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Diploma Works: Printmaking: STONE, PAPER, PU FOAM

Invitations Printmaking and Other Media

We cordially invite you to the opening of the diploma exhibition of students of Printmaking and Other Media, which will take place in Pistori palace.

Where?

When?

  • Opening: June 13, 2025, 5:00 PM

  • Guided tour: June 21, 2025, 5:00 PM

  • Duration: June 14 – July 6, 2025, Tue–Sun 2:00–7:00 PM

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Exhibiting Artists:

Students:

  • Nina Bialová
  • Zuzana Firmentová
  • Yuka Konishi
  • Yuliia Matsveiko
  • Tereza Mazúrová
  • Ivana Pavlíková
  • Marco Rapant
  • Hugo Raýman
  • Adriana Remiašová
  • Elena Špirengová
  • Natálie Štěpániková
  • Lucia Večerná

Graduates:

  • Dávid Pogran
  • Barbora Smutná
  • Peter Šulavík

Curator:

  • Fanny Elisabeth Pekarčíková

Annotation

The exhibition *Stone, Paper, PU Foam* presents the diploma works of the Department of Printmaking and Other Media at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design as distinct, autonomous artistic outputs that do not strive for a unified message. It reveals the diversity of approaches and possibilities of graphic thinking. What unites them is not a common theme or form, but the mode of working and visual reasoning.

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Curatorial Text

STONE, PAPER, PU FOAM

A diploma exhibition of the Department of Printmaking and Other Media at AFAD Bratislava

Stone, Paper, PU Foam, as the title of the exhibition, itself hints at a diversity of approaches. Through the diploma projects of the Department of Printmaking and Other Media at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design, we encounter a wide spectrum of material work – from classical printmaking techniques such as monotype, woodcut, and embossing; to digital graphics and printing; all the way to ceramics, objects, installations, and working with organic materials. The question arises: what could be the common denominator of this visual thinking?

There is a noticeable use of repetition, multiplicity, and shifting of symbols or motifs – strategies that may be understood as graphic in terms of their structure and organization, not only as a technique. Printmaking today is not just a specific medium; it transcends traditional boundaries, expanding and transforming. It defines a certain way of thinking, of artistic understanding and expression. Meaning may be built through layering, duplication, and variation.

The exhibition reflects various approaches – both traditional and experimental – and resists easy categorization. Perhaps this itself is a sign of the times, which no longer insist on clearly defined categories. Printmaking infiltrates contemporary media environments, yet even in its utmost freedom, it retains its traditional presence.

Each output is highly individual; there is no need to seek a universally shared thematic starting point. But the exhibition takes place in a particular time and space – during a period of deepening digitalization, artificial intelligence, and information and visual overload. In this context, some approaches turn inward, toward process and material, expressing an internally lived experience. Others draw from the digital realm, responding through traditional media, while some pull graphic reasoning and expression into digital environments.

The exhibition presents diploma works as distinct artistic outputs that do not aim for a unified statement. It shows the variety and potential of graphic thinking. What connects them is rather the approach and visual reasoning than a specific theme or form. The exhibition also features the best diploma works from the previous year from all three studios of the department.