Jan Švankmajer

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Arts and letters

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What Wikipedia says

Jan Švankmajer (born 4 September 1934) is a retired Czech filmmaker, animator, writer, playwright and artist. He draws and makes free graphics, collage, ceramics, tactile objects and assemblages. In the early 1960s, he explored informel, which later became an important part of the visual form of his animated films.

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