Jaroslav Róna (1957)
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Jaroslav Róna belongs among the prominent personalities of the contemporary Czech art scene. Even during his studies, he participated in legendary exhibitions called Confrontations and was one of the founding members of the Tvrdohlaví artistic group. In the work of Jaroslav Róna, the two fundamental artistic disciplines for him, painting and sculpture, are connected into a perfect synthesis. His works often contain irony as well as a peculiar humour and a slightly cynical exaggeration. Via painting, Róna most often introduces us to his “inner landscapes”, which are characterised by a dark, ghostly atmosphere. The sculptural work is dominated by figural depictions, human and animal, often strongly stylised, abstracted in a way heading towards primitiveness. Among other things, Jaroslav Róna was a head of the Sculpture Studio at the Prague Academy in 2005–2012
Selected exhibitions:
Paintings and Obstinate Drawings, Czech Centre Berlin, Germany, 2008
Crossing Borders, Ebeltoft Glass Museum, Denmark, 2009
Paintings and Sculptures, Václav Špála Gallery, Prague, 2013
Jaroslav Róna 1997–2017, Prague City Gallery – Stone Bell House, Prague, 2017
Jaroslav Róna belongs among the prominent personalities of the contemporary Czech art scene. Even during his studies, he participated in legendary exhibitions called Confrontations and was one of the founding members of the Tvrdohlaví artistic group. In the work of Jaroslav Róna, the two fundamental artistic disciplines for him, painting and sculpture, are connected into a perfect synthesis. His works often contain irony as well as a peculiar humour and a slightly cynical exaggeration. Via painting, Róna most often introduces us to his “inner landscapes”, which are characterised by a dark, ghostly atmosphere. The sculptural work is dominated by figural depictions, human and animal, often strongly stylised, abstracted in a way heading towards primitiveness. Among other things, Jaroslav Róna was a head of the Sculpture Studio at the Prague Academy in 2005–2012
Selected exhibitions:
Paintings and Obstinate Drawings, Czech Centre Berlin, Germany, 2008
Crossing Borders, Ebeltoft Glass Museum, Denmark, 2009
Paintings and Sculptures, Václav Špála Gallery, Prague, 2013
Jaroslav Róna 1997–2017, Prague City Gallery – Stone Bell House, Prague, 2017
Standing Devil
2009
bronze
h. 70 cm
ARTIST'S RECORD SALE - SCULPTURE
sold at 87th Auction of KODL Gallery
Composition with Blue Prisms
2020
oil on canvas
130 × 95 cm
ARTIST'S RECORD SALE - PAINTING
sold at 87th Auction of KODL Gallery
Two Sculptures on a Burgundy Background
2018
mixed media (tempera, ink, charcoal) on paper
42 × 29 cm
sold
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