Jakub Špaňhel (Original graphics)

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Original graphics by Jakub Špaňhel

Special edition for Telegraph

Jakub Špaňhel (1976) is one of the most important contemporary painters in the Czech Republic. He studied in the studio of Jiří David and Milan Knížák at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague and was a member of the Luxsus art group. His works can be found in many private collections, but also in the possession of the National Gallery in Prague.

Jakub's work is permeated by two strands - minimalism, consisting of the mechanical repetition of a motif using a paint roller, and a strong gestural expression through which he records impressions from architecture, decoration and the space of sacred buildings or even secular spaces, such as central banks. Špaňhel's new print for the Telegraph follows precisely the path of a rather minimalist expression through a repeated pattern. This is butterflies, in their various stages of life. Thus, green caterpillars are intertwined between the yellow butterfly wings. He works with only a few colours here - yellow, green, a few red details and a bold black, which is used for the intense contouring of the individual butterfly bodies.

Screen print, 72 × 51 cm

100 pcs