Background
Majda was born with a heart defect, the doctor"s prognosis him a life expectancy of ten years.
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Oldrich Majda
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From 1949 to 1953 he studied at the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, architecture, and at the Academy of Performing Arts Bratislava, scenography.
Career
He already started to paint when he was ten years old. Until 1968 he worked in various newsrooms in diverse newspapers and magazines as technical and graphical editors He began as a painter and stage builders in the decoration workshop of the Slovak National Theater.
In 1970 he leased a piece of land and built there a refuge, where he created most of his sculptures.
In the course of further 35 years he dug under his retreat facility catacombs of over 250 m length with rooms and sculptures on the walls. In 1990 he worked as an illustrator, but mostly he devoted himself to his art
After 1990, he had over 40 independent exhibitions abroad and in Slovakia. His artistic path has been very influenced by French Impressionism and Post-Impressionism.
Above all he has prevailed as a landscape painter, but also different styles and with the inlaid patchwork.
His sculptures are less known. The proceeds went to the Children"s Hospital of Lehnice in Slovakia. In 2008 he got the citizen honor - Award of Suchohrad Germany: Tübingen France: Vesoul Japan: Osaka Austria: Vienna Czechoslovakian Republic: Prague Slovakia: Bratislava - (Slovak National Museum, Obrazy a plastiky (paintings and sculptures), 1999), Slovakian radio in the Slovak radio building (pyramid), 2009.) Rajec, Šahy, Štúrovo, - (City Gallery JBarta, 1999) Banská Bystrica, Nitra, Topoľčany, Dunajská Streda, Dubnica nad Váhom - (House of Culture Dubnica nad Váhom, Posol ukrytých Kras (The Messenger of hidden Beauty), 2009) Skalica, - (Záhorské Muzeum Skalica, 1996, 1997, Obrazy a plastiky (paintings and sculptures) 2008.) - (Gallery at Františkánov, Akty a kone (Akt and horses), 2012).
