I have never let politics to interfere with my job
Vladimír Kopecký was born on November 26th, 1931, in Svojanov. He spent his childhood in Uhříněvec near Prague. He witnessed a series of events related to the Second World War. From 1946 to 1948 he had been studying at the Secondary School of Glassmaking in Kamenický Šenov. He completed his secondary school education at the School of Glassmaking in Nový Bor. After that, he studied glass sculpture and painting at the Academy of Art, Architecture and Design in Prague, graduating in 1956. His works were bought by entities all around the world; his paintings are a part of the National Gallery in Prague‘s collection. In 1958 he won the Gold Medal for his contribution to the Expo Exhibition in Brussels. Among his most known works in the Czech Republic are mosaics in Havířov and Ostrava-Vítkovice Railway Stations. His works could also be seen at the Konica Company showroom in Japan. From 1990 to 2008 he was a professor at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague.