Ondrej Mares

Who is Ondrej Mares?

Ondrej Mares was a Czech-Australian artist and furniture designer that lived in Macclesfield, in South Australia. His work has been exhibited in Adelaide, Sydney and Prague. Mares is most famous for his Kachina pieces. In 2002, he was diagnosed with cancer. This had the effect of moving his work from larger pieces to smaller more compact pieces. Also, clues to his sickness manifested in later works, such as his Kachina titled 'Stem Cells'. Mares work has been said to be 'jamming as much experience, humour and detail into each of his arte povera pieces, usually about 50 cm high, as is aesthetically possible.'