Manpo
Branna Dorota
Manpo, 2025
17 × 24 cm (painting)
23 × 32 cm (with frame)
framed, matted
Two beings are connected by a moment of encounter in the middle of emptiness. Each sits in their own world—closed off, colored by unique experiences. A gesture is born between them, one that needs to promise or explain nothing. It is a movement toward the other, toward something shared that exists only in the moment of contact.
The painting is created using watercolor and gouache techniques, with a velvety black Japanese pigment that absorbs up to 99% of light used in the background. D. B.
About the artist
Born in 1989, Trinec, Czech Republic
Education:
2008 - 2015 Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, Czech Rep. - Studio of Illustration and Graphics of MgA. Milan Horvath
2014 - 2015 Acedemy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava, Slovakia - Studio of Free Printmaking and Illustration of prof. Dusan Kallay, akad. mal.
2013 University of Toyama, Japan - Fine Art
Solo Exhibitions:
2015 On the Border of Noticeable, Municipal Library of Prague, Czech Rep.
2011 Travel Memories, Cafe Kluv, Prague, Czech Rep.
2008 Ritual of Light, Tea Rooms Pod Kastany, Uherske Hradiste, Czech Rep.
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2016 Art Prague 2016, Kafka's House, Prague, Czech Rep.
2014 Seos (Blend), L'Ensemble Gallery, Toyama, Japan
2013 Print of the Year 2013, Clam-Gallas Palace, Prague, Czech Rep.
2013 The Most Beautiful Books of 2013, Museum of Czech Literature, Prague, Czech Rep.
2011 Print of the Year 2011, Clam-Gallas Palace, Prague, Czech Rep.
