biography of Lukas KANDL (1944)

Personal data


Birth : 11/29/1944 - Prague, Czech Republic
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : Czech Republic - France

Address

Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France

Representatives

Galerie Ileana Bouboulis – 77 rue du Bac – Paris, France
Galerie Zabbeni – Pl. Hôtel de Ville Rue du Lac 9 – Vevey VD, Switzerland


Education

1963 – 1969 : Akademie výtvarných umení / Academy of Fine Arts (Diploma) – U Akademie 4 – Prague, Czech Republic

Professional data


Work and Life

1997:Travels in Canberra, Australia.
1985:Is the official poster artist of the Festival of the Book of Saint-Etienne, France since this year.
1976:Obtains French nationality.
1976 – 1978:Travels in Amsterdam, Nederlands.


Affiliated to an association

Fondation Taylor – 1 rue de la Bruyère – Paris, France
1999 : SAFIR Société des Arts Fantastiques de l’Imaginaire et du Rêve – Paris, France

Work


Categorie and medium


Painting : Oil/canvas - Oil/panel
Sculpture-Volume : Bronze - Clay - Sculpture, wood
Drawing-Watercolor : Charcoal - Gouache - Pastel - Pencil - Watercolour

Subject

fantastic
history
imagination
literature
mythology
religion

Movements and styles

Surrealism

Works

Strip-tease absolu
Date of creation : 2000
Medium : Oil/canvas
Size : 195 x 114 cm
 
La mort de Pégase
Date of creation : 1999
Medium : Oil/canvas
Size : 162 x 195 cm
 
Le rêve de Pégase
Date of creation : 1999
Medium : Oil/canvas
Size : 162 x 195 cm
 
Je reviendrai
Date of creation : 1999
Medium : Oil/canvas
Size : 162 x 89 cm
 
Divine Profanation
Date of creation : 1998
Medium : Oil/canvas
Size : 195 x 130 cm
 
Grande sublimation
Date of creation : 1995
Medium : Oil/canvas
Size : 162 x 146 cm
 
Carte à jouer
Date of creation : 1973
Medium : Lithograph
Size : 11 x 8 cm
 

Solo Exhibitions (Selected)


Solo exhibitions

2005

SGAD’art – Paris, France
2005 – 04/16/2005

Mondes Parrallèles
Galerie Zabbeni – Vevey VD, Switzerland
10/13/2005 – 11/30/2005

2002

Galerie Ileana Bouboulis – Paris, France
05/29/2002 – 07/06/2002

Hommage à Audubon
Centre Tchèque – Paris, France
05/16/2002 – 06/15/2002

2000

Le Regard
Galerie Ileana Bouboulis – Paris, France
09/12/2000 – 10/31/2000

1999

Musée de l’Imaginaire – Ferrières, France
1999

1998

Da Praga a Venizia
Galleria del Leone – Venice VE, Italy
08/25/1998 – 10/10/1998

1997

Recent Paintings
Drill Hall Gallery – Australian National University – Canberra ACT, Australia
07/31/1997 – 08/31/1997

Univers étranges et insolites
Galerie Ileana Bouboulis – Paris, France
03/04/1997 – 03/28/1997

1995

Podivny a neobvykly svet Lukase K./Univers étrange et insolite de Lukas K.
Galerie u Prstenu – Prague, Czech Republic
05/25/1995 – 06/06/1995

Group Exhibitions (Selected)


Art shows / fairs

2000

Salon d’Automne
Espace Eiffel Branly – Paris, France
10/13/2000 – 10/22/2000

Salon Comparaisons
Espace Eiffel Branly – Paris, France
01/27/2000 – 02/06/2000

1999

Salon d’Automne
Espace Eiffel Branly – Paris, France
10/08/1999 – 10/17/1999

1991

Salon d’Automne
Paris, France
1991

1989

Salon d’Automne
Espace Eiffel-Branly – Paris, France
1989

1986

Salon d’Automne
Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais – Paris, France
11/07/1986 – 11/23/1986

1984

95ème Salon des Artistes Indépendants
Paris, France
1984


Group exhibitions

2003

Jean-Pierre Dautigny, Lukas Kandl, Pascalaubin et Gérard Willemenot
Galerie Garance – Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
2003 – 06/2003

2001

Prestige de L’Art
Association CREA – Saint-Georges-de-Didonne, France
06/18/2001 – 09/02/2001

Ecce Homo – Variations picturales sur un même t’aime
Galerie Barlier – Paris, France
03/10/2001 – 04/02/2001

Ecce Homo – Variations picturales sur un même t’aime
Galerie Visconti – Paris, France
03/10/2001 – 04/02/2001

2000

Le cheval dans la peinture fantastique
Manège Royal – Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
02/26/2000 – 03/19/2000

1989

Champs Elysées
Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais – Paris, France
10/20/1989 – 11/11/1989

Bibliography (Selected)


On the artist


Exhibition catalogues

1997

Kándl Recent Paintings
Publisher: Drill Hall Gallery – Australian National University – Australian National University Campus Kingsley Street – Canberra ACT, Australia
1997
ISBN : 0731528220

1995

Kándl
Publisher: Galleria del Leone – 597 Giudecca – Venice VE, Italy
1995


Monographies

2000

Kándl Miroitement
Publisher: Moraviatisk – Vyskov, Czech Republic
2000


Periodicals

2002

DE CÉLIGNY Françoise – Lukas Kandl “Hommage à Audubon”
in: Univers des Arts n° 69 p. 22
Paris, France
05/2002

2000

HARAMBOURG Lydia – Lukas Kándl
in: La Gazette de l’Hôtel Drouot
Paris, France
22/09/2000

JOSSET Eliane – Lukas Kándl “Miroitement”
in: Univers des Arts n° 53
Paris, France
09/2000

DUPLESSIS Bertrand – Lukas Kándl
in: Univers des Arts n° 50 p. 42
Paris, France
05/2000

Legals