Minutes of the Jury Meeting at the 5th International Triennial of Graphic Arts Prague 2007
The jury of the 5th International Triennial of Graphic Arts Prague 2007 met on the 8th October 2007. It included the following international jury members:
Prof. Lynne Allen, USA, Boston University, School of Visual Arts,
Dr. Catherine Braekeleer, Belgium, Director, Centre de la gravure et de l’image imprimée de La Louvière
PhDr. Simeona Hošková, Czech Republic, Director of the Prague Triennial of Graphic Arts,
Prof. Andrzej Bednarczyk, Poland, Academy of Fine Arts, Cracow,
Prof. Igor Benca, Slovakia, College of Fine Arts, Banská Bystrica,
Richard Drury, Czech Republic, curator, the Czech Museum of Fine Arts, Prague,
Bodo Korsig, Germany, artist, Prague Triennial Grand Prix winner 2004,
PhDr. Hana Larvová, Czech Republic, curator, the Prague City Gallery,
Richard Noyce, UK, London, writer, art critic and theoretician.
Prof. Lynne Allen, USA, Boston University, School of Visual Arts, was elected the chairwoman of the jury.
The jury judged the work of 62 artists from 20 countries, and voted on the following awards.
Ingrid Ledent (Belgium) 1st Prize
Eeva Tiisala (Finland) 2nd Prize
Sponsorship Prizes:
Mikoláš Axmann (Czech Republic) The Metrostav a. s. Prize
Alicia Candiani (Argentina) The GEMA ART GROUP a. s. Prize
Helena Horálková (Czech Republic) The Pražská plynárenská a. s. Prize
Zbyněk Janáček (Czech Republic) The Stavby silnic a železnic a. s. Prize
Gábor György Nagy (Hungary) The Prague 1 Borough Council Prize
Marta Lech (Poland) Honorary Mention
Jitka Chrištofová (Czech Republic) Honorary Mention
Giske Sigmundstad (Norway) Honorary Mention
Jury Resolution:
Eglė Kuckaitė (Lithuania) Grand Prix
The conceptual complexity of Kuckaite’s work combined with her unique and personal stamp images links the worlds of the Czech Republic and Lithuania and extends to all humanity. The simplicity of her fresh approach to the concept of transfer impressed the jury, whose vote was unanimous.
Ingrid Ledent (Belgium) 1st Prize
Ingrid Ledent has solved the argument between digital and traditional techniques, combining the concept sensibility by combining images of her own skin with a finely crafted lithography technique. She addresses with assurance the passing of time.
Eeva Tiisala (Finland) 2nd Prize
Eeva Tiisala’s approach to woodcut combines subtlety of technique with great power of expression. The quality of drawing transcends normal expectations of woodcut. The three images slide together to complete the thought.
The precision and apparent simplicity of working on steel reveals a meditation on the passing of time. The steel implies the blade that cuts the tree and reveals the passage of time.
The mezzotint technique serves the idea rather than itself. The objects float like ghosts and angels who slowly emerge from apparent nothingness.
Sponsorship Prizes:
Mikoláš Axmann (Czech Republic) The Metrostav a. s. Prize
These monumental lithographs have an unavoidable strength in their mark-making. On close examination, the expressive marks attain the delicacy of calligraphy.
Alicia Candiani (Argentina) The GEMA ART GROUP a. s. Prize
Alicia Candiani uses digital and traditional techniques on commercial polyester sign material, which gives a seemingly transparent surface that belies the domination of feminist and national issues of her native Argentina.
Helena Horálková (Czech Republic) The Pražská plynárenská a. s. Prize
This suite of linocuts is a tour de force in narrative printmaking which shows the artist as an heir of Hogarth’s harassing satire with highly expressive drawing.
Zbyněk Janáček (Czech Republic) The Stavby silnic a železnic a. s. Prize
It is interesting to see the use of digital technique on a large scale that reveals the great power of vibration where light becomes similar to sound.
Gábor György Nagy (Hungary) The Prague 1 Borough Council Prize
Nagy’s mysterious images don’t quite resolve themselves, leaving the viewer to interpret their meaning. The industrial surface contains images that might belong in a dream.
Marta Lech (Poland) Honorary Mention
She uses a traditional Polish approach to linocut to create subtle images that reveal both an actual and psychological space in which light emerges from the darkness.
Jitka Chrištofová (Czech Republic) Honorary Mention
Jitka Chrištofová uses a unique approach that originates photographically pushes the work to become a sensitive multilayer drawing.
Giske Sigmundstad (Norway) Honorary Mention
A modest yet traditional approach to etching that leads towards specific content which is both atmospheric and alludes to the solitude of contemporary life.