Urbásek Miloš 1932–1988

Set of 8 graphic sheets, 1968

silkscreen print, 65/100, dustjacket with text, signed on the reverse in pencil PD Urbásek, LD 65/100
Miloš Urbásek's painting and graphic art belong to the context of Czech abstract, geometric and neo-constructivist post-war art from the wider circle of the so-called New Sensibility. In the first half of the 1960s, when Urbásek turned to structural monochromatic work, he became interested in the possibilities of working with text and writing and their optical qualities. Lettrist work of the second half of the of the 1960s, based mainly on the independence of individual graphemes, letters or numerals, which the artist further expanded and enlarged over a defined area of paper or canvas until they became a visual fragment still retaining the original information. Works created in series, combine and vary different parts of the character segments, which when assembled into into a single whole creates a dynamic composition of distinctive visual qualities. Miloš Urbásek's works are represented in the collections of Czech and international, mainly German institutions, and has received several international awards. Certificate of Authenticity attached. Provenance: Galerie Teutel Koblenz. Together