The Defense of Colored Pencils in 2004

The overview of the projects The Defense of Colored Pencils in 2004. At each project there are references to other photo-galleries, details of the drawings and additional information.

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The Defense of Colored Pencils for the benefit of Helping Paws

Prague, Letnany Shopping Center
December 11^th – 19^th, 2004

Marie Brozova elected to draw in public "The Christmas Tree in Children’s Eyes"in Letnany Shopping Center in the middle of the pre-Christmas shopping fever. This drawing was auctioned for the benefit of Helping Paws--training assistant dogs for handicapped people. The auction brought 40 900 CZK.

See also:

Photo album of the event
Close view of the drawing
Actual size detail samples
Marie Brozova's memoir of the event

Links

• More about the assistance dogs at www.pomocnetlapky.cz
• More about Letnany Shopping Center: www.ocletnany.cz

Special thanks to

• Ms. Viola Lorenzova for great assistance on the project.

Event publicity

• TV Prima, regional news, (Dec 17^th and 18^th 2004
• Czech Broadcasting , station Prague – interview with the host Jirina Perinova in her show "What are you interested in" (Dec 20^th 2004)
• an article in the magazine Svet zvirat (December 2004)
• an article in the Metro journal (Dec 21^st 2004)

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The Defense of Colored Pencils in Horomerice

Horomerice near Prague, Municipal Library
October 23^rd 2004

The opening day of the exhibition in Horomerice near Prague, accompanied by public drawing of the picture "Wandering Circus". Marie Brozova was invited to Horomerice by the town mayor Vaclav Kasek, who opened the exhibition in the newly renovated library with his speech.

See also:

Photo album of the event
Close view of the drawing
Actual size detail samples
Marie Brozova's memoir of the event

Links

• More about Horomerice at www.horomerice.cz

Special thanks to

• the town mayor Mr. Vaclav Kasek and deputy mayor Ms. Jana Kohoutova for their help with arranging the project in Horomerice.
• Ms. Tomankova, the librarian, for warm welcome
• Mr. Jiri Srajer for the invitation to Horomerice

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The Defense of Colored Pencils in the Black Rose Passage

Prague, The Black Rose Passage
September, 2^nd – 9^th 2004

Public drawing of "Black Rose in Darkness" followed by an exhibition of 50 drawings, including 10 large format, drawn on the biggest format paper available. This project attracted many people; The Defense of Colored Pencils was discussed in metro, at doctor’s waiting rooms and also in media.

See also:

Photo album of the event
Close view of the drawing
Actual size detail samples
Marie Brozova's memoir of the event

Links

• More about The Black Rose Passage at www.cernaruze.cz

Special thanks to

• Vlastislav Matousek, who accompanied the opening day of the exhibition with his Japanese traditional flute shakuhachi. More about his music you can find at www.shakuhachi.cz and www.musica.cz/matousek

Event publicity

Extensive report about the project in the Czech Press Agency that was published in:

• Nedělní svět (Sept 5^th 2004)
• Metro journal (Sept 6^th 2004)
• Czech Broadcasting, station Radiojournal, live interview (Sept 9^th 2004)
• Czech Broadcasting, station Prague, interview with the host Jirina Perinova, who visited the public drawing event in the Black Rose Passage.

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The Defense of Colored Pencils in Benesov

Benesov, Gallery tearoom in the Municipal Art Museum
August 1^st – 31^st, 2004

The exhibition of Marie Brozova works created by colored pencils in Gallery tearoom in the Art Museum Benesov

See also:

Close view of one of the exhibited drawing "The Rememberance of the Autumn"
Actual size detail samples

Links

• More information about the Municipal Art Museum in Benesov: www.muzeum-umeni-benesov.cz

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The Defense of Colored Pencils in the Jindrisska Tower

Prague, Jindrisska Tower
July 1^st – 31^st, 2004

An extensive exhibition of Marie Brozova’s drawings by colored pencils in Belfry Gallery in Jindrisska Tower in Prague.

The popular drawing "The Black Panther of the Night" was exhibited for the first time. It is one of the most detailed drawings in Marie’s collected works. She created it in summer 2004 in her studio. It required more that 150 hours.

See also:

Photo album of the event
Close view of the drawing
Actual size detail samples
Marie Brozova's memoir of the event

Links

• More about Jindrisska Tower www.jindrisskavez.cz

Event publicity

• live interview in the Czech Broadcasting – station Radiozurnal (Jul 12^th, 2004)

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The First Defense of Colored Pencils in Prague Old Town Square

Prague, The Old Town Square
June, 21^st – 27^th 2004

The first public drawing during which Marie Brozova created a very detailed drawing titled "The Annual Ring in the Tree of Life" on the largest format paper available (1189 × 841 mm) in seven days.

See also:

Photo album of the event
Close view of the drawing
Actual size detail samples
Marie Brozova's memoir of the event

Special thanks to

• the Prague 1 city mayor Vladimir Vihan, for permission to carry out the very first project of public drawing.

Event publicity

• an article in Vecernik Praha, June 21^st 2004
• an article in Vecernik Praha, June 26^th 2004