Jiří Havlíček

Jiří Havlíček (b. 1977) currently studies under Tomáš Ruller in the studio of performance in the fine arts department of the Technical College in Brno, CZ. He previously attended Václav Stratil’s drawing studio and Keiko Sei’s video atelier.
Jiří Havlíček’s recent animation immediately grabs the attention. And not only because he chooses as his protagonists Tip et Tap (Tip and Tap) the well-known characters from the French cartoon of the same name, but also because Havlíček’s version of their adventures is something quite different. Two adorable animals take a stroll in a flowery meadow. They admire the shining sun and talk about death. One of the pair is abandoned and he too eventually fades into the darkness.
This and Havlíček’s other animations deal with the personal memories of some of his generation’s pop icons by borrowing from popular cartoons, animation and a soundtrack by the well-known Slovak singer Peter Nagy, and Donald Duck. He grants his personal memory a universal esthetic and emotional dimension, allowing other generations to read and appreciate his work. Havlíček’s work is not inundated with technical experiments and media; a well-constructed composition with a distinct point characterizes his short pieces.
He is currently working on combining cartoon animation and comics with live performance.

01.04.2001