Stanislav Kolibal, Olympia l, 1999. Wood and plastic, 250 x 250 x 65 cm.

Stanislav Kolíbal

Vienna

Knoll Galerie

Knoll Galerie in Vienna, which has been widely known for its long tradition of promoting artists from Central and Eastern Europe, recently showed the work of Stanislav Kolibal. Born in 1925, Kolibal is one of the most eminent contemporary Czech artists. He is a sculptor, painter, draughtsman, printmaker, architect, book illustrator, and stage designer. Sculpture, however, has always been of primary importance for him. While his early works explored Arte Povera as well as Minimalist means of expression, in recent years his oeuvre has been related to Constructivism, an artistic method strongly resembling that of an engineer or architect… Subscribe to Sculpture Magazine for the full review.