Ladislav Oliva Sr.
- born 1933
Ladislav Oliva is one of the most exhibited Czech glass artists, and he is considered by many to be a forefather of contemporary Czech glass design. His compositions impart a feeling of movement and a delicate mixture of moods and emotions. Oliva is noted for his experimentation with sandblasted glass and for a large–scale glass wall that he created for The World’s Fair Expo 67 in Montreal.
He was employed as a designer for Bohemia Podebrady from 1964–1969, after graduating from the School of Applied Arts in Prague, where he studied under Professor Joseph Kaplicky. A tenured professor at the Schools of Glassmaking in Zelezny Brod and Kamenicky Senov from 1969–1994, his designs have been featured in many publications within the Czech Republic and throughout the world.
Oliva’s art has been displayed in many international expositions, including the following distinguished exhibitions: The International Exhibition of Decorative Art in Milan, Glass 59 and New Glass at The Corning Museum of Glass in New York, and The World’s Fair Expo in Montreal and Osaka.
His numerous international awards include gold medals at the XI. Triennale Milan and at the International Fair in Stuttgart, and first prize for his work at the Exhibition of Czech Glass in Charleroi, Belgium. Ladislav Oliva’s work is currently being shown at The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library in Cedar Rapids, Iowa as part of an exhibition entitled, “Glass Behind the Iron Curtain: Czech Design, 1948–1978.”
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