6/11–12/12 2015, Hauch Gallery, Prague – Czech Rep.

Curator:
Monika Čejková

Photos:
Martin Polák

The exhibition at Hauch Gallery features selected works by painter Jiří Matějů dating from the last two years. Jiří Matějů is a solitary figure on the Czech scene, working quietly and intently on developing his own unique artistic style and presenting himself at exhibitions mainly outside the center of activity of prominent art galleries. The basic building blocks of Matějů’s paintings are color and line, whose resulting composition may look technicist at first glance, but in each structure there is an imprint of human dimension. It is revealed through a play with the sense of sight.
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Jiří Matějů, Utopia, exhibition view

Jiří Matějů, Utopia, exhibition view

Jiří Matějů, Utopia, exhibition view

Jiří Matějů, Utopia, exhibition view

Jiří Matějů, Six Stations (polyptych), 2015, pigments and mixed media on canvas, 141 x 99 cm

Jiří Matějů, To You Who Are Not the Subject Matter of My Experience (dialogic polychrome), 2015, mixed media and pigments on canvas, 202 x 525 cm

Jiří Matějů, To You Who Are Not the Subject Matter of My Experience (dialogic polychrome), detail, 2015, mixed media and pigments on canvas, 202 x 525 cm

Jiří Matějů, White Surface (First Meeting Place, Second Meeting Place), 2015, mixed media and pigments on canvas, 220 x 160 cm

Jiří Matějů, White Surface (First Meeting Place, Second Meeting Place), 2015, mixed media and pigments on canvas, 220 x 160 cm

Jiří Matějů, Black Surface (Third Meeting Place), 2015, mixed media and pigments on canvas, 220 x 160 cm

Jiří Matějů, „It Is“ (Zero Painting), 2015, metallic tissue, 180 x 220 cm

Jiří Matějů, „It Is“ (Zero Painting), detail, 2015, metallic tissue, 180 x 220 cm

Jiří Matějů, 99 Drawings (Evening Meditation, Autumn and Winter), 2014, watercolour, pigment and pearl shell on paper, 30 x 20 cm

Jiří Matějů, 99 Drawings (Evening Meditation, Autumn and Winter), 2014, watercolour, pigment and pearl shell on paper, 30 x 20 cm

Jiří Matějů, 99 Drawings (Evening Meditation, Autumn and Winter), detail, 2014, watercolour, pigment and pearl shell on paper, 30 x 20 cm

Jiří Matějů, Six Stations (polyptych), 2015, pigments and mixed media on canvas, 141 x 99 cm

Jiří Matějů, Six Stations (polyptych), 2015, pigments and mixed media on canvas, 141 x 99 cm

Jiří Matějů, Six Stations (polyptych), 2015, pigments and mixed media on canvas, 141 x 99 cm

Jiří Matějů, Six Stations (polyptych), 2015, pigments and mixed media on canvas, 141 x 99 cm

Jiří Matějů, Six Stations (polyptych), detail, 2015, pigments and mixed media on canvas, 141 x 99 cm