Tom\u00e1\u0161 \u017demla<\/a> regularly set out into these regions. The local environment has accompanied them since the beginnings of their work, and the often uneasy dialogue between the man-made and the natural has become the core of their creative inspiration. The theme of the cultural landscape is for them as intense, complex, and timeless as interpersonal relationships are for a playwright. Through motifs familiar to everyone, it also leads to an intensification of emotion, the development of craftsmanship, the capture of the spirit of the times, and the updating of the viewer\u2019s attitudes toward their surroundings.<\/p>\n\u200b<\/span><\/p>\nThrough his relationship with plants, insects, and fragments of the countryside, Franti\u0161ek Jungvirt<\/strong> redefines the notion of the vase\u2014his key object. He lends it a role far more dignified than that of a mere, albeit precisely executed, design for flowers. His vases can be perceived as sculptures or large pieces of jewelry that enter into an equal dialogue\u2014and sometimes even a narrative\u2014with details of nature. Tom\u00e1\u0161 \u017demla<\/strong>, in turn, conveys from landscape scenes senses that transcend order and a vitality one would expect from a visit to a sacred temple rather than from oil and canvas. This is reflected in his meditative painting technique of layered strokes, demanding both imagination and time, which fully respects the geometry of fields as well as the overgrowth of small wooded areas.<\/p>\n\u200b<\/span><\/p>\nThe collaboration between the two artists was born three years ago. They intersected not only in their respect for nature but also for folk traditions. Both also share a long-standing inclination toward minimalism and abstract thinking. They emphasize process, detail, and above all a high level of craftsmanship in their work. Three years ago, both were also striving to secure their place on the art scene. Since then, Franti\u0161ek Jungvirt<\/strong> has become one of the most sought-after contemporary glass artists, who alongside standard projects can devote himself to exceptional artistic collections such as these, and two years ago he published an extensive monograph. Over the past three years, Tom\u00e1\u0161 \u017demla<\/strong> has held numerous exhibitions in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, leading to strong interest in most of his bodies of work, culminating in a recently concluded major solo exhibition at the Al\u0161 South Bohemian Gallery. He published his monograph just a few weeks ago.<\/p>\n\u200b<\/span><\/p>\nWhat began as a small, until-now unexhibited collaboration\u2014when Franti\u0161ek Jungvirt<\/strong> responded to Tom\u00e1\u0161 \u017demla\u2019s<\/strong> fields with a few vases, and \u017demla in turn created several still lifes inspired by the shadows of his colleague\u2019s glass objects\u2014has evolved into a larger exhibition. It presents both the aforementioned works and the current production of this rapidly rising duo. Paradoxically, behind it all stand fragments of ordinary landscape, which testifies to one thing alone: that in the speed of today\u2019s progress, alongside innovation, an equally intense source of originality and social significance lies in the ability to stop, to quiet down, and to perceive one\u2019s surroundings in finer nuances. To step aside and reveal things that are too ordinary, and yet so profoundly defining.<\/p>\n\u200b<\/span><\/p>\ntext for the exhibition curator Jan \u010cejka<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Year of creation 2026 Off the Beaten Track The Chemistry Gallery, Hall 40, Bubensk\u00e9 n\u00e1b\u0159. 306\/13, 170 00 Prague 7-Hole\u0161ovice 28. 1. 2026 – 1. 3. 2026 \u200b Through exclusive collections by Franti\u0161ek Jungvirt and Tom\u00e1\u0161 \u017demla, the exhibition leads to places that require…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10296,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","portfolio_category":[3],"portfolio_tag":[],"class_list":["post-10290","portfolio_page","type-portfolio_page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","portfolio_category-projects"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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