Otesánek
- 23 pages
- 1 hour of reading
Eva Švankmajerová Book order
September 25, 1940 – October 20, 2005
Eva Švankmajerová was a significant figure in Czech Surrealism, recognized for her unique visual and literary contributions. Her artistic output, encompassing painting, ceramics, and the written word, delved deeply into the subconscious and dreamscapes. She collaborated on her husband's films, and her own writings, including poetry and prose, graced avant-garde journals. Švankmajerová left an indelible mark on the art world with her uncompromising vision and bold experimentation.
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Between Film and Free Expression
This essential and unsurpassed monograph offers a direct view of the life and creativity of the artist Eva Švankmajerová (1940–2005) and the film director and artist Jan Švankmajer (1934). Their paintings, images, poems, important encounters, scripts, tactile objects, diary entries, films, ceramic vessels, plays, puppets, collages, texts and dreams represent the great imaginative activity of contemporary Czech surrealism. The monograph, with the secondary title Between Film and Free Expression, is divided into ten thematic chapters and accompanied by a bibliography, a list of exhibitions and a filmography, and is mostly based on original texts by both artists.
