Ares
Ares
Ares
Ares

Vojtěch Kovařík

Ares, 2023230 x 260 x 290cmPrice on Request
Details
MaterialGalleryLocation
polystyrene, steal and concreteGalerie DerouillonParis
Description
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The artwork depicts a large, striking sand sculpture of a contemplative figure sitting cross-legged on the ground. The sculpture utilizes a neutral, earthen color palette that blends seamlessly with the surrounding autumn foliage. The figure's posture and expression convey a sense of introspection and serenity, while the textured surface and fluid lines of the sculpture suggest a skilled hand and attention to detail. This piece appears to be a public art installation, likely intended to engage viewers in a moment of reflection amidst the natural setting. ...

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Vojtěch Kovařík
Artist
Vojtěch Kovařík
B.1993, Czech

Vojtěch Kovařík's work is a pantheon in which the gods and goddesses of Greek mythology crowd together and where there are so many figures confined in frames too narrow to contain the weight of their own symbolism. These once extraordinary beings are no longer triumphant. They are summoned in paintings and sculptures in the style of the muralists Diego Riviera and José Clemente Orozco. Kovařík was also inspired by the national socialist art strategies prevalent before the collapse of the USSR, two years before being born in the Czech Republic. His paintings adopt the same principles: simplicity and clarity, use of symbols, exaggerated strokes, striking colors, uniformity, and repetition. Kovařík reveals the gap between the great ideologies and myths our culture and each of us inherit, and the way they perpetuate patterns of oppression. He is dedicated to deconstructing the authoritative, dismantling grand narratives and its heroes, leaving traces of individual mythology and giving them a new relevance. The artist rehumanizes these gods that were so distant, and in doing so, narrates the dilemmas of contemporary life, confronted with symbols too stifling to inhabit his history and experience of the world. ...

Vojtěch Kovařík: Artworks
The Present and the Past
Vojtěch KovaříkThe Present and the Past, 2022Price on Request
Dionysus Descended Into The Underworld To Free His Mother
Vojtěch KovaříkDionysus Descended Into The Underworld To Free His Mother, 2022Price on Request
Alexander The Great and His Horse Bucephalus
Vojtěch KovaříkAlexander The Great and His Horse Bucephalus, 2022Price on Request
Portrait of Zephyrus
Vojtěch KovaříkPortrait of Zephyrus, 2023Price on Request
Ares
Vojtěch KovaříkAres, 2023Price on Request
Galerie Derouillon
Gallery
Galerie Derouillon
Paris, Paris, Paris

The Galerie Derouillon, founded by Benjamin Derouillon, opened its doors in September 2012 at 38 rue Notre Dame de Nazareth in the Haut-Marais district, which is emerging as one of the new poles of contemporary art in Paris, with the desire to defend a young generation of French and international artists. The programme offers a singular vision of today's art in its diversity of modes of expression, with a particular emphasis on painting, sculpture and installations. The selection of artists has in common a demanding and playful work that breaks with established codes.