Drápal Vladimír 1921–2015

Horse head, 1987

sign. bottom right VL. DRÁPAL 87, wood, height 58 cm
Vladimír Drápal's work is based on the modernist tradition of in shape abbreviation, abstract, reduced expression and sovereign drawing made with a few strokes of the pen, reminiscent of Picasso's inspiration or the shape and volume modelling of Brancusi and Moore. Intentional stylization of human figures, portraits and animals leading to various shapes and deformations does not bring his work closer to the grotesque, but rather to the form of of prehistoric and primitive depictions and pre-images, emphasizing only certain archetypal features and characteristics of the depicted object.