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The owning land

akjetam — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 07:44:00 +0000

Miriama Kardosova will present a series of small-format paintings in the Sopa Gallery. These paintings represent a post-process output of semi-improvised private events. Painting as a medium remains the basic means of expression. Performance is the equivalent of expression, gesture, and musical expression which Kardošová applies also to the painting medium. By combining the performance sketch, the movable (digital) image with the commodity of the hanging image as the final and material artefact, the author achieves a synergetic effect. Kardošová primarily focuses on the topics that touch still unexplored aspects of body and flesh, own ontology and Alter Ego, which she explores through visual culture, different social stereotypes or gender positions.

Miriama Kardošová (1988) is a representative of the young generation of Slovak painting. She graduated from Art studio (contemporary art) program at the Faculty of Arts in Košice and from the Studio of intermedia art program under the guidance of doc. ak. mal. Jiří David at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague.

The exhibition was supported from public sources by the Arts Support Fund. The Arts Support Fund is the main partner of the project.

Opening of the exhibition: February 21, 2019 at 7.00 pm
The exhibition will take place: February 22, 2019 – March 15, 2019
Curator: Miroslav Kleban

Translated: Jana Stupňanová

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Hidden Paintings – Nuit Blanche

akjetam — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 16:20:39 +0000

Hidden Paintings is an interactive light installation on the façade of the Nedbalka Gallery in Bratislava. The premiere was on October 7, 2017 during the Nuit Blanche 2017 in Bratislava. It is to expose the exhibited paintings of the 2017 (VUB Foundation) by an interactive light spray. Viewers – The wide public got a unique opportunity to uncover the paintings right on the facade of the NEDBALKA Gallery. Using spray and jet presses (spraying), they were gradually displayed – they uncovered the digitized large-format paintings, which the viewers had the opportunity to see in the gallery gallery. The audience’s hand draws the authentic sound of the spraying spray. Digital painting and its temporality make it a metaphor for the authenticity of a real artifact – painting. The project’s authors are Lukáš Matejka (TRAKT) and Pavol Soukal (TRAKT). Photographs Lukáš Matejka and Michal Svitok.

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Young art show 9

akjetam — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 16:20:39 +0000

The ninth annual art show of young artists crowded again the House of Art in Piešťany. On the 21st October 2016 spectators visited gala finisage exhibiton of art named Young art show. Paintings, photographs or another kind of art were completed by all sort of clothes which were related by one common thing – worshiping women.

The works of art from young artists were exhibited from the 5th October 2016. Evening was introduced by Diana Hágerová. Designers Kristína Bánovská, Monika Pšenicová, Petra Kovácsová, Tatiana Ďurkovová, Tatiana Dvořáková a Viera Futáková were showing their trendy clothing. One of them was inspired by 20th century, another by pink color and every of them created unique collection. Each of designers tried to elevate feminity by the medium of their creations. Organizer of the event Martin Ševčovič flattered fashion models and all women in the audience and also in backstage when he said: „All ladies should be praised because praise belongs to them.“

Pianist Jan Rau, rap singer Vladis and three teenagers – acrobats who are named For Fun Crew – took care about cultural programme. After the program and exhibiton, gala banquet was ready for the audience. 64 young artists from Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Romania, Serbia, Spain, Great Britain and USA were the part of the international project Young Art Show in 2016. The event provides a space for communication and presentation of young artists. The project is primarily oriented at students and graduates from local and foreign art universities. It offers the audience an insight into the current Slovak and foreign fine arts. Artworks in the House of Art were available to see till the 30 October 2016.

Source:

http://www.piestanskydennik.sk/rubriky/kultura/vystavy/young-art-show-modne-kolekcie-aj-akrobacia-27093/

Photo: Matúš Krajčo and Peter Čintalan

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Young art show 8

akjetam — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 16:20:39 +0000

Young art show is an exhibition of 68 young artists from Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Russia, France, Spain, Scotland, Morocco, India, Central African Republic and Mexico. The grand opening of the exhibition took place on Friday 2 10 2015 at 19:00 in the Great Hall of the House of Arts Piestany. The event was moderated by Diana Hager and organizer Martin Ševčovič. At a fashion show during the opening showcase their collection of fashion designers Andrea Pojezdalová, Veronika Kostková, Pršová Petra, Petra Kovácsová, Boris Kráľ and Calina Negrut. The program has been enhanced with the opening of resignation pianist Jan Rau and rapper Vladis. Digital and video projections realized TRAKT composed Lukas Matejka, Denis Matus and Stefan Oliš.

The project is aimed mainly at students and graduates of domestic and foreign art universities. It offers the audience an insight into the components of the current Slovak and foreign visual events. The first objective YOUNG ART SHOW is to help young authors to present their work. Create awareness of his person and work. The exhibition is a way for young artists to reach their audience, to communicate with him. This is an opportunity to go on the stage and played his performance. The second objective YOUNG ART SHOW is The educational activities. Attract interest audiences in visual arts, formed by the residents and visitors of Piestany. The greatest effort of the exhibition is to get a young audience, acquainted him with the current artistic events and thinking. To arouse greater interest in events in Slovakia as well as foreign art scene.

