curator: Lenka Dolanová
The exhibition presents a retrospective view of one of the most expressive artists of the postwar generation Čestmíra Kafka. Kafka was born in Jihlava 14. 11. 1922, and his life and work are also associated with Branišov near Větrný Jeníkov, where he often stayed and worked at the local Baroque rectory. Inspiration by the Highlands environment is evident throughout Kafka's an artwork even in his diary entries.
X, 1966 | komb. tech., plátno, 78 cm x 100 cm | Foto © Národní galerie v Praze 2016
Čtyři pečetě, 1968-1969 | olej, email, šamot, plátno, 44 cm x 55 cm | Foto © Oblastní galerie Vysočiny v Jihlavě, Pavel Petrov
Z cyklu Znamení, 1965-1970 | monotyp, papír, 290 mm x 360 mm | Foto © Pavel Petrov
Chodec, 1964-1965 | olej, email, plátno, 120 cm x 91 cm | Foto © Národní galerie v Praze 2016
Dvojice, 1946 | tuš, papír, 200 mm x 280 mm | Foto © Pavel Petrov
Z cyklu O spojování dvou věcí, 70. a 80. léta | šitá koláž, papír, 70 cm x 100 cm | Foto © Pavel Petrov
Bílé pole (Branišov I), 1977-1978 | olej, akryl, sololit, 122 cm x 156 cm | Foto © Národní galerie v Praze 2016