Pencil drawing 22x30, frame 30x40 cm
About the author:
Ota Jirák (born April 12, 1949) studied puppetry at DAMU. He gradually rose to prominence as a significant figure in Czech theater and film, primarily working at the Semafor Theater and F. R. Čech's Provisional Theater. He lent his voice to characters such as the plush character Hele (Jů and Hele have been voiced by him and Jiří Lábus for over 40 years), Rubeus Hagrid from the Harry Potter saga, and the alien Alf. Regarding his artistic work, Ota Jirák has a fondness for caricatures and paintings that capture exaggerated, even grotesque features of people or animals. This work is directly inspired by his sense of humor and dramatic expression, which allows him to enrich his artworks with absurdities and unique comical elements. He has created numerous enamels, drawings, and illustrations that possess a strongly expressive style and a simplified yet apt form.
