The exhibition Jan Solpera – Rounded is part of the long-term program of which graphic design is an integral part. Following the success of previous projects exploring this specific form of artistic creation, it now presents another significant typographer, graphic designer, and educator, Jan Solpera (*1939). 

The exhibition is once again curated by graphic designers Zuzana Burgrová and Robert V. Novák, who previously drew attention to themselves with the acclaimed concept for the exhibition Rostislav Vaněk EXTENDED. The fact that they are not professional curators, they emphasize as an advantage that allows them to view the exhibited works outside established frameworks and appreciate details that are professionally relevant to them. They approach the exhibited works with a unique perspective, yet with the utmost respect. 

In the case of presenting Jan Solpera’s work, they left considerable space to the author himself; the accompanying texts are based on his current book Typo života běh ( ; ! : ? & ~ ! ! ! ? ! : [ … ] + ) = Solpera, in which the author shares personal memories and experiences concerning not only his own work and the field itself, but also his many years of teaching. 

The exhibition also features film animations that offer a glimpse into Solpera’s approach to creating the titular text compositions, typeface designs, and physical exhibits such as theater posters and books.  

The curators do not emphasize a chronological presentation of Solper’s work or exhaustive comprehensiveness, but rather conceptual, formal, and semantic connections—and sometimes even entirely random ones. 

The exhibition’s title is once again derived from typographic terminology. The term rounded refers not only to the typeface but also to Solper’s approach to form in general—to its characteristic softness and sensitive shaping of visual form, which the curators have traced in his designs.