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BEDRISKA ZNOJEMSKA

Lives and works in Prague, Czech Republic
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Bedriska Znojemska her real name is Bozena Krejcova, Around 50 exhibitions at home, around 15 exhibitions

née Fritzova, born on 2.6.1928 in Znojmo -hence her abroad – Italy, Switzerland, Sweden, England, California
pseudonym- Znojemska After finishing her studies at USA. Presentation at team exhibitions of miniatures,
lycée, she went on studying medicine. At the same time drawings, post stamps the exhibition of Woman Painter
she attended a school of painting at the studio of the and private collections.
artist Emanuel Frinta. During the political check ups in
this country in 1949 she was excluded from all type of In the painting of Bedriska Znojemska we find several
universities. aesthetic nuances which diverge from one source -

However she carried on with her studies of painting the modern symbolism. The painter takes the road of
at E. Frinta’s studio, later at the studio of F. Ketzk / lyrical reflection which is an essential feature of her
department of figure and composition. She worked as paintings. Another nuance of expression is for Bedriska
an art editor at a publisher, later as an advertising artist. Znojemska the romantic symbolism. And finally it is
She applied her drawings for newspaper. After getting Surrealist symbolism which provokes subconscious
married to Borivoj Krejci they started cooperating ideas, the fantasy of inner images. It is the question of
on bells decoration – Borivoj as carver, Bedriska as the search for “super reality”.
a painter. They worked on designs and realization of In order to understand the specificity of the style
new altars, pulpits, seats, windowpanes, wall paintings, of Bedriska Znojemska we must also emphasize her

Station of the Cross and renewal of sacred places. masterly work with the paints for she has acquired
Besides, Mrs. Znojemska set herself primarily to free an entirely original technique of work with the paint.
work. Her paintings were traversing the whole country Expert analysis shows that the modern symbolism of
to people oppressed by the communist and so for Bedriska Znojemska is beautiful and majestic in many
atheistic regime. A moral and spiritual content of her respects. Represented by Art Addiction Internet Art
work has been a prevailing topic until these days. Museum: www.artaddiction.net

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