Color linocut, printing area 13x12 cm, graphic sheet 21x29.6 cm, numbered XXVIII/XXXV, signed M. Manojlín 2023
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 specialized in Czech language - art education. It was there that he began to discover his interest in graphic art, particularly 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 – primarily linocut in combination with woodcut and printing from various structural materials. These are mostly multi-colored overprints from several matrices, and the printing process is quite complex, so the artist prints all sheets exclusively himself. He often reveals the matrices before printing another color and also uses the structures of various materials in the print, or prints on colored papers to enhance the work's expression.
Martin Manojlín creates both free graphic prints and ex-libris. Since 2011, he has almost exclusively printed ex-libris on A4 paper. Natural motifs dominate his art, which he translates into both concrete depictions and abstract forms. His work has been recognized multiple times at various competitions, triennials, and biennials in the Czech Republic and abroad.
