Color linocut 10x14.5 cm print area, graphic sheet 15x21 cm, numbered, signed M. Manojlín 2021
About the author:
Martin Manojlín (1972) graduated in 1995 from the Faculty of Education at Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, where he studied Czech language - art education. It was there that he began to discover his interest in graphics, especially in relief printing techniques.
He honed his artistic talent under the guidance of outstanding graphic artists such as Prof. Miloš Michálek and Alois Kračmar. Since 2015, he has been a member of SČUG Hollar.
In his graphic work, Martin Manojlín focuses on relief printing techniques – predominantly linocut in combination with woodcut and printing from various structural materials. These are mostly multi-color overprints from several matrices, and the printing is quite complex, so the artist prints all sheets exclusively by himself. Often, before printing another color, he uncovers the matrix and also uses structures of various materials in printing, or prints on colored papers for the final effect of the work.
Martin Manojlín creates both loose graphic sheets and ex-libris. Since 2011, he has printed ex-libris almost exclusively on A4 paper format. His art is dominated by natural motifs, which he translates into both concrete depictions and abstract forms. His work has been awarded multiple times in various competitions, triennials, and biennials in the Czech Republic and abroad.
