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BEDRISKA ZNOJEMSKA

Lives and works in Prague, Czech Republic
http://www.znojemska.cz/

She was brought mystic, poetic and spiritual beauty to Czech
painting. In today´s too sophisticated world, full of brutality and
doubtful values, a visit of the exhibition hall with her pictures is
very soothing for one´s soul.
In the painting of Bedriska Znojemska we find several aesthetic
nuances which diverge from one source – the modern symbolism.
According to the present-day theory of art we could call
the specificity of modern symbolism of Bedriska Znojemska
“iconic symbolism”, i. e. taking as its point of departure such
a conception of the symbol when the paintress on the hand
takes for her starting point the portrayal of a certain object or
figure as a “model” (e. g. a figure becomes a sign, a symbol),
on the other hand leans on an allegorical idea in the picture.
symbolism. According to the present-day theory of art we could
call the specificity of modern symbolism of Bedriska Znojemska
“iconic symbolism”, i. e. taking as its point of departure such a
conception of the symbol when the paintress on the hand takes
for her starting point the portrayal of a certain object or figure as
a “model” (e. g. a figure becomes a sign, a symbol), on the other
hand leans on an allegorical idea in the picture. The paintress takes
the road of lyrical reflection which is an essential feature of her
paintings. This reflection helped her to overcome the static and
decorative character of neo-classicism. except.

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