Pencils & School
After Kolar
After Kolar interrelates Czechoslovakian sociopolitical events, art historical narratives and my own Czech family history.
Prompted by finding a collection of nearly 200 small watercolors at a flea market on the outskirts of Prague, made by an unrecognized artist, F.Kolar, the works span 1922 to the late 50’s.
For each work in After Kolar, I paint a ‘cover version’ for every one of Kolar’s original found paintings. Adding collected vernacular material (dated to the same year of Kolar’s original painting), I configure these elements within an artist’s made frame.
After Kolar (Pencils & School, 1947)
2020
mixed media on paper, found painting and photograph, artist's frame
19 x 26 x 1.25 in
