Lena Zak Prague-based, Slovak artist Lena Zak mobilizes Abstract Expressionist inspired strategies to create bold, gestural compositions that she refers to as “representations of emotion”. Spontaneity and raw feeling are key to her process, which is about navigating chaos and uncertainty in an effort to find balance. Lena predominantly works in acrylic, but often combines other mediums in a single piece. Moreover, her signature practice consists of the use of non-traditional items instead of typical art brushes. Zak’s artwork was so far exhibited in capital cities of Europe like Lisbon, Portugal, or Athens, Greece. However, during the pandemic, she also participated in several virtual exhibitions such as Visionary Projects & Lohme Art Gallery (Malmö, Sweden) Exhibit “Disrupting the Stillness”. Zak became an Exhibited Artist of British online gallerist IdeelArt with her paintings listed on well-known art marketplaces like Artsy, 1stdibs, Widewalls, The Artling, and more. Her new line of work “Material.unlimited” is an exploration of how non-traditional materials (such as mirrors, plywood, cardboard, books, etc.) could be used instead of the traditional painting surfaces (canvas, paper).
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Broken, 1, MATERIAL.unlimited series Acrylic and gesso on a mirror 52,5 x 47 cm 2020
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