Color linocut, 15x18 cm print area, graphic sheet 21x29.5 cm, numbered, signed M. Manojlín 2024
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 arts, especially 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-color overprints from several matrices, and the printing process is considerably complicated, so the artist prints all sheets exclusively himself. He often re-engraves the matrices before printing the next color and also uses the structures of various materials in his printing, or prints on colored papers for the final effect of the work.
Martin Manojlín creates both loose graphic sheets 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 repeatedly recognized at various competitions, triennials, and biennials in the Czech Republic and abroad.
