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Michal TrpákSochař, jeden z nejvýraznějších autorů současného českého sochařství ve veřejném prostoru

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Bacteria and microorganisms enlarged to human scale. Michal Trpák, one of the most prominent sculptors of Czech public space, gives shape to the universe we carry around with us our entire lives without ever seeing it. Each cast is an original thanks to the glass beads in the resin. Limited edition of only 20 pieces.

Technique: Cast resin with pigment and glass beads. Sandblasted and polished surface, with each piece being an original based on the distribution of the beads.
Object dimensions: 21 cm × 10 cm × 12 cm
Weight: approx. 1250-1350 g
Edition: 20 pcs, each object with a hand-engraved number
Certificate: certificate with hand-written number and signature of Michal Trpák
Packaging: wooden presentation box

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Michal Trpák

Michal Trpák (*1982) je sochař, jeden z nejvýraznějších autorů současného českého sochařství ve veřejném prostoru. Vystudoval ateliér sochy profesora Jiřího Beránka na pražské VŠUP a doktorát získal na Akademii umění v Banské Bystrici. Jeho sochy stojí v ulicích českých měst i v Německu, Itálii, na Islandu, v Kanadě či v Řecku, mimo jiné Humanoidi na Lannově třídě v Českých Budějovicích nebo tři ocelové manty plující nad olomouckou Opletalovou ulicí. Od roku 2007 pořádá budějovickou přehlídku Umění ve městě, od roku 2015 stojí za mezinárodním festivalem Sculpture Line, a patří tak k lidem, kteří nejvíc proměnili podobu českého sochařství mimo galerie. Cyklus Mazlíci, ze kterého pochází tato edice, zvětšuje tvary bakterií do lidského měřítka a mění je v hravé bytosti, kterých se na rozdíl od většiny soch člověk smí dotýkat, a jeden z nich odpočívá i v pražské Botanické zahradě.

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About the work

Michal Trpák for 100 pcs

The "Mazlíci" (Pets) are inspired by the world of bacteria and microorganisms. I enjoy enlarging universes that are otherwise invisible to us to our own scale, so that we can see them and touch them. And while doing so, to reflect on the fact that just because we cannot see something, it does not mean it does not exist. That universe can be just as diverse as ours, perhaps even more so.

I always make the large Mazlíci with different "skins" and textures: mosaic, glass, stone, polished marble. For the small ones, I thought about how to give them a similar material vibrancy. I used tiny glass beads saturated with resin and cast into a mold. The casting is then sandblasted, polished, and lacquered. Thanks to this, every Mazlík is an original, as the ratio of beads and colors is always a little different.

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