Collectible object inspired by the works of Slovak painter Tomáš Žemla.

As part of the joint exhibition Off the Beaten Track at The Chemistry Gallery, five canvases and objects were created in response to the work of the other artist.

Tomáš Žemla chose several of my transparent colored vases, through which he let the light pass – he recorded this moment of light play on his canvases.

I was inspired by his paintings of views of landscapes, fields and forests. I created a petition of objects that at first glance resemble figures known from this environment (Fisherman, Matron, Farmer, Scarecrow, Poacher).

The objects are carriers not only of the aesthetics and themes based on Tomáš’s paintings, but also my own memories of these places and people are hidden in them. The basis of the objects are hand-blown shapes in pastel colors, which I distorted at the foundry and gave them an asymmetrical form in places (just as life and experienced events leave various scratches in us). The earthy color is comparable to the color of grains, trees, but also to farm products such as corn or eggs, milk, etc. I gave all the objects a matte appearance, the surface of which resembles the structure of agricultural and natural products and at the same time Tomáš’s paintings when touched. Various symbols and objects from my past are then attached to the objects (my father’s knife, my grandfather’s antlers, collected insects, dry crops, sticks, my brother’s moldavite, farm pitchforks and scissors, eggshells, feathers, a fishing rod, etc.). Symbols and objects that evoke various and often strong memories from this environment in me and in observers. At the same time, the composition and symbolism of the objects also hide references to various Czech-Slovak traditions, craft practices and historical ways of farming or living in the countryside.

Created in one piece original, hand signed, certified and numbered.

Parameters:

• glass, mouth-blown, hot-glass shaped, hand-cut and sandblasted, combination of materials