Alois (Lojza) Baránek (February 6, 1932 – December 30, 2016) was a Czechoslovak painter. From 1951 to 1957 he studied at the Academy of Performing Arts in

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under professor Ladislav Vychodil. After graduation, he joined the Army as an artist in the theater in

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, and later worked at the theatre in

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. Since 1934, with the exception of periods of study in the Slovak Republic, he has lived permanently in

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. He founded an art course at the local music school in September 1965. His artistic work is devoted to painting, graphic art, decorative pottery and implementations of the architecture. He has exhibited in Val. Klobouky, Bratislava,

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and

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. In September 2010 he created a ceramic plaque of

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, fictional characters from the books by Amálie Kutinová. Lojza Baránek died after a short illness in December 30, 2016.Smuteční oznámení
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1932 births 2016 deaths People from Mukachevo Czechoslovak artists Czechoslovak painters {{Slovakia-painter-stub

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