A set of two graphic prints in original folders. Color linocut, print area 14.8 cm×16.8 cm, graphic print 21×29.6 cm, numbered 24/60, signed M. Manojlín 2021
About the author:
Martin Manojlín (1972) graduated in 1995 from the Faculty of Education of 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 relief printing techniques.
He honed his artistic talent under the guidance of outstanding printmakers 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 himself. Before printing another color, he often uncovers the matrices and uses structures of various materials in the print, or prints on colored papers for the artwork's effect.
Martin Manojlín creates both loose graphic prints and exlibris. Since 2011, he has printed exlibris almost exclusively on A4 paper. His art is dominated by natural motifs, 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.
