Franek: In Search of the Signs
FRANEK鈥檚 early drawings celebrate an idyllic world of physical and erotic love. Her arcadian scenes are not free of danger and threat. Black ink is applied to the paper with vigour. The gaps and pale grey zones are inhabited by groups of slender female figures and lovemaking couples, accompanied by wild animals, angels and fauns. The themes may be reminiscent of works by Paul C茅zanne and Pablo Picasso, but the style here is rooted in abstract expressionism.
The paper used for the 鈥淢isunderstood Incidents鈥� in 2002 and 2003 is itself a relic. Sheets from misprints for an edition of woodcuts had been kept in FRANEK鈥檚 studio to scribble and paint on. Then the artist felt inspired by the layered traces of colour, the symbols and jottings. FRANEK elaborated what chance had created and what is not evident at first sight.
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FRANEK鈥檚 early drawings celebrate an idyllic world of physical and erotic love. Her arcadian scenes are not free of danger and threat. Black ink is applied to the paper with vigour. The gaps and pale grey zones are inhabited by groups of slender female figures and lovemaking couples, accompanied by wild animals, angels and fauns. The themes may be reminiscent of works by Paul C茅zanne and Pablo Picasso, but the style here is rooted in abstract expressionism.
The paper used for the 鈥淢isunderstood Incidents鈥� in 2002 and 2003 is itself a relic. Sheets from misprints for an edition of woodcuts had been kept in FRANEK鈥檚 studio to scribble and paint on. Then the artist felt inspired by the layered traces of colour, the symbols and jottings. FRANEK elaborated what chance had created and what is not evident at first sight.
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