Biography
Jirí Kolár studied carpentry before practising various professions. In 1937, he exhibited “poétistes” for the first time. This creation takes the form of collages using texts and printed images. In 1942, Kolár founded “Groupe 42”, which celebrated “the enchantment of technique”. Banned from publishing and exhibiting during the period of “Normalisation”, Jirí Kolár, a signatory of Charter 77, emigrated to Paris in 1980. In the French capital, he founded the journal, K, devoted to artists of Czech origin living in exile.
