Jaromír Novotný
, Ceský Brod, former Czechoslovakia — Lives and works in Prague, Czech Republic
Jaromír Novotný is a restless searcher with a never-ending quest to explore the possibilities and limits of painting. Novotný's early works were inspired by architecture. They are introverted and rather dark. Since 2011, he has shown a particular interest in different shades of black. Then in 2014, he began limiting himself to the use of black and white. He began to paint on canvasses hung freely on the wall without stretchers. A short while later, he started his exploration of painting on synthetic organza, and since then his works have become much lighter.
About Jaromír Novotný
Black as the foundation, white as the lightest shade of black.
Traces of execution are transparent in the paintings. The use of water and paint, the presence of additional materials underneath the organza, the stitched parts of the fabric, as well as the visible stretcher-all of these components contribute to and challenge every aspect of transparency. Synthetic organza came into place while Novotný was looking for a transparent textile instead of a canvas. Organza gives white a different dimension in that it transcends the material and makes it "more white".