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Amnesty-Sís-Pinton Tapestries
The Art for Amnesty-Sís-Atelier Pinton Tapestries are an ongoing collection of giant memorial tapestries designed by artist Peter Sís and created by French tapestry manufacturer Ateliers Pinton for Art for Amnesty, Amnesty International's global artist engagement program. Tapestries Eleven Peter Sís-designed tapestries have been commissioned by Art for Amnesty founder Bill Shipsey. ''Flying Man'' The first tapestry, "The Flying Man" in honour of Czech dramatist, dissident and then President Václav Havel, was commissioned in 2012. Following Havel's death in December 2011 Shipsey's long time friend, Czech-born artist Peter Sís, created an illustration in memory of Havel for the front page of Czech newspaper Hospodářské noviny, commemorating Havel. Shortly thereafter an online campaign to name Prague Airport as the 'Vaclav Havel Airport' began. When this was successful, and the Czech Government decided to name the Airport in Havel's honour, Shipsey came up with the idea to tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Sís
Peter Sís (born Petr Sís; May 11, 1949) is a Czechs, Czech-born American people, American illustrator and writer of children's books. As a cartoonist his editorial illustrations have appeared in ''Time (magazine), Time'', ''Newsweek'', ''Esquire (magazine), Esquire'', and ''The Atlantic Monthly''. In 2012 he received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for his "lasting contribution" as an illustrator of children's literature. Background Peter Sís was born in Brno, Czechoslovakia in 1949. His father was a filmmaker and his mother was an artist. He is the oldest of three siblings, has a younger sister Hana and younger brother David, who became a film director after his father. As a teenager, Sís developed an interest in Western culture, Allen Ginsberg, Allen Ginsberg's beat poetry, long hair for men, blue jeans and rock and roll, particularly the music of The Beatles, The Beach Boys and The Rolling Stones. Sís was educated at The High School of Applied Arts, the Academy of Appl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |