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Jiri Kolar (September 24, 1914 - August 11, 2002) - Czech experimental artist and poet. Leader of a group 42, which originated in & nbsp; during the German occupation.

Jiri Kolar was born in & nbsp; Protivin as the son of a dressmaker bakers. V & nbsp; 1932, he trained as a joiner, but tried several other professions: for example, was also a waiter or driver's assistant.

His d�but Krestny list published in & nbsp; 1941 s & nbsp; supporting Franti�ek Halas. A year later he became a member of Group 42, that is artistically focused on the urban periphery. The spirit of this creative period was reflected in the & nbsp; his collections of seven cantatas, odes and variations Limb and others Days of poems and & nbsp; year, which were published after the war. Years of Follow-up collection days she missed the issue.

& nbsp; in 1945 he became an editor at the publishing house Cooperative Work. V & nbsp; the same year he joined the Communist Party Czechoslovakia, but then the & nbsp; it went away. Into conflict with & nbsp; new regime got due manuscript Prometheus liver, which was evaluated as political pamphlet and because of which was in Kolar & nbsp; 1952 and arrested nine He spent months in custody. & nbsp; Since the sixties focused on art: experimenting with & nbsp; collages for which created completely new techniques. V & nbsp; in 1977 he became a signatory of Charter 77, for which he Czechoslovak authorities two years later prevented the return of the study stay in & nbsp; West Berlin. I s & nbsp; his wife then moved to Paris. In France founded the Revue K, a publication which presented the Czech and Slovak artist living in & nbsp; exile. V & nbsp; 1984 acquired French citizenship after Velvet Revolution he lived alternately in & nbsp; Paris and & nbsp; Prague. Home i s & nbsp; wife permanently returned in & nbsp; 1997.

His work is in the world, especially in France, very much appreciated. V & nbsp; 1991 Jiri Kolar received the Order of TG Masaryk and Jaroslav Seifert Prize. He died in & nbsp; 2002 & nbsp; Prague.