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Jan Šrámek, a lecturer at the Faculty of Fine Arts of Brno University of Technology (FaVU BUT), is the author of a new commemorative postage stamp issued by the Czech Post featuring the Bechyně Rainbow Bridge. The stamp depicts the iconic bridge set against the silhouette of the town of Bechyně, with an electric locomotive of the 113 series pulling Btn-type passenger coaches crossing it. The stamp will go on sale in January and will be issued in a print run of 1.5 million copies.Jan Šrámek is the author of the postage stamp Bechyně Rainbow Bridge. | Author: FCB ČPThe author deliberately chose the motif so that, at first glance, not only the bridge itself would be clearly legible as a significant urban element in the city panorama, but also the origin of its name, Rainbow. Jan Šrámek has long focused on technical and architectural motifs. The bridge with a passing train symbolically connects two of Šrámek’s collaborations and follows up on his long-term work with technical themes. In the past, he has also collaborated with Czech Railways.
He came to collaborate with the Czech Post based on a recommendation from the ČP Art Council. “This council consists of professionals who have long been devoted to stamp design. Not everyone enjoys technical subjects. Bridges are demanding to depict, but I don’t have a problem with them,” he explains. “The cooperation should continue, because they were satisfied with my work,” adds the lecturer and illustrator.
Jan Šrámek is one of the most prominent contemporary Czech illustrators. He is the creator of the visual style of the Summer Film School 2025 and a two-time recipient of the Czech Grand Design award in the Illustrator of the Year category. His work is regularly exhibited in galleries and shows around the world – from London and New York through Amsterdam to Seoul and Beijing. His unmistakable style combines detailed drawing with graphic stylisation, subtle humour and storytelling in which reality meets fiction and the past meets the present. He focuses on book illustration, exhibitions and his own projects, whether children’s illustrations, retro aesthetics, cultural heritage or futuristic motifs. Illustrations from the children’s book This Is the Metro, Dude! were selected for a prestigious exhibition as part of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in 2020.In his work, Jan Šrámek often uses the risograph technique, which he favours for its environmental friendliness, distinctive halftone pattern and nostalgic visual character. He also used it, for example, in the long-term project Endangered Species, dedicated to post-war architecture. The series of prints was created over five years, often in collaboration with associations involved in heritage conservation, and was exhibited, among other places, at Le Corbusier’s house in Marseille.
The typography of the new stamp was designed by Karel Bařina. The Bechyně Rainbow Bridge stamp is available at selected branches and in the Czech Post e-shop.