JIŘÍ KOBR "LO AND BEHOLD ..."
originally in Gallery Makráč, Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry AS CR

One might think that the conspicuous black linoleum with functional white strips, support columns, and the indispensible clock are elements that do not belong in a gallery. Of course the idea that we encounter Kobr’s statues in a “white box” is just as weird as seeing the Virgin Mary giving birth in an operating room. But Kobr’s work (in this “supernormal” environment) is vivid and effective here, but it works differently than in the idyllic space of a garden in Břevnov, where Kobr’s statues will also be making an appearance in June.

Kobr’s art appeals as the realization of the “acceptance of conditions”. It does not proceed from any sort of intentions, but rather directly from private events and a certain way of life. Zdeněk Vašíček, for instance, characterized and adopted this type of work. The acceptance of conditions in a cowshed, in a hallway or perhaps in a garden. Though Kobr concerns himself with how his audience will view and consider his work, at the same time he creates roughly based on his own taste. Thanks to both of these commonplace Biblical themes in his rendition, lo and behold, this time it is quite possible that we might see something unfamiliar. Read an view more here ...