click images to enlarge                      Biography Born in 1944 in Prague, Czech Republic, Lukáš Kándl is a graduate student from the Prague Academy of Applied Art (1963 to 1969). In 1969, Lukáš Kándl received an MA from the Academy of Fine Arts. His professional experience took him to France and Holland as part of his study tour. In 1975, he acquireed French citizenship and settled in France. His studio is currently located in Burgundy France. In 1987, he was elected Secretary of the Paris « Salon d'Automne » and he is an Honorary Member of the Copley Society in Boston since 1988. In 1997 he taught the old master paintings techniques at the Canberra university. Since 2002, he is the head of the surrealistic/visionary group of the French « Salon Comparaisons » in Paris. Lukáš Kándl's art is often classified within the surrealist movement. In explaining his art he says that he composes his paintings somewhat as a ballad which prompts reflexion, provokes, bemuses and always arouses a multitude of questions. Lukáš Kándl's original art work has been shown throughout the world in many international exhibitions. At the present time he has paintings in the U.S.A., in Hong Kong, and in several European countries. Lukáš Kándl's paintings are in private collections in Australia, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Nederlands, United States, Russia Sweden, and Switzerland as well as in museums in France, Switzerland and Australia.