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Drawing as a Space for Research / Vienna

Invitations Division of Drawing

The Drawing Studio at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava cordially invites you to an exhibition at the Slovak Institute in Vienna.

Slovak Institute, Wipplingerstrasse 24–26, 1010 Vienna, Austria

Exhibition duration: 10 June – 21 August 2026

Annotation

The exhibition series Drawing as a Research Space presents a selection of works by artists teaching at the Drawing Cabinet of the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava.

The thematic range as well as the formal approaches to the medium are diverse; the variety of artistic expression reveals not only the limits of drawing, but also the shifting of its boundaries and its expanded field. The title of the series is seemingly paradoxical; drawing is connected to the basic element of the line, the linear trace of a tool. Drawing – in the original sense of the word – does not enter three-dimensional space, but relates to the surface. Through the element of line and its shape, dynamics and thickness, it materialises the process of thinking; it is a unit expressing the relationship between the world and its representation. It leads to an understanding of what is seen through the projection of an object into a form defined by drawing. It forms the basis for the development of all artistic, design and architectural disciplines and serves as the foundation upon which these disciplines build possibilities for the artistic interpretation of the world. But how can one think through drawing? What new artistic space opens up through an understanding of drawing?

Artists:

  • Emőke Vargová, Stanislav Bubán, Pavol Truben, Marek Kvetan, Martin Derner, Žofia Dubová, Martin Schwarz. 

Curator:

  • Ján Kralovič 

Graphic design:

  • Martin Derner 

 

The exhibition was created with the support of the AFAD internal grant system. 

Poster for the exhibition Zeichnung als Forschungsraum at the Slovak Institute in Vienna. The design features a white background with bold pink-orange geometric bands filled with a grainy texture, interrupted by white cut-outs and rounded shapes. The composition includes the names of the exhibiting artists: Stanislav Bubán, Martin Derner, Žofia Dubová, Marek Kvetan, Martin Schwarz, Pavol Truben and Emőke Vargová. At the bottom, large text reads “ALS FORSCHUNGSRAUM”, with smaller details about the curator, musical accompaniment, exhibition dates and venue.