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Biography

Stanislav Riha
Visual Artist, Photographer and Writer
Member of CARFAC

Born in 1952 in Prague, former Czechoslovakia, he grew up in Lesser Town (Malá Strana), surrounded by great medieval and modern art and artists, which sparked his desire to create.

From early childhood, he enjoyed drawing and later painting; as a young man, he focused mainly on Surrealism.

His artistic attitude was shaped by many art clubs in his childhood, followed by art training with MgA Milos Saska and work in set design for the Realistic Theatre.

In 1980, he lived in Grinzing, Vienna, Austria, for a year, then moved to Vancouver, BC, Canada. Enchanted by the natural beauty of British Columbia, he dedicated the first few years to realistic nature themes, then switched to Surreal and later Surreal-abstract creative work.

Exhibitions/Publications

Over a hundred in the past twenty years.

Education

1961-1964: Open School of Painting and Drawing
1967-1969: Private studies of applied art and design
1979-1981: Classical hand drawing and architectural design under MgA Milos Saska in Prague

Artist Statement

In the last three decades, Standa has been creating wall-mounted cast resin and copper sculptures combined with canvas and gold leaf, while also exploring the computer as an art tool for creating digital artwork.

All his life, he has loved to create art full of emotions and feelings, “soul,” with the satisfaction of having fun. He is also interested in the balance and composition of colours and objects rather than the reality of the objects themselves.

The direction over the last two decades has been to understand and, through art, express the human struggle with emotions and adaptation. For the past ten years, he has been polishing his creative work in the Surreal-abstract style.

The main motto of his artwork is:

Just as in a good story, readers have space to create their own image, in a visual artwork, viewers can create their own account.

https://www.saatchiart.com/Standa-Riha
https://www.instagram.com/stanriha/