Gabriel Michal (1960)

Michal Gabriel studied at Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague’s Žižkov district and later continued his studies of sculpture at Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. In 1987 he co-founded the artistic grouping Tvrdohlaví (The Stubborn Ones) which operated until 1991. In 1995, he was awarded the prestigious J. Chalupecký award. Since 1998, he’s been at the helm of the Sculpture 1 Studio at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Technology in Brno.  He was appointed professor in 2001. Michal Gabriel is a prominent figure among Czech sculptors, pursuing the interaction between object and the surroundings where the object has been temporarily or permanently exists. Many of his free creations are iconic examples of their times. His works may be also found in public spaces, such as the monumental entrance of Veletržní palác (Trade Fair Palace) in Prague, the statue of a winged leopard mounted above the entrance of the Office of the President of the Czech Republic at the Prague Castle, a group of four stallions adorning the cascade in Dejvice, the interior of the pavilion of the Indonesian jungle in Prague’s ZOO, the sculpture of Pegasus in Barrandov or the statue titled “The Pack” guarding the front of the community centre Trutnov.

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