Colored linocut, print area 13.5x12 cm, graphic sheet 21x29.6 cm, numbered XXX/XL, signed M. Manojlín 2017
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 printmaking, especially in relief printing techniques.
He perfected his artistic talent under the guidance of excellent 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 usually multi-color overprints from several matrices, and the printing process is considerably complex, so the author prints all sheets exclusively himself. He often uncovers matrices before printing another color and uses the structures of various materials in his prints, 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. Natural motifs dominate his art, which he translates into both concrete depictions and abstract forms. His work has been awarded multiple times at various competitions, triennials, and biennials in the Czech Republic and abroad.
