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Jiří Netík
(* 9. August 1953 in Brno,Czechoslovakia)now based in Brno and Slavonice (Czech republic) - since 1988 a free-lance sculptor, woodcarver (autodidact) and restorer, formerly a professional musician. He also occassionally works as an external teacher at the School of Arts and Crafts and University of Technology in Brno (Czech republic) and as an art therapist. He is considered as one of the most important contemporary woodcarvers who creates Nativity Scenes. ↑ Vladimír Vaclík: České betlémy, s. 103, ISBN 80-901819-0-2. He works mainly with wood, sometimes combined with metal, glass or founded objects. His creation reflect respect to the world and human deal likewise it can be seen at medieval and barock artists´ work. The finest details (expressions of the faces, fabrics) give evidence of perfectly mastered craft. He likes to aim at a life of a human being in context of nature, history of mankind and universe. Especially he inspects man with his pains, searching for his identity, roots and his place here on Earth. Jiri Netik occasionally works as a teacher and artterapeut. He works and exhibits together with his wife Martina (also woodcarver and sculptress). He organizes carving workshops for public in a beautiful renaissance town of Slavonice.

Important Commissions

 * bronz-casting of J.Palach´s head foyer of University of Brno - Faculty of Technical Studies (1989)
 * sculpture "Moravia" -a gift for a Czech president V.Havel by the city of Brno (1995)
 * sculpture "Justice" - a gift of the city of Brno to president of Italia O.L.Scalfaro (1995)
 * concept and realization of collection of hunting arms for company Zbrojovka Brno (1997)
 * 25 lifesize sculptures for a Nativity Scene for Breclav (Czech republic) (1997-1998)
 * object "Castle of Sole" for the underground public place in Linz - Karmelitan Convent (Austria) (2001)
 * "Dance of Life, Dance of Death" - a designed carving for art engraved glass for Lobmeyr company, Wien (Austria 2001)
 * "Nativity Scene" in private collection of cardinal Meisner of Koeln (Germany) /2005)
 * "Ekumenia" - a designed carving for art engraved glass for Lobmeyr company, Wien (Austria (2005)
 * sculpture "Treasure" for Chateau Greillenstein in Austria (2006)
 * sculpture "Moravia" a present of Region of South Moravia for Prince Alois of Liechtenstein (2007)
 * sculpture "St. Wenceslaus" as a gift of Region of South Moravia for Pope Benedikt XVI. in Brno (2009)
 * sculptures in private collections all over the world (America, Alaska, Australia)
 * "Nativity Scene" -personal gift fo Pope Benedikt XVI. at the audience in Vatican (2009)

Last Important Solo Exhibitions in Czech republic

 * 2013 Brno - Theatre of Bolek Polívka
 * 2012 Brno - Airport
 * 2011 Memorial Terezín
 * 2010 Prostějov, Jindřichův Hradec, Mikulov, Rajhrad
 * 2009 Brno - Auto Palace
 * 2007 Brno - Cloister of New Townhall
 * 2006 Praha - National Museum - Musaion, Prostějov
 * 2005 Brno - Moravian Museum, Palace of Noble Ladies
 * 2003 Praha - Bredovský Court directorate general of Skanska, Jihlava - Gustav Mahler's House
 * 2002 Brno - Concert Hall
 * 2000 Praha - Radio Free Europe

Last Important Solo Exhibitions Abroad

 * 2013 Brusel (Belgium)
 * 2012 Chateau Primmersdorf (Austria)
 * 2009 Pantheon - Rome (Italy), Fratres - Museum Humanum (Austria)
 * 2008 Aix en Provence - Musée des Tapiseries (France)
 * 2007 Utrecht - Dome (Netherlands), Primmersdorf - (Austria)
 * 2006 Bergamo (Italy)
 * 2003 Linz - Carmelitan Cloister (Austria), Vienna - directorate general of Allianz (Austria)
 * 2002 Wengen - Hotel Regina, (Switzerland)

Art symposia

 * 2013 4th International Sculpture Symposium in Mugla (Turkey)
 * 2010 1st International Sculpture Symposium in Mugla (Turkey)
 * 2007 5th International Sculpture Symposium in Caerleon (Great Britain)
 * 2006 1st International Art Symposium Atelier an der Donau, Poechlarn (Austria)

Prices

 * 2013 Brno Top 100
 * 2012 Brno Top 100
 * 2007 price of South Moravian Region for contribution in the branch of visual art