Kolář Jiří 1914–2002
Plate No. 26, 1990
porcelain, Rosenthal fa, diameter 26 cm, signed on the reverse in print
Jiří Kolář, no. No. 26, printed by Rosenthal, original box,
27, 5 × 27, 5 cm
porcelain, Rosenthal fa, diameter 26 cm, signed on the reverse in print
Jiří Kolář, no. No. 26, printed by Rosenthal, original box,
27, 5 × 27, 5 cm
porcelain, Rosenthal fa, diameter 26 cm, signed on the reverse in print
Jiří Kolář has been slowly coming to his most important practices since the 1940s.
years. From the beginning he applied the method of the diary. He collected motifs that
and then used them when the idea matured. However, most of his own techniques
...was between the late 1950s and the second half of the 1960s.
Their predecessors were confrontation, reportage and found collage, in which
he arranged reproductions cut from magazines according to certain relationships and with them
related rules. He once said that the word had lost its meaning for him at a certain period
and that it fell apart because it was misused. At that time, he
he realized that letters or numbers could be used as visual signs without further
content. So he created what he called evident poetry, which he thought was
any poetry that was not expressed in words. He was also always concerned with interweaving
different eras of art history. For example, he linked motifs from Baroque
paintings with those of the great 20th century masters. The principles he developed in his writing
poetry, he also used in his visual expression. In doing so, he did not rely solely on strict order,
but also naturally exercised poetic imagination and playfulness.
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auction 63
starting price
7 000 CZK
€ 296
hammer price
7 000 CZK