Solo exhibition opening at Chemistry’s new space in Lucerna: Shards

I have the pleasure of inviting you to the opening of my solo exhibition, which will take place on 3 June at 7 p.m. in the new premises of Chemistry Gallery in the Lucerna Palace, Prague, directly at the entrance to the arcade from Štěpánská Street. The exhibition will run until 14 June only.

Dovoluji si Vás pozvat na vernisáž mé samostatné výstavy, která se koná 3. června od 19 hodin v novém prostoru galerie Chemistry v pražské Lucerně, hned u vstupu do pasáže ze Štěpánské ulice. Výstava potrvá pouze do 14. června.

The exhibition Shards marks Bartoníček’s return to sculptural practice following years devoted to digital and new-media technologies. This is not a retreat but a reassessment: at a moment when images generate themselves and technological production has reached a point of inflation, physical material becomes a site of resistance.
The chosen medium is cast iron, whose processing demands a lengthy translation from gesture through mould to casting. The surfaces of the objects bear traces of expressive shaping — a calligraphic gesture rendered in three-dimensional mass. The forms are dynamic and ephemeral: undulations, fragments, shards of captured movement. The material, however, is massive and definitive.

Výstava Střepy představuje Bartoníčkův návrat k sochařské praxi po letech věnovaných digitálním a novomediálním technologiím. Není to však ústup, ale přehodnocení: v momentě, kdy se obrazy generují samy a technologická produkce dosáhla inflačního bodu, stává se fyzický materiál místem odporu.
Zvoleným materiálem je litina, jejíž zpracování vyžaduje zdlouhavý proces překladu od gesta přes formu k odlitku. Povrchy objektů nesou stopy expresivního tvarování — kaligrafického gesta přeloženého do trojrozměrné hmoty. Tvary jsou dynamické, efemérní — vlnění, fragmenty, střepy zachyceného pohybu. Materiál je však masivní, definitivní.


Dita Malečková, Ph.D.

The Chemistry Gallery
Chemistry Prints
Štěpánská 61, Praha 1

Retrospective Exhibition “Laser Screen Printing” Opened

For those who couldn’t attend the opening on November 27, 2024, of the exhibition “Prokop Bartoníček: Laser Screen Printing,” Gallery Komart (Salvátorská 6, Prague 1) is open Tuesday to Friday from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Alternatively, private viewings can be arranged.

Ten years ago, I introduced works created with my unique Laser Screen Printing technique. This method utilizes a custom-built UV laser projector to project motifs onto screens for manual screen printing. The resulting prints, produced in limited editions, remain highly sought after by collectors.

Running until the end of January 2025, the exhibition also features the latest pieces from the Aeon series, showcasing modifications and creative interventions into centuries-old artifacts.

Thanks for photos: Magdalena Bláhová, Jiří Vambera, Tomáš Studnička

Operative Performances at LEAP, Berlin 2011

I was invited to participate in Operative Performances at LEAP, Berlin, and had a great time working with Daniel Franke on the piece. The performative part was done by Brina Stinehelfer and Francesca Romana Ciardi. The event was organized by the We Are Chop Chop collective. Special thanks to Daniel Franke, John McKiernan, and Kai Kreuzmüller.

A black screen is hung on the wall – or is it actually a canvas? It shines and reflects and one can almost look through it. One might think of Malevich’s black square, positioned in our white cube. Malevich’s masterpiece was hung on the top of a ceiling’s corner facing slightly downwards to the audience, a style which was reserved for russian icons only. If the viewer moves close to the installation, it starts to move, making the screen bend in the upper center. The observer’s eyes can’t focus anymore and the idea of looking at/into something is broken. The emerging image is more a result of movement and less of shapes. Literally having a thin line between human and machine – digital evolution is alter the world, and it is impossible for the individual to keep step with it. Being both present and somewhat unknown, we follow our digital icon of today.
Kai Kreuzmueller

presenting Die Praxis at 22PRESENTS

I’m proudly presenting my friends from Berlin in Prague. Collective “Die Praxis” and their work “Shift” at showroom 22PRESENTS.

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In this site specific installation a second room is superimposed on the 22PRESENTS showroom. The skeleton of the space is shifted into a different perspective and outlined on the walls.
Focussing on the transformation of one perspective into the other the space between the two is explored through iterative processes. The infinite variations and states of the process are reflected in generative laser drawings.
The sound creates a constantly changing environment. Space is made perceivable through moving relatively static sound sources across a special loudspeaker setup. Different sound beams scan the room and explore its spatial properties.
Praxis is a collaborative workspace located in Berlin that houses a collective of likeminded people and friends working in the fields of New Media Art, Audiovisual Art, Interaction Design and Programming. Praxis started out in 2009 in Oranienstraße, Berlin Kreuzberg. The founding members were Sebastian Gregor and joreg (vvvv group) who then teamed up with visual artisits Rainer Kohlberger, Claudia Rohrmoser and sound artist Wilm Thoben. The vvvv crew was then joined by two more helping hands, Tebjan Halm, Elias Holzer.