There are works of art that engage the viewer right away. You look, you see a tree and you think you got it. They might, however, lack mystery or an impulse that triggers your imagination. Romana Rotterova’s unique prints with circles, curves and velvety lines offer you just that – a mysterious story of quietly intense perception.
Romana Rotterova, Relationships I, 1968, intaglio
Strangely enough, I had to move over the Atlantic Ocean to discover many Czech and Slovak artists of the 20th century avant-garde. Jiri Kolar (1914 – 2002), a prolific Czech poet, visual artist and translator, created a vast body of work, collages, that prompted my recent explorations in printmaking and its application for relief and 3D work.
When I met two years ago New York print dealer Marvin Bolotsky and learned about his vast collection of Central and Eastern European prints, I didn’t hesitate to offer a collaboration to exhibit Czech and Slovak prints at the BBLA Gallery. In January, we mounted an exhibition entitled “Celebrating Print: Masters of Czech and Slovak Printmaking” presenting at BBLA Gallery on Upper East Side unbelievable number of 58 works by 27 Czech and Slovak artists. Crème de la Crème.
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