“An artist whose pictures tell stories in such a way that I often cannot get them out of my mind. His language is the symbol in a Secession style, the beauty of multiple forms that we long to touch at least with our eyes. A world of imagination which does not know the boundaries of time, connecting ancient mythic times with current episodes in our lives.” (Martina Viktorie Kopecká)

The curators of the single-work exhibitions will change like the works themselves. Instead of art historians, the curators will be drawn from a wide range of other creative professions – artists themselves, writers, actors and directors, architects, scientists and scholars, musicians, restorers, and more. Their artistic sensitivity and inventive approach will make them ideal ‘guest curators’ for this series.

Each curator will prepare a talk, a reading or a different type of presentation to explain why they have chosen their particular work. The curators have a completely free choice – they can select works from any period and in any medium, so the exhibitions will feature a huge variety, ranging from 19th-century painting and drawing to contemporary photography.

Gallery of Fine Arts in Ostrava