Koroška Gallery of
Fine Arts Slovenj Gradec, Glavni trg 24, 2380 Slovenj Gradec
CONTEMPORARY CZECH CERAMICS - SELECTED ARTISTS
ELZBIETA GROSSEOVA, IVAN JELINEK, STANISLAVA KAVANOVA, PAVEL KNAPEK, MIROSLAV
PARAL, HANA PURKRABKOVA
22. May - 30. June 2009
Opening hours
Tuesday - Friday: 9.00 - 18.
Saturday and Sunday: 10.00 - 13.00 and 14.00 - 17.00
Curator: Marko Košan
Rich and long tradition of Czech ceramics gained after
Second World War, especially in the sixties and seventies, a prestigious
position on the world ceramic scene. But it is only in the last 25
years that artist creativity in baked clay, ceramics and porcelain
liberated itself from the ties of applied art, when authors, equipped
by top-level skills and innovative approach, have turned to completely
free, monumental sculptural modeling. In our selection it ranges
from ingenious, imaginative applied art design (Ivan Jelinek),
figuration (Stanislava Kavanova) and delicate abstract reliefs (Pavel
Knapek) in porcelain, over susceptible, timeless and fantastic figural
moulding (Hana Purkrabkova, Miroslav Paral), to rough expressive
and monumental compositions (Elzbieta Grosseova) in baked clay. The
exhibition was organized in collaboration with Association of Czech
Ceramic Artists of the Union of Artists of the Czech Republic

Elzbieta Grosseova

Hana Purkrabkova

Miroslav Paral
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