Energy of the initial line – gesture, rhythm, movement in contemporary Czech art

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Energy of the initial line – gesture, rhythm, movement in contemporary Czech art

Dates
1. 3. – 28. 5. 2018
Place
The Gallery of Modern Art in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Type
Group
The basic concept of the exhibition stems from free responses to and inspirations by East Asian calligraphy in contemporary Czech art. The physical and motion perception of energy encompassed in the expressive process of “calligraphy” work.

Curator of the exhibition: Petra Polláková and Petra Příkazská

The basic concept of the exhibition stems from free responses to and inspirations by East Asian calligraphy in contemporary Czech art. Ten distinct artists will introduce different approaches to this subject, accentuating mainly the physical and motion perception of energy encompassed in the expressive process of “calligraphy” work.
The dynamism of calligraphic line is not present merely in the expression of gestural drawing or painting, but also in various conceptual approaches or performances. Perhaps the most prominent topic in this respect is the capturing of the connection between human energy and natural processes as manifested in the universally accepted conceptual works by Milos Sejn, Pavel Mrkus, Federico Diaz, Pavla Kacirkova or the Hradec Králové-based artists Jindrich Pavlicek and Milan Langer. The most intimate feelings and dynamism of the human body are expressed by drawings and paintings from Margita Tittlova Ylovsky, Petr Pastrnak, Karel Adamus, Adela Souckova and light objects by Pavel Korbicka. A separate chapter represents works by Jiri Cernicky, whose expressive material line refers in a novel way to the history of Western and East Asian art and mindset.

Milos Sejn: Line, 1991, bromo-silver emulsion and latex on wood, 25 x 315 cm

Milos Sejn: Oír Arran / Ireland –2016/09/17 / written images // place – watching – world – body – words – traces – language – shapes – voice // Legs and body in the sand, eyes and mind somewhere above and immediately in this place

Milos Sejn: AGARA, 2016, acrylic on canvas, 150 x 150 cm
THE GALLERY OF MODERN ART

01.03.2018 - 28.05.2018 | The Gallery of Modern Art in Hradec Králové

curated by Petra Polláková & Petra Příkazská

The basic concept of the exhibition stems from free responses to and inspirations by East Asian calligraphy in contemporary Czech art. Ten distinct artists will introduce different approaches to this subject, accentuating mainly the physical and motion perception of energy encompassed in the expressive process of “calligraphy” work.
The dynamism of calligraphic line is not present merely in the expression of gestural drawing or painting, but also in various conceptual approaches or performances. Perhaps the most prominent topic in this respect is the capturing of the connection between human energy and natural processes as manifested in the universally accepted conceptual works by Miloš Šejn, Pavel Mrkus, Federico Diaz, Pavla Voborník-Kačírková or the Hradec Králové-based artists Jindřich Max Pavlíček and Milan Langer.
The most intimate feelings and dynamism of the human body are expressed by drawings and paintings from Margita Titlová-Ylovsky, Petr Pastrňák, Karel Adamus, Adéla Součková and light objects by Pavel Korbička. A separate chapter represents works by Jiří Černický, whose expressive material line refers in a novel way to the history of Western and East Asian art and mindset.

Milos Šejn: Mural Painting, 25.11.2016, charcoal dust and water, Jungmannova 3, Olomouc
Galerie moderního umění v Hradci Králové
Velké náměstí 139/140
500 03 Hradec Králové
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