Dusan Marek b. 7 March 1926

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Screen Artist),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Painter, film maker and radical Surrealist. Came to Australia as a political refugee in 1948 and through his teaching as well as his art, had a profound affect on subsequent generations of artists.
Tags: Surrealism, Film maker, Immigrant, Contemporary art, Political refugee
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exhibited at
The Europeans : Emigre Artists in Australia 1930-1960
Date
1997
Place
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
Description

(Group)

Type
Exhibition
Website
http://www.nga.gov.au
exhibited at
Surrealism: Revolution by Night
Date
1993
Place
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (and touring)
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Surrealism in Australia
Date
1993
Place
National Gallery of Australia, ACT (and touring)
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Project 10: Dusan Marek
Date
20 December 1975
Type
Festival
Note
Art Gallery of New South Wales

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References [<ExternalResource: Murphy, Bernice (20 December 1975), 'Project 10: Dusan Marek'.>, <ExternalResource: Murphy, Bernice (1979), 'Dusan Marek'.>, <ExternalResource: Mould, Stephen (2007), 'Dusan Marek: a Landlocked Czech Surrealist in the Antipodes'.>, <ExternalResource: Mould, Stephen (2008), 'THE BIRTH OF LOVE: DuĊĦan and Voitre Marek - Artist brothers in Czechoslovakia and post-war Australia'.>] [<ExternalResource: Murphy, Bernice (20 December 1975), 'Project 10: Dusan Marek'.>, <ExternalResource: Murphy, Bernice (1979), 'Dusan Marek'.>, <ExternalResource: Mould, Stephen (2007), 'Dusan Marek: a Landlocked Czech Surrealist in the Antipodes'.>]
Arrivals
  • 29 October 1948 (Arrived on SS Charleton Sovereign)
  • 1948 (Arrived on SS Charleton Sovereign)