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                       PORTFOLIO MONIKA KOJETSKA 2022-2023

 

GUMA/LESK/ČERNÝ BLESK

curated by Tereza Havlovicová

The exhibition presents the works of the young Brno artist Monika Kojetská (1990), a graduate of the Faculty of Fine Arts in Brno, Studio of Body Design led by Doc. Mgr. A. Lenka Klodová Ph.D and Studio of Painting 1 led by MgA. Vasil Artamonov and akad. mal. Tomas Lahoda. It is a loose continuation of the exhibition series S tebou i se mnou, focused on the reflection of gender identity in the work of young contemporary artists.

The basic themes that the artist has been dealing with for a long time are sexuality, physicality and attraction. Although the artist’s background is in painting and she creates abstract paintings, classical in their format and method of hanging, she uses non-traditional non-painting techniques in her process of creation and moves on its border with the object. She very carefully chooses the materials she composes and experiments with in her works – she covers the canvases with fabric, deforms them, shapes them differently, destroys them, lets them crack or overlap the frame.

She is fascinated by the surface, interested in the essence of the material, and values its expressive and semantic qualities. The choice of the resulting material is determined by the degree of subjective attraction or repulsion the artist finds in it. Thus, the artist engages with the contradictions inherent in the character of individual mediums. It can be both very attractive in terms of surface, texture, color, or, for example, deliberately evoke a feeling of greasiness, disgust, or even repulsion.

She often incorporates pieces of real clothing and fabrics that can represent a fetish in his work, such as various pieces of leather, leatherette, shiny materials, used tights, underwear…

Sexuality does not only enter the artist’s work through the aforementioned fetish, but most clearly through the recurring motif of the rhombus. It is the artist’s central motif, a symbol of the female gender with all its contexts. Sexual energy also appears in the artist’s work in the form of magnetism and physical attraction, which she uses not only in the works themselves, but often in the installation of the works. The theme of attraction thus runs through all her work in various forms, the artist links interpersonal attraction, arising inexplicably between two people, and material, physical attraction.

Above the aforementioned themes that the artist deals with, there is another, existential level. The artist works with the themes of creation and extinction, impermanence. With the idea that by ending one thing, a new thing is created. At a certain stage of her work, her works are torn apart, destroyed, and thus a contrast of fragmentation and at the same time purity is brought into them, where the artist carefully chooses the shape of the works and their method of installation. She works with an awareness of beauty and its transience. She then perceives it in a broader context, as an essential feature of existence. In her fascination with the new form created by destruction, she repeatedly transforms and destroys her paintings. Accordingly, the colour most often chosen is black.

 

 

 

DRESS

Curated by Anita Somrová

MakeMake Gallery

Dress is a partial self-reflection. It refers to a garment that I „wear“. The installation is created through meanings and interrelationships.

The series combines materials such as leatherette, which is here in the form of a diamond-shaped object, and loosely flowing hanging fabrics. It can evoke a piece of clothing or refer to sexuality. The whole installation is linked by the symbolism of the rhombus reflecting part of my work. The magnets here hold both shape and tension.

The installation features a magnet on the outside and inside, referring to the magnetic works from the Still Closer series.
This allows the shape of the installation to be moved freely, the curtain to be opened or closed. The dress can be put on or taken off. This allows the installation to be redefined. New forms can be created but it is also possible to „rip“ these magnets out of the garment and cause it to disappear. It is about Movement and the subsequent fall, referring to the book Ninfa moderna- An essay on the fallen drapery by Georges Didi-Huberman.

 

 

 

 

DE-format

This series was created as a follow-up to Still closer. More than a quick gesture, it deals with the shape of the image itself. The destruction of the classic square and rectangular shape results in new shapes. In some cases the frames become deformed at the last possible point of sustainability of the shape.The destruction of shape in some cases occurs after the material is stretched over the frame, thus deforming the canvas/skin/skin itself. This series explores the theme of change and decay. The cycle can also reflect the existential plane of man.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pohled do výstavy, FaVU VUT, 2015

 

 

Stále Blíž/Still Closer

Série Still Closer pracuje s tématem přitažlivosti, ve více rovinách. Zaměřuji se na podstatu materiálu a jeho výpovědní hodnotu. Důraz je kladen na smysl použití specifických materiálů při uplatnění kategorií povrch, povrchnost, povrchovost, fashion, líbivost, přitažlivost, předmět a touha. Série pracuje s přitažlivostí fyzikální, vizuální, ale i smyslovou. Fyzikální je zprostředkována magnetickými materiály a vizuální přitažlivým a lákavým povrchem, který zároveň odkazuje k povrchnosti a vnímání věcí „na povrchu“. Používám  materiály historicky příznakové, ale i významově poznamenané, které můžou nést konotace ztráty přitažlivosti, nebo přitažlivosti a sexu. V tomto ohledu mě zajímá funkce silonek. Základní formou obrazu je čára, linka, bod. Magnetické a kovové materiály spolu v kombinaci reagují. Součástí instalace je i magnetická podlaha, se kterou zacházím stejným způsobem jako s obrazem. Celá série by měla působit jako „pohyblivá“, nestálá, opadávající a proměňující se. Tuto pohyblivost nelze rozpoznat pouhým pohledem. Mezi obrazy a podlahou, neustále fungují síly, které se přitahují a odpuzují. Všechno se děje přirozeně.

 

 

 

Unrest

The video was created in artistic duo with Markéta Polcarová. Our regular debates about a temporary psychological state became the reason of our cooperation and the central theme of the project. Our ever changing moods, supported either by a stressful situation or a meditation were observed while we attempted to illustrate them. We adopted a process-approach and took advantage of the technological flaws.