The tales of my travels - Ladislav Sýkora

This exhibition of the Czech painter Ladislav Sýkora whose title is “I racconti dei miei viaggi” (The tales of my travels) will be opened on Monday 2nd May at 6.00 p.m. and is organized within the ambit of the Festival d’Europa by the Consolato Onorario della Repubblica Ceca per la Regione Toscana ARCA – Amici della Repubblica Ceca Associati. Ladislav Sýkora was born in 1964 in Plzeň (the Czech Republic). In the 80’s, he attended art courses held by M. Tázler and other painters. Since 1992, he has been living in Dešenice, in the Bohemian Forest (Šumava) and has been working at the Gallery Klatovy – Klenová as a manager.
At first, he dedicated to painting; later, in the 80’s, he began using the linocut technique and since the half of the 90’s a technique of his own combining linocut with monotype, which allowed him to use a wider range of colours. He also creates little wooden and metal models.
Since 1991, he has arranged various personal exhibitions in Czech towns (Plzeň, Klatovy, Prague, Cheb, Český Krumlov, Domažlice, Prostějov, Litvínov, Boskovice and others) as well as in Germany (Schönsee, Sulzbach Rosenberg aj.), in Italy (Rome) and participated in various projects and exhibitions (Pasov, Wijk am See).