Group 42
Group 42 was a Czech artistic group officially established in 1942. The group's activity ceased in 1948, but its influence on Czech literature and Czech art was still evident in further years.
This group was mainly influenced by civilism, cubism, futurism, constructivism, and a bit by surrealism. Their work revealed a characteristic fascination with technology, evident in their frequent focus on cities, factories, industry, and machines. The human characters are generally common townspeople.
The article The World We Live In by Jindřich Chalupecký provided Group 42's primary theoretical foundation.Members
Poets
- Ivan Blatný
- Jan Hanč
- Jiřina Hauková
- Josef Kainar
- Jiří Kolář
Painters
- František Gross
- František Hudeček
- Jan Kotík
- Kamil Lhoták
- Bohumír Matal
- Jan Smetana
- Karel Souček
Carver
- Ladislav Zívr
Photographer
- Miroslav Hák
Theoreticians
- Jindřich Chalupecký
- Jiří Kotalík