Štursa was born on 15 May 1880 in Nové Město na Moravě. He studied masonry and sculpture in Hořice and worked as stone cutter. Later, he studied at the Academy of Arts (AVU) in Prague under professor Josef Myslbek, a known sculptor. As a result of very rigorous criticism from Myslbek, Štursa destroyed most of his early works.
Themes and materialsedit
Štursa was not influenced by Czech National Revival as the older sculptors but tried to find his own way. The female body was his frequent motif, for example in Before taking bath, 1906 [1] or The Melancholy Girl, 1906.[2] A monumental couple of figures decorates the pylons of Hlávka Bridge in Prague. In addition to stone and bronze he also used plaster and wax. Later, he was influenced by cubism. Portrait painting was an important part of his works.
The tragedy of World War I (he had served at the front) affected Štursa's work. The most famous work of this period is The Wounded: early version, final version (1921), more details.
The inspiration for the Burial in the Carpathians sculpture was a photograph from a Carpathian battlefield. The original group in Austrian uniforms was remade in the 1920s into a memorial of victims of World War I and placed in the village Předměřice nad Jizerou, with copies in Místek and in Nové Město na Moravě.
In 1922–1924, Štursa served as Rector of the Academy of Arts (AVU). Štursa suffered from the effects of syphilis and on 2 May 1925, faced with increasing pain, he killed himself in his atelier in Prague two weeks before his 45th birthday.
Štursa, josef, Štursa, 1880, 1925, czech, sculptor, founders, modern, czech, sculpture, 1915, contents, birth, studies, themes, materials, world, works, references, external, linksbirth, studies, editŠtursa, born, 1880, nové, město, moravě, studied, masonry, s. Jan Josef Stursa 15 May 1880 2 May 1925 was a Czech sculptor one of founders of modern Czech sculpture Jan Stursa in 1915 Contents 1 Birth and studies 2 Themes and materials 3 World War I 4 Works 5 References 6 External linksBirth and studies editStursa was born on 15 May 1880 in Nove Mesto na Morave He studied masonry and sculpture in Horice and worked as stone cutter Later he studied at the Academy of Arts AVU in Prague under professor Josef Myslbek a known sculptor As a result of very rigorous criticism from Myslbek Stursa destroyed most of his early works Themes and materials editStursa was not influenced by Czech National Revival as the older sculptors but tried to find his own way The female body was his frequent motif for example in Before taking bath 1906 1 or The Melancholy Girl 1906 2 A monumental couple of figures decorates the pylons of Hlavka Bridge in Prague In addition to stone and bronze he also used plaster and wax Later he was influenced by cubism Portrait painting was an important part of his works World War I edit nbsp Burial in the Carpathians a World War I monument in Predmerice nad JizerouThe tragedy of World War I he had served at the front affected Stursa s work The most famous work of this period is The Wounded early version final version 1921 more details The inspiration for the Burial in the Carpathians sculpture was a photograph from a Carpathian battlefield The original group in Austrian uniforms was remade in the 1920s into a memorial of victims of World War I and placed in the village Predmerice nad Jizerou with copies in Mistek and in Nove Mesto na Morave In 1922 1924 Stursa served as Rector of the Academy of Arts AVU Stursa suffered from the effects of syphilis and on 2 May 1925 faced with increasing pain he killed himself in his atelier in Prague two weeks before his 45th birthday Stursa s nephew Jiri Stursa was the architect of Stalin s Monument Prague Works editArt nouveau funerary monument for artist Max Horb in the New Jewish Cemetery 3 References edit http www ilovefiguresculpture com masters czech czech13 jpg bare URL image file http www ilovefiguresculpture com masters czech czech14 jpg bare URL image file Marie vitochova Jindrichkjer and Jiri Vsetecka Prague and Art Nouveau translation by Denis Rath and Mark Prescott Prague V Raji 1995 Petr Wittlich Sculpture of the Czech Art Nouveau Prague Karolinum Press 2001 ISBN 80 246 0235 0 in English German translation available Jiri Masin photos Tibor Honty Jan Stursa Odeon Prague 1981External links editShort biography in Czech Gallery of several Stursa s sculptures nbsp 1906 Before the bath National Gallery in Prague nbsp Victor Hradec Kralove nbsp 1914 Monument of Czech stage actress Hana Kvapilova 1860 1907 Kinskeho zahrada Prague nbsp Monument of Bedrich Smetana Litomysl Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jan Stursa amp oldid 1166415560, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
