Martin Navratil

Martin Navratil

Nitrianske Sucany, SK, Slovakia

About Martin Navratil

Martin Navrátil is multi-talented artist. He has achieved notable success with sculptures, which are dominating his works of art. Martin Navrátil's works have gained several awards. He draws inspiration for his works from sports, nature, history, but first of all from the present. His craftsmanship gives him opportunities to apply new techniques which enables him to achieve deeper artist's message and to create a new fine art expression. The knowledge of modern sculpture /from Rodin, cubism, surrealism, to modern avant-garde/ leads him to his unique expression, which he is constantly trying to modify and thus to come up with something new. His understanding of unity of sculpture and space, harmony and idea, open to him the new artistic goals and the ways of approaching them. Martin Navrátil graduated from Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava in 2006. During the study he took part in a study stay at Academy of Fine Arts in Prague.

Education:

2000 - 2006 Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava /Slovakia/,
2004 Academy of Fine Arts in Prague /the Czech Republic/

Events:

Author's sports theme artworks have gained several awards:
- in 2010 he became the Finalist of Watercolor Sport Award held by the Olympic museum in Barcelona in Spain.
- in 2008 his sculpture “Jump to the Victory” gained the 1st place in Slovak national round of art contest for the Olympic Games in China.
- in 2005 his sculpture “Figure Skaters” gained the 2nd place in Slovak national round of art contest for the Olympic Games in Italy.

Exhibitions:

2016: Statues of Piešťany Parks, Piešťany, SK
2015: Ice Cathedral, San Dona Di Piave, IT
2014: Art Mix, Sculpture, Audi Exclusive Gallery, Bratislava, SK 2014„ Poesy of Metal, Slavic house, Prague, CZ
2013: Art in Park, Sculpture, House of Arts, PiešÉany, SR
2013: Exhibition Pegas, Corso IIA, Prague Karlín, CZ
2013: Art Mix, Sculpture, Audi Exclusive Gallery, Bratislava, SK
2012: Statues of Pieštany Parks, Pieštany, SK
2011: Nord art (Kunstwerk Carlshutte), Sculpture, GE,
2011: Ludovít Fulla Gallery, UrbanE.T., Ružomberok, SK
2010: Reflections III, exhibition of members of ASA association, Velvet Gallery, Bojnice, SK
2010: The Olympic Museum in Barcelona – Water Color Sport Award, ES
2009: Exhibition of Garden Sculptuers, Steel Arena, Košice, SK
2009: Selection from the Slovak Contemporary Sculpture, The Orava Gallery, Dolný Kubín, SK
2008: Art & Sport, the Olympic Museum, Lausanne, CH
2008: Olympic Sport and Art Contest, Gallery Z, Bratislava, SK
2007: Young Ladies of Avignon, Gallery La Femme, Prague, CZ
2007: S.O.S., Gallery Medium, Bratislava, SK
2005: Prievidza, Gallery AMA,Cross-selection of author’s artistic activity, SK
2004: Exhibition of Department of Sculpture of AFAD, Polish Cultural Institute, Bratislava, SK

Workshops:
2013: Symposium Svodín, Wood, SK
2011: International Symposium of Slovenská pošta, Wood, Belušské Slatiny, SK
2010: Hana Wichterlová International Sculpture Symposium in Prostejov, CZ
2009: Wood, International Symposium Držková, CZ
2008: Daydream, Garden of Eden, Bojnice, SK
2007: Land Art, Kremnica, SK
2005: Video recording and editing, Žilina, SK