Grotto

From the publisher:

Stanislava Kovalcikova (born in 1988) creates dreamlike, bizarre scenarios inhabited by human and animal characters who operate outside of social norms. Her paintings’ protagonists defy categorization, are gender-fluid, fantasy beings with ambiguous social origins, timeless age, and indeterminable skin color, as well as inscrutable intentions. Kovalcikova’s figurative painting draws on the canon of art history, often quoting from great masters, such as Titian, Goya, Gauguin, Van Gogh or Manet, and combines these references with a consistently contemporary perspective on controversial present-day issues.

Specifications:

• Hardcover, 132 pages
• 24 x 31.8 cm, portrait
• Contributions by Stella Rollig; Anke Kempkes, Nick Koenigsknecht, Stanislava Kovalcikova, Stella Rollig
• ISBN: 978-3-903327-38-2
• Out of print