Daniela Mikulášková, Anna Zemánková
The Long-suppressed Swell of the Sea
curated by Petr Kovář, Simon Kříž
Opening 9 April, 17:00
Duration until 30 May 2025
ZAHORIAN & VAN ESPEN, Mierová 7, Bratislava
Anna Zemánková (1908 – 1986) was born in Olomouc, Moravia, then a province of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. While still a child she showed a great fondness for drawing; her family, however, had no sympathy for her predisposition and she became a dental technician. After 1948 she and her family and three children moved to Prague. In 1960 she returned to what had long ago been her hobby. She was more than 50 years old when (perhaps returning to her childhood dreams) she began drawing daily. Each day 3-4 am, she commenced working on spontaneous sketches inspired by plants. She sketched while listening to classical music, often in a state between dream and alertness, before dawn. In her extensive imaginative work she spreads out her inner universe for the viewer. Elements of flora and fauna intermingle there, leaves, flowers, fruits, and animal details. Anna Zemánková is one of the most notable “solitaries” of imaginative art. She was included in Massimiliana Gioni’s curatorial selection at the 55th Venice Biennale (2013). In 2017 she had a solo exhibition at Collection de L’Art Brut, Lausanne which included her works into collection, as did also Centre Pompidou in Paris and American Folk Art Museum in New York. In 2023 she took part at fragilités exhibition (Galerie Rudolfinum, Prague, curated by Silvia Van Espen, Elena Sorokina).
Daniela Mikulášková (born 1974) is a painter and draughtswoman who creates her works using threads. She studied at the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Education in Olomouc, as well as in the Environment Studio (led by Vladimír Merta and Marian Palla) at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Brno. In 2008, she won first place in the JungART competition for young artists under 35. In 2019, she defended her dissertation on the topic of embroidery in contemporary art. Notable exhibitions of her work include the solo show Garden of Unfulfilled Wishes at Vila Löw-Beer in Brno. More recently, she has exhibited alongside Anna Zemánková at the OFF/FORMAT gallery in Brno and with Jiří David at the Etcetera gallery in Prague. She lives in Ochoz u Brna.
Anna Zemánková (1908 – 1986) sa narodila v Olomouci, v čase, keď Morava spadala pod Rakúsko-Uhorskú monarchiu. Už ako dieťa prejavovala veľkú záľubu v kreslení; jej rodina však pre to nemala pochopenie a stala sa z nej zubná technička. Po roku 1948 sa s manželom a tromi deťmi presťahovala do Prahy. V roku 1960 sa vrátila k tomu, čo bolo oddávna jej koníčkom. Mala viac ako 50 rokov, keď (možno ako návrat k svojim detským snom) začala denne kresliť. Každý deň o 3.-4. hodine ráno pracovala na spontánnych náčrtoch inšpirovaných rastlinami. Skicovala pri počúvaní klasickej hudby, často v stave medzi snom a bdelosťou, pred svitaním. Vo svojej rozsiahlej imaginatívnej tvorbe rozprestiera pre diváka svoj vnútorný vesmír. Prelínajú sa v ňom prvky flóry a fauny, listy, kvety, ovocie a detaily zvierat. Anna Zemánková je jednou z najvýraznejších „solitérov“ imaginatívneho umenia. Bola zaradená do kurátorského výberu Massimiliana Gioni na 55. bienále v Benátkach (2013). V roku 2017 mala samostatnú výstavu v Collection de L’Art Brut v Lausanne, ktorá zaradila jej diela do zbierky, ako aj Centre Pompidou v Paríži a American Folk Art Museum v New Yorku. V roku 2023 bola súčasťou výstavy fragilités (Galerie Rudolfinum, kurátorky Silvia Van Espen, Elena Sorokina).
Daniela Mikulášková (1974) je maliarka a kresliarka, svoje obrazy tvorí pomocou nití. Študovala na filozofickej a pedagogickej fakulte v Olomouci a v ateliéri Environment (Vladimír Merta, Marian Palla) na FaVU v Brne. V roku 2008 získala 1. miesto v súťaži mladých umelcov do 35 rokov JungART. V roku 2019 obhájila dizertačnú prácu na tému výšivka v súčasnom umení. Z galerijných prezentácií môžeme spomenúť samostatnú výstavu Záhrada nesplnených prianí (Vila Löw-Beer, Brno). A z posledných výstav potom spoločné prezentácie s Annou Zemánkovou v brnianskej galérii OFF/FORMAT alebo s Jiřím Davidom v pražskej galérii Etcetera. Žije v Ochoze pri Brne.