Vladimír Boudník — Active and Structural Graphic Art
2 min readFeb 17, 2019
“Vladimír Boudník (17 March 1924 in Prague — 5 December 1968 in Prague) was a graphic artist, photographer and a key figure in Czech post-war art, and a representative of the “explosionism” movement. He is best known for his active and structural graphic art, but also created mostly photographic and monotype works that, until recently, remained unknown..Boudník worked mostly in graphics, and developed a number of innovative printmaking techniques. He was also one of the first Czech artist to begin working with the general public, organizing “happenings” and interacting with psychiatric patients.”