Disconnected Painting

Born 17th May 1959 in Prague, Czech Republic Lives and works in Prague The painter Kateřina Štenclová belongs to one of the few Czech painters who is systematically and nearly exclusively commited to abstract painting. She took part in many international symposiums and was awarded the « Créateur d’aujourd’hui » price of Fédération Nationale de la Culture Française. She also attended many important exhibitions (for example Perfect Tense, Painting today, Jízdárna Pražského hradu, 2003-4 ; Contemporary Czech painting, NTK gallery, Prague, 2012) and presented her works on her own : « Limit of the event » , National Gallery, Veletržni Palác, Prague, 1999 ; « Selected Affinities », Czech Center, New-York, 2001 ; « I paint, therefor I am », French Institute, Prague, 2015. Her main expressive tools are plain colours, the relationship between geometrical and organic surfaces, gesture, the painting support. Her paintings have no symbolic or narrative content, they are dominated by structures of expressive colours, while an important rôle is being played by the gesture and an actual connection to lyrical abstraction. Articles : 2011 Kateřina Černá, Not painting what I see, in Art and Antiques 2003 "Behold the light", Jiří Zemánek, Kant and moravian Gallery in Brno 1994-2002 Atelier magazines 2002 "Art in America"K. Štenclová a M. Škoda at the Czech Culture Center by David Ebony (april 2002, page 156) 2000 Art in America "Report from Prague toward a new Bohemia" (april 2000, page 87) 1999 Artforum "K. Štenclová in Veletržní palác" by Jeff Crane (may 1999, page 186) 1995 New Encyclopedia of the Czech Art (Academia Prague 1995)