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Ester Knapová Ester KnapováPainter, Academy of Fine Arts Prague under Vladimír Skrepl

Flying Dreams

Ester Knapová is one of the most prominent painters of her generation. Flying dreams are a leap into a haystack, the scent of summer and carefree childhood. A painting that gave its name to her entire first solo German exhibition.

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Framed 65 × 90 cm
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Wooden frame with museum-grade UV acrylic glazing, made in the Czech Republic. Ready to hang.
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The artist numbers and signs every piece by hand. No reprints.100ks blind stamp and certificate of authenticityArchival 12-colour giclée print, Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308 g
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Ester Knapová

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Ester Knapová

Academy of Fine Arts Prague, Vladimír Skrepl's studio

Ester Knapová (nar. 1993), absolvovala v l. 2013-2019 AVU v Praze (malířský ateliér doc. Vladimíra Skrepla).

Ester Knapová vnímá krajinu jako prostor pro možné nalézání a sdílení vzpomínek různě vzdálených v čase. Vlastně se sama krajina stává materiálem pro čistě malířské zpracování paměti. Fotografické předlohy konkrétních míst z rodinného archivu, spojených zpravidla s dětstvím, jsou spínačem paměti, která volně listuje časem zpět a více nežli co jiného sleduje vnitřní rozměr vzpomínky, tj. přítomnost v emoci a atmosféře, kterou chce obrazem vyvolat. Nejsou to však vždy pouze autobiografické momenty, které vedou autorčinu ruku.

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The painting Flying Dreams, which gave its name to the exhibition in Cologne, is based on a personal childhood photograph where we are jumping into a haystack in a meadow at the cottage. The meadow was bordered by a forest at the top and sloped gently downwards, so you could pick up quite a bit of speed and fly headfirst into the fragrant grass.

Repeated returns to the places of my childhood are a fundamental theme for me and essentially mimic the mechanism of dreams, in which the same places also return throughout one’s life, only with different meanings, moods, and contexts.

Flying Dreams (click to enlarge)

A look inside the studio

Photos from the signing of the first pieces of the edition.

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