphical cooperation
- Národní divadlo Praha » graphical cooperation
- Tokyo Int. Forum » graphical cooperation
- Expo Aichi 2005 » official poster of the Czech exposition and graphical cooperation
- Česká televize » EXPO 2005 animated jingle
Media
- Barbie, Christ and Che Guevara. Love in the time of globalization, May 2014 - article
- Interview with painter and graphic artist Jiří Votruba not only about the global love, May 2014 - interview
- Cultural events, May 2014 - TV programme
- Art: Jiří Votruba and the long reach of consumerism, April 2014 - article
- Jiri Votruba: GlobaLove appeal of comics and fashion enthusiasts, April 2014 - article
- Celebrities recommend: Jiri Votruba, March 2014 - article
- About flats and people - Jiri Votruba, March 2014 - article
- Czech radio Radiozurnal, July 2013, I'm not trying to impress. I do what I want - radio programme
- Novinky.cz, August 2012, The painter Jiří Votruba creates in Prague and the comfortable cottage near Beroun - article
- Find my artworks on Saatchi Online
- CT24, July 2012 - report about the Summer Cut exhibition
- CNNGo TV, July 2012 - short movie about Prague
- Scéna magazine, March 2008 - interview
- Europodium, February 2008 - radio programme
- CT24 - Events in culture, February 2008 - video
- CT24, February 2008 - video
- Al-Ahram newspaper - Egypt, October 2007 - article
- CT24 - Before midnight, September 2007 - video
- FiftyFifty, March 2007 - article about exhibition
- Czech Radio 2 - Prague, 2005 - interview
- Books
Nakladatelství: Mladá fronta (J. Updike, J. Cortazar, R. Sloboda...), Čs. spisovatel, Albatros, Práce, Motto, Pragoeduca, Fun Explosive, Pandora Group, Amulet, Práh - Magazines
Mateřídouška, Sedmička (např. Tajný deník A. Molea), Filip, VTM, Ty a já, Temps Fou, Makovice
- Návrat zlaté rybky » Studio J. Trnky, Barrandov, 1988
