VI. GRAPHIC CABINET

 

8smička, collector's apartment 7+1 in Humpolec

2022

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curator © Anežka Chalupová

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The work of Lenka Falušiová, an illustrator and graphic artist who studied at the Graphic Art Studio I under Prof. Jiří Lindovský at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, is inextricably linked to nature. Her cutouts from dense forests, steep rocks, or diverse stones are like windows in a film strip. They exist independently, without any need to relate to their surroundings, and at the same time they awaken our curiosity to explore their entire world. The trees and rocks on Lenka's paper come to life. The contrasts of light and shadow make us feel, almost tangibly, their living structure and carefully examine their space.

In the graphic arts cabinet, the author presents works (line etching, mezzotint) from the series Dunění skal (The Roar of Rocks, 2019–2022). The exhibited prints represent abstract forms of various structures in their precise execution. They are not specific, accurate records of natural objects, but feelings preserved within her. Pieces put together, with which Lenka gradually builds an entire world. At first glance, the surrounding stone landscape resembles the environment of a celestial body with no sign of life. But when we immerse ourselves in it, at least in the little piece of land that the author brings us, we feel life. The energetic ornaments of nature.

Every stone, even the smallest and seemingly uninteresting one, hides several secrets. Its immobility brings us peace, and at the same time, its hardness shows strength. In large quantities, it can evoke a feeling of hopelessness, but also a feeling of infinite beauty when we realize that each surface is unique in its shape. Rocks are witnesses to and agents of the Earth's development. Thanks to Lenka's overlapping dynamic lines, we can quietly read their script.

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