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At Golf Park Slapy sv. Jan, you can admire large three-dimensional works of art: steel sculptures by academic sculptor Antonín Kašpar. His Celtic Warriors guard the highest point of the course, Rabyňská Hora, a place offering breathtaking views of the Slapy Reservoir and the surrounding landscape. According to local legends, the site where the two sculptures stand was once a place where Celts and their druids invoked their deities and worshipped nature.
At hole 4, in a birch grove, you will find a sculpture group entitled Homage to J. B. It consists of three metal grand pianos with crosses in place of their lids, created in memory of the artist’s friend. Each sculpture seems to rise from gently waving tall grasses along the edge of the fairway, enhancing the powerful experience.
The final hole of the first nine, Three Crosses, marks both an ending and a beginning through Antonín Kašpar’s art. Two installed metal tables, titled The Old Testament and The New Testament, are powerful symbols pointing back to the origins of everything.
In recent days, we have added a new large-scale artwork to the course. The sculpture, entitled The Flying One, stands near the tee of hole 9 on the first nine. It rests on its own natural pedestal and is accessible to all visitors, including walkers and tourists. Three steps lead up to the sculpture, and the location offers a unique view of the course and even the clubhouse. The sculpture itself can be admired from many different angles, standing out against the blue sky or green forest like a proud horse soaring through the air. Come and see it for yourself!
During August, we will install large-format photographs of the Scottish landscape by photographer Ivan Anderle and add several smaller sculptures by academic sculptor Antonín Kašpar to the building’s interior and gallery. We hope you will enjoy these artworks on the course as much as the game itself. Over time, we plan to install further interesting works.
Source: Golfová hřiště