Exhibition of architect Radko Květ in Mikulov

It is not even a year since the last exhibition of the author in the Gallery on Orlí Street in Brno, where he presented architectural computer creations - something between architecture and art. This time he is presenting himself in Mikulov at the castle. It is not a coincidence, as a key role among the exhibits represents the architectural design for an archaeological park in nearby Pavlov. Unfortunately, only as a project, as the "enlightened" minds rejected this great concept, bursting with spirit and uniqueness, comparable to European archaeological museums and parks. Probably due to its avant-garde nature, it does not have pitched roofs with red fired tiles; it is not folk architecture, it is an inherently contemporary architectural work. It is innovative in its approach to understanding archaeology, it is young, expressive, just like the best of the author's work; it would certainly become an attraction, surely it would provoke controversial reactions in our culturally decaying society, but it would finally be a true architectural delight amidst the ballast of local archaeological museums and parks with makeshift huts and walkways. By coincidence, I recently had the opportunity to visit the archaeological museum in the Portuguese CÔA valley (architects Camilo Rebelo & Tiago Pimentel, 2009), where rock engravings up to 25,000 years old were found. Originally, a dam was supposed to be built here; instead, the location, one of the largest with prehistoric rock engravings in the world, became a subject of UNESCO protection and a unique museum was born, which would have to haunt the local "defender" of culture and landscape every night from his peaceful little nap. But back to the exhibition, besides the key exhibits related to the archaeological park in Pavlov and other projects and realizations of the studio, Radko Květ also presents samples from the aforementioned last year's exhibition - something between art and architecture, or architectural presentations as artistic intention, often featuring unique technological processes, such as computer prints and photographs on canvas. The conclusion of the small but certainly inspiring exhibition consists of truly free creations from the "Sunday" painter and artist, a seeker, a provocateur, a distinctive passionate person who cannot hide his animal interest in the beauty of the female body, but also in the beauty of architecture and landscape.
The exhibition can also be understood as a gift that the author gives to himself for his fifty-seventh birthday, although a gift in the form of a realized work - the archaeological park in Pavlov would certainly be the sweetest. However, not all days are over…