Color linocut, print area 11x15 cm, graphic sheet 21x29.6 cm numbered EA, 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 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 – predominantly linocut in combination with woodcut and printing from various structural materials. These are mostly multi-color overprints from several matrices, and the printing process is considerably complex, so the artist prints all sheets exclusively himself. Before printing another color, he often uncovers the matrix and also uses the structures of various materials in the print, or prints on colored papers for the artwork's effect.
Martin Manojlín works with 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 representations and abstract forms. His work has been repeatedly awarded at various competitions, triennials, and biennials in the Czech Republic and abroad.
