Anna Zemánková

"I am growing flowers that are not grown anywhere else" the fantastical botanica of an Art Brut geniusThe work of Czech painter, draftsman and pastel artist Anna Zem nkov (1908-86) defies easy definition and categorization. As a self-taught artist, Zem nkov tends to be described as Art Brut, but h [...]
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"I am growing flowers that are not grown anywhere else" the fantastical botanica of an Art Brut geniusThe work of Czech painter, draftsman and pastel artist Anna Zem nkov (1908-86) defies easy definition and categorization. As a self-taught artist, Zem nkov tends to be described as Art Brut, but her Art Brut is of a mysterious and magical strain. Her work gives the viewer the impression of entering a herbarium of fantastical extraterrestrial plants or a unique, imaginary world, always created by the artist using newly discovered and often surprising techniques.This extraordinary new publication presents a representative selection of Zem nkov 's drawings, collages, objects and assemblages, accompanied by texts written by experts and researchers including Roger Cardinal, Eva Kot tkov , Terezie Zem nkov , Manuel Anceau, Pascale Jeanneret and Bruno Decharme. These are not staid scholarly essays; each contributor tries in their own way to understand the inherent mystery of Zem nkov 's art. Readers are invited to join them on a journey through Zem nkov 's visionary work.