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Adam Kašpar
Adam Kašpar (1993) patří k výrazným představitelům nejmladší generace českých malířů. Je absolventem (2018) Akademie výtvarných umění v Praze (Ateliér malířství IV profesora Martina Mainera).
Obecným míněním je považován za realistického malíře, což v jeho pojetí neodkazuje ani tak k samotnému technickému pojetí malby či k její vnějškové podobě jako spíše k vnitřnímu prožitku, k přímému, konkrétnímu, pravdivému, a tedy realistickému pohledu a ztvárňování světa, který jej obklopuje. Sám sebe však považuje především za pozorovatele a jednu ze součástí přírody a malířství je pro něj sice zásadním, avšak stále jen prostředkem k tomu, aby výsledky svého pozorování mohl tlumočit i ostatním.
Tematicky se jeho tvorba pohybuje v prostoru mezi nebem (astronomická pozorování), zemí (lesy, pralesy a krajina) a podzemím (geologické průzkumy). Za svými motivy pravidelně jezdí nejen po českých zemích, ale i do zahraničí (Mongolsko, Bosna, Island, Skotsko...). Příležitostně spolupracuje s přírodovědci, jmenovitě s Českou geologickou službou, NP Šumava nebo Národním muzeem. Jeho domovem i ateliérem jsou Jeseníky.
Monografie představuje tři tvůrčí okruhy Adama Kašpara, zahrnuje jeho geologické, ekologické a astronomické studie. Autory studií jsou Jan Dotřel, Pavel Dvořák, Barbora Kundračíková a Matthew Rampley.
Adam Kašpar (1993) is one of the prominent representatives of the youngest generation of Czech artists. He graduated (2018) from the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague (Painting Studio IV, led by Martin Mainer).
He is generally regarded as a realist painter, which in his understanding refers neither to the technical conception of painting nor to its external form, but rather to an inner experience, to a direct, concrete, truthful, and therefore realistic view and depiction of the world that surrounds him. However, he considers himself primarily an observer and one of the components of nature, and painting is for him an essential, but nevertheless, a means to communicate the results of his observation to others.
Thematically, his work lies in the space between the sky (astronomical observations), the earth (forests and landscapes) and the underground (geological explorations). He regularly travels not only in the Czech lands but also abroad (Mongolia, Bosnia, Iceland, Scotland...) in search of his motifs. Occasionally, he cooperates with natural scientists, namely with the Czech Geological Survey, NP Šumava or the National Museum. His home and studio are in Jeseníky Mountains.
The monograph presents the three creative areas of Adam Kaspar, including his geological, ecological, and astronomical studies. The authors of the studies are Jan Dotřel, Pavel Dvořák, Barbora Kundračíková and Matthew Rampley.
Oxford Bookworms Library 2 Too Old to Rock and Roll
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First Person Singular
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Project 2, 4th Edition - Pracovný zošit + CD
Project fourth edition uses the proven Project methodology in a new engaging format. Your students will love the redesigned cartoons, new compelling exercises, and innovative digital package. We’ve listened to feedback from teachers around the world and kept all the things you’ve loved from previous editions while enhancing and updating the material to make it more engaging than ever before.
The Monocle Book of Photography
The best photo assignments from the Monocle archive, published to mark the magazine's fifteenth anniversary.
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Avocado Anxiety
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Through visits to farms, interviews with scientists and trying to grow her own, she digs up the dirt behind organic potatoes, greenhouse tomatoes and a glut of courgettes.
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Grammar Friends 2 - Student's Book
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Grammar Friends 1 - Student's Book
The step-by-step grammar presentations in Grammar Friends introduce form, use and meaning in a way that even young beginner learners can understand and remember. The series was written to support the syllabus of Family and Friends but is an ideal supplement to any elementary general English course. There are lots of controlled activities to help children improve their written grammar and the fun interactive activities on the Grammar Friends Student Website to really encourage them to learn by themselves.
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Queen - A Day At The Races (Remastered) CD
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The Chinese Myths
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Sinatra Frank - Sinatra Swings (Coloured) 2LP
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Kolekcia swingových skladieb Franka Sinatru.
LP 1:
01. Come Fly With Me
02. Old Devil Moon
03. A Foggy Day
04. All of Me
05. At Long Last Love
06. Anything Goes
07. Learnin' the Blues
08. How About You
09. Lean Baby
10. Come Dance With Me
11. Makin' Whoopee
12. In the Still of the Night
13. Why Should I Cry Over You
14. Day In - Day Out
15. It Happened In Monterey
16. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
17. Saturday Night (is the Loneliest Night of the Week)
18. You Brought a New Kind of Love To Me
19. The Song is You
20. You're Getting To Be a Habit With Me
LP 2:
01. Ring-A-Ding Ding
02. I Get a Kick Out of You
03. September In the Rain
04. I Won't Dance
05. Nice 'N' Easy
06. You Do Something To Me
07. Without a Song
08. Oh! Look At Me Now
09. I Thought About You
10. I'm Gonna Live Till I Die
11. I've Got You Under My Skin
12. The Coffee Song
13. Let's Get Away From It All
14. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
15. From This Moment On
16. It's Only a Paper Moon
17. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
18. Nice Work If You Can Get It
19. You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You
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The Traitor
The Traitor concludes the ruthless and gripping epic fantasy series from New York Times bestseller Anthony Ryan, whose books have sold more than a million copies worldwide.
It's been a long journey for Alwyn Scribe. Born a bastard and raised an outlaw, he's now a knight and the most trusted advisor to Lady Evadine Courlain. Together they've won countless battles and helped to bring order to a fractured kingdom.
Yet Evadine is not the woman Alwyn once knew.
As puritanical fury increasingly replaces her benevolent faith, Alwyn begins to question what her true motives really are.
At the kingdom braces itself for one final battle, Alwyn's conscience fights its own war with his heart. Now, more than ever, he must decide whose side he's really on.
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