Vyberte si náladu a místnost vám odpoví — světlo se ochlazuje či zahřívá, rytmus vzduchu se mění a z temnoty vystupují pouze ta díla, která v sobě tento pocit nesou. Vše ostatní ustupuje do stínu.
The Weight of the Line A small settlement called Semeteš holds the early memories of Miroslav Cipár. The year is 1944. War arrives in the village with fire and gunfire. Vlasov soldiers set homes ablaze, and twenty-one men are shot. Among them is his father, who survives a bullet through the head. This atmosphere of sudden, violent change settles into the boy's foundation. He grows up amidst the remnants of paratroopers and the heavy re
ality of conflict. The path leads from the Žilina grammar school to the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava. Between 1955 and 1961, he moves through the studios of Vincent Hložník and P. Matejka. He begins with monumental painting but finds his true language in the graphic. The line becomes his primary tool. It is a way to build mental spaces using calligraphic signs and simplified forms. He does not seek grand social themes…