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Jan
Machalek
My Statement is in my painting “Transfiguration".
A human left this material world and merged with the divine,
with the sublime. He left his material life, however great
and successful (see-imperial crown) as the point of the pyramid
of a terrestrial life, and merged with the light of the "supreme
truth", supported and elevated by its wings, the archetypal
symbol of elevation. His head became the head of a bird as
accomplishment of his spiritual transfiguration. Birds are
a symbol of the friendship of God with humans.
I
was born in Zlin, Czech Republic, where I attended the School
of Industrial Arts, Uherske Hradiste. I studied graphic design
and illustration and I have illustrated children’s books
in the Czech Republic, Canada andthe United States. I have
had exhibitions of my paintings and illustrations in Czechoslovakia,
Austria, Canada and the United States. I am presently living
and working in Montreal, Canada.
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