The exhibition "Art on paper" brings to the audience exactly what its name suggests - diverse works of art on paper. Why paper? The idea arose on the basis of the current trend in the field of art abroad, where works on paper are not only popular but also valued, but not enough attention is paid to them in our country...
The concept of the exhibition connects the seemingly incongruous at first glance. Before the viewer's eyes, the authors of conceptual art, surrealism, neo-avant-garde and contemporary art and photography alternate. Thirteen authors and thirteen different artistic approaches are presented here: Juraj Bartusz, Marián Čunderlík, Andrej Dúbravský, Rudolf Fila, Jozef Jankovič, Peter Kalmus, Igor Minárik, Monogramista T.D., Martin Sedlák, Rudolf Sikora, Ján Švankmajer, Mária Švarbová, Jana Želibská. We can say that the only link here is paper, which as the main medium fills the generational differences of authors, unites the diversity of artistic styles, techniques and themes. At the same time, the exhibition goes beyond the graphic dimension that many of us automatically associate with paper, and on the contrary, presents paper as a complex medium through drawings, paintings, collages, photography and various combined techniques.
Art on paper is not boring at all. In its "simplicity", it can impress the viewer in a different way than a painting on canvas, but that does not mean that its visual impact or its aesthetic value is less important. This exhibition aims to draw attention to precisely the fact that paper as a medium is far from being something "less". On the contrary. When we look at the collections of the world's famous galleries and museums, but also at the collections of well-known and respected art collectors, we can almost say with certainty that unless there is a specialization in one particular medium, we will definitely find more than one valuable work of art on paper in the collection of works...
The exhibition was supported using public funding by Slovak Arts Council.
Curator: Melita Fodor Gwerková
