AUG DESIGN – the twelfth International parade of visual arts and design.
Theme: TRADITION.
International Art Project is divided into two categories: Professional and Student Category and is representing visual artists from Austria, Canada, China, Cuba, Czech Republic, Ecuador, France, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Macao, Mexico, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Taiwan, USA and Venezuela. From registered works were selected 255 participants from 26 countries; 122 professionals; 133 students; 52 universities.
29. 11. - 14. 12. 2022
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Opening 7th September 2022 at 6 pm with the support of the Irish Embassy in Prague.
8. 9. − 9. 11. 2022
curator: Lenka Sýkorová
photo:Markéta Bendová
In this beautiful space, in this urban park, I invite the audience/viewer into an immersive encounter with nature which might initiate a kind of love affair between nature and mankind – and mutual healing between the two. I have explored this potential healing in the context of our current ecological crisis, seeking sustainability of the natural environment and humility in ancient traditions of coexistence and reciprocity between man and nature. [...] Using drawing as a starting point, I immerse myself entirely in the natural world, and from that place of deep engagement, I create immersive installations where the viewer can bathe in refracted light and nature, feel a rootedness to the earth and see as if for the first time. Through playing with scale and points of view, I aim to capture a sense of depth perception in a small space.
Alannah Robins
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Like living in the clouds
Karolina Lizurej (PL), Jan Pfeiffer (CZ), Hanna Råst (FI), Jasmin Schaitl (AT)
26. — 29. 5. 2022
Curator: Lenka Sýkorová
Photo: Kenneth Pils, Olof Thie and Jose Figueroa.
The pandemic has given us space to calm down and slow down. We began to learn to live quietly, simply and in the present. To live with ease, like living on a cloud. Drawing as an intimate gesture, for many artists, has become the most direct medium for expressing inner experiences. By connecting the mind, eye and hand, we can capture not only the world around us but also within us. The drawing line, whether on paper or guided by matter in space, is still a strong visual gesture in contemporary art.
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18. 5. — 13. 7. 2022
curator: Lenka Sýkorová
photo: Martin Máslo
Collective memory forms our identity. The integrity of every human being is thus closely linked to the political, sociological and anthropological contexts of the historical consciousness of the location where we were born. The war in Ukraine opened up a number of traumas in Central and Eastern Europe. Colonial memory in the context of the former Eastern Bloc and Russia’s influence on it is present in the artwork of Lithuanian artist Marija Griniuk through storytelling, which she inherited as a family tradition. As part of her artistic research, she focuses on local collective narrative practice in the context of eco‐violence and the post‐colonial past.
23. 3. – 11. 5. 2022
curator: Lenka Sýkorová
photo: Markéta Bendová
Leaving traditions passed down through generations is like giving up an identity. It is a process of losing historical consciousness. The politics of today's disposable world is at a dead end. That is why there is a certain turn to tradition. The love for nature, crafts and cultural heritage is also significant for the Czech fashion designer Alice Klouzková, who is intensively involved in traditional textile techniques and their use in contemporary clothing design. The author thus exchanged part of her work in the studio for a workshop, laboratory and field, thus finding a new meaning for her work. The presented project points to her work process are burdened with responsibility, thus creating a design with a story taught by history.
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