Zdeněk Kříž (1950, Prague - 2016, New York) trained in painting and design at Prague’s School of Applied Arts and later studied film technology. Early in his career, he created bold visual work for the Theatre of Film and Music—until the 1970s, when his politically charged paintings and satirical ink drawings led to a government ban on exhibiting. In the mid-70s, he joined the legendary Laterna Magika, touring across Europe and Canada. During a 1983 tour, he hid his canvases in costume bins and defected in Belgium, eventually settling in New York City…
Untitled, 1980s, 23.5” x 18”, pastel on paper
Untitled (Bowling Pins, Arches), 1970s, 3” x 3”, oil on canvas
Don`t Stare! 4 | Nečum! 4, 1979, 17 ⅞” x 13,” Pen & Ink on Paper
A Visit | Návšteva, 1970s, (Study: Bowling pins might represent mother and child | Možná že kuželky bud jako¨matka a dítě), marker, 7” x 9”,
Merciful Dagmara - In Memory of my teacher | Milosrdná Dagmara na památku mé učitelky, oil on canvas24” x 36”, Oil on Canvas
Bohemia on my Mind, 1990s, 18” x 20”, oil on canvas
Wolf at the Door, 1970s, 23.5 x 16”, pastel on paper
Indian Summer, 1980s, 12” x 8 ½”, pastel on paper