Pavel Špelda

We know the Artist: 

Master craftsman wood carver and restorer, Pavel Špelda was born in 1977 in Nachod (Czech Republic).

After attending the School of Art in Prague and the College in Sidney, Australian, he returns home to attend a Masters degree at the Academy of Arts.

Since 1996, he has been working as a freelance in Červený Kostelec (Czech Republic) and participates in seminars, fairs, competitions and exhibitions or group exhibitions at home and abroad, winning various prizes and mentions.

«My specialty is artistic wood carving. Our work also includes techniques such as gilding, restoration and surface finishing with the use of classical techniques. The study and interest in classical sculpture and painting lead me to combine the beauty of wood with light figurative lines, which I present as a message».

Realization for the Symposium of Predaia 2022:

The sculpture proposed by Pavel has the title “Naturalistic Path”.

A day through a forest, park and nature always protagonist in the thoughts for a healthy vision of the world. Many worries and difficulties are perceived in nature from a different perspective and new solutions are often found.

The design of this sculpture “Naturalistic Path” author Pavel Spelda, captures this situation, present different cavities in parallel therefore different processes and new visons.

Especially in today’s difficulties and in uncertain times, having an optimistic view of the world is very important.