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Young art show 7

akjetam — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 16:20:39 +0000

Opening of exhibition Young art show was held on Friday 3. 10. 2014 at 19:00 in the Great Hall of the House of Arts in Pieštany.Diana Hágerová and Martin Ševčovič moderated event. Designers Veronika Kostková, Petra Pršová, Libor Komosný, Terézia Feňovčíková, Lucia Sládečková participated at a fashion show with absolvents of a fashion design in School of Arts in Trenčín. Fashion show was accompained by rapper VLADIS and live projection created by Lukáš Matejka (TRAKT). Visitors could taste food made by students of Louis Winter Hotel Academy in Piešťany.

79 young artist form Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Russsia, Belarus, India and Pakistan participated on the art show. Documentation of event was issued by catalog.

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Young art show 6

akjetam — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 16:20:39 +0000

The ceremonial vernissage of the exhibition will take place on Friday, 4th October 2013 at 7 p.m. in the Hall of theatre – House of Arts Piešťany. During the fashion show (which will be a part of the vernissage) the fashion designers Andrejka Pojezdálová, Renáta Barancová, Veronika Kostková, Petra Pršová and fashion design graduates of the Arts High school in Trenčín will present their collections. The fashion show will be accompanied by the performance of the rapper VLADIS. Diana Hagerová will host the opening ceremony. During the vernissage, visitors can taste specialty dishes made by students of the Hotel academy of Ľudovít Winter in Piešťany as well as delicious sushi by Wasabi sushi Trnava. The exhibition will be taking place until 27th October 2013 and will be open from 12 a.m. to 6 p.m.

TRAKT participated digital VJ projections from Lukas Matejka.

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In the process, Nitra

akjetam — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 16:20:39 +0000

There is a process that leads to the origin of an artwork. Mostly it is called the process of creation. It is the activity performed by an artist and it leads to the goal, an artwork. The process of creation is inherently comprised in any artwork, the exhibition In Process, however, attempts to distinguish the creation and its result. Many artists often recollect that the road to the goal and the origin of their artwork are more important than the artwork itself. The exhibition In Process is guided by this idea. It maps the process of an artwork creation, to put it bluntly, it situates unfinished artworks outside of artists’ studios and inserts them in the premises of the Nitra Gallery. The space of the Youth Gallery in Nitra is an ideal place for the concept. The aim of the exhibition is to link the artworks in progress of all participating artists as if they were in the working environment.

The concept of the exhibition In Process highlights origins of the artworks and attracts the spectators’ attention to the process of creation. The result of the creative process is insignificant and hidden; the artwork is the process itself. The form of presentation needs to be tangible, able to be presented not only verbally or in a written form but also in pictures. The exhibition contains photographs, videos, objects, artifacts, and comments selected by the artists. It documents and records the process of the artwork creation. The selection addresses the viewers both visually and in its content. As it often happens, the documentation of the process of origin remains undisclosed therefore a number of very interesting creative processes last only as legends. The viewers at exhibitions mostly focus on the results of creation – artworks (artifacts) presented in a “polished”, artistic form. The recordings of what later became the artwork, however, are often raw. The creation process, if documented, is recorded roughly, simply, but authentically. The recordings sometimes happen accidentally.

The exhibition, however, makes visible different approaches that the artists have already during the process of creation. The origin of some artworks is deliberately recorded; some of them are recorded in progress and with disruptions. The percipients cannot see any representative artwork at the exhibition, the fact that can be confusing for a layperson. At the same time this approach encourages the viewers to search for results that have been created (the accomplished artworks) or as a case may be are only being created. This situation opens up a possibility to “see through” visual arts that eventually, when dismantled, become more accessible, and playful.

The exhibition In Process displays works and installations of fresh graduates from the Faculty of Visual Arts, Academy of Arts in Banská Bystrica, and current students of the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava, and even the Faculty of Dramatic Arts at the Academy of Arts in Banská Bystrica. The curatorial project aims to connect the artworks created in traditional forms such as painting with new digital technologies such as video or documentary film. The final result is therefore an intermedia experiment, similar to the approach of the artists’ individual practices.

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In the process, Prievidza

akjetam — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 16:20:39 +0000

There is a path that precedes the creation of a single art. Mostly, this process is called formation or creation process. It is an activity of artists, creators, reaching some goal. The result is an art as such, in any form or format. The process of creation is an integral part of the work. Despite of this fact the concept of this exhibition called “The process” aims to separate the process of creating of the output.

The reason for this separation is simple – to draw attention to process creation, the artist’s path to the goal. Artworks attention is attaching to automatically and continuously, the process of creation is often somewhere in the background, or is mediated only through a kind of story of the work. Therefore it draws attention primarily to control the outcome. Many times the way of creation of the art is as least fascinating as the work itself and in some cases it is even way more important than the work, the outcome itself. Visual artist love his work, his path, process of creation, drafting ideas. For the artist, the creating process is very important.

The concept of the exhibition focuses on the process of formation and attention refers to the process of creation. The exhibition was composed of photos, videos, objects, artifacts, notes. It is a form of documentation as appealing as some form. Selection is trying to take the viewer visually and content. Mostly, the documentation was remained in the background, unknown for the audience, remains forever only in the form of legends. Another aspect involved in the process is the rawness of the record. As the attention relates primarily to the result of the art, the creation process is being rarely documented. If yes, it is usually very authentic without any further effects interference and very authentic.
The exhibition called “in process” offers a different perspective to the way of creating art and it tries to be separated from the authentic video performance record.

Exhibiting authors:
Zoltán Agócs, Lukas Matejka, Dasha Klapitová, Stephen Olis, Elizabeth Harry Gavendová, Samuel Ondrejka, Ondrej Vozárik, Marek Galbavý, Gabriela Zigová

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