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Echt - Film o malíři Janu Mertovi + debata | Dokumentární pondělí
Echt - Film about the painter Jan Mert + debate | Documentary Monday
Event by: Kino Světozor, Dokumentární pondělí
Location: Cinema Svetozor, Vodičkova 791, Praha 1
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Films, Exhibitions
About event
A documentary about the contemporary Czech painter Jan Mert, whose journey to the new exhibition includes not only working on new works, but also coping with personal and global problems – often through ordinary activities, such as turning compost.
After the screening, there will be a debate with director Tomáš Merta, editor Soňa Jelínková and painter Jan Merta.
Tickets: kinosvetozor.cz/dokumentarni-pondeli
ABOUT THE FILM
Jan Merta (1952) is currently one of the most important Czech visual artists. In his painting work, shaped by the postmodernism of the 80s, he leans towards abstract abbreviation and symbolic capture of reality using everyday objects. The picture is a snapshot of his life filled with painting, work in the garden and coexistence as a partner. A civilian camera follows Merta as she prepares the exhibition, for which she tries to create new works. However, his involvement in the current geopolitical situation as well as the discovery of new compositional principles and creative quirks, which co-create his enchanted personal world, enter the work.