Otto Placht
Encyclopedia
Otto Placht is a Czech
artist known for his paintings. Placht spends a great deal of time in Pucallpa, Peru, the same town as artist Pablo Amaringo
. He has a very long list of exhibitions at established galleries world wide.
wood which has been previously colored using the pigment
from bark, vines and fruit from the neighboring plants.
Placht is featured in a documentary "Painter of the Jungle", filmed using 16mm color film. It documents Placht's life in Peru: his family life in the Indian village; the tradition of creating Indian ceramics; the ritual of preparing and drinking "iahuaska"; his attempt of finding his place and creating the art therapy
center in Peru. The film also presents aerial sequences of the forest from a Russia
n helicopter
that, is still being used by the Peruvian army today. In the film, you will witness Placht's unique way of expression, and also hear his medley of opinions about the esoteric plan of the Amazon
, about ecology and his own European tradition.
Czech people
Czechs, or Czech people are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic. Small populations of Czechs also live in Slovakia, Austria, the United States, the United Kingdom, Chile, Argentina, Canada, Germany, Russia and other countries...
artist known for his paintings. Placht spends a great deal of time in Pucallpa, Peru, the same town as artist Pablo Amaringo
Pablo Amaringo
Pablo Cesar Amaringo was an acclaimed Peruvian artist, renowned for his intricate, colourful depictions of his visions from drinking the entheogenic plant brew, ayahuasca. He was first brought to the West's attention by Dennis McKenna and Luis Eduardo Luna, who met Pablo in Pucallpa while...
. He has a very long list of exhibitions at established galleries world wide.
Art
Placht paints on mesquiteMesquite
Mesquite is a leguminous plant of the Prosopis genus found in northern Mexico through the Sonoran Desert and Chihuahuan Deserts, and up into the Southwestern United States as far north as southern Kansas, west to the Colorado Desert in California,and east to the eastern fifth of Texas, where...
wood which has been previously colored using the pigment
Pigment
A pigment is a material that changes the color of reflected or transmitted light as the result of wavelength-selective absorption. This physical process differs from fluorescence, phosphorescence, and other forms of luminescence, in which a material emits light.Many materials selectively absorb...
from bark, vines and fruit from the neighboring plants.
Placht is featured in a documentary "Painter of the Jungle", filmed using 16mm color film. It documents Placht's life in Peru: his family life in the Indian village; the tradition of creating Indian ceramics; the ritual of preparing and drinking "iahuaska"; his attempt of finding his place and creating the art therapy
Art therapy
Because of its dual origins in art and psychotherapy, art therapy definitions vary. They commonly either lean more toward the ART art-making process as therapeutic in and of itself, "art as therapy," or focus on the psychotherapeutic transference process between the therapist and the client who...
center in Peru. The film also presents aerial sequences of the forest from a Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
that, is still being used by the Peruvian army today. In the film, you will witness Placht's unique way of expression, and also hear his medley of opinions about the esoteric plan of the Amazon
Amazon Rainforest
The Amazon Rainforest , also known in English as Amazonia or the Amazon Jungle, is a moist broadleaf forest that covers most of the Amazon Basin of South America...
, about ecology and his own European tradition.
External links
- Impresse Exhibition at RudolfinumRudolfinumThe Rudolfinum is a music auditorium in Prague, Czech Republic. It is designed in the neo-renaissance style and is situated on Jan Palach Square on the bank of the river Vltava.-Overview:...
- Pictures
- Creating the cosmos in public view in The Prague PostThe Prague PostThe Prague Post is an English language weekly newspaper covering the Czech Republic and Central and Eastern Europe.It is the only English-language newspaper in the Czech Republic...
