Color linocut print area 14x13 cm, graphic sheet 21x29.6 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 here that he began to discover his interest in printmaking, especially 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 – mainly 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 complicated, so the artist prints all sheets exclusively himself. He often re-engraves the matrices before printing with another color and also uses structures of different materials in the print, or prints on colored papers to enhance the work.
Martin Manojlín creates both free 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 depictions and abstract forms. His work has been recognized multiple times at various competitions, triennials, and biennials in the Czech Republic and abroad.
