Horseville, the home of Mike Jelinek

Paleoart meets gestural expression. Drawings and paintings, 2023

Work in progress

Located in central Pyrenees, surrounded by caves full of paleo-art ...
Partially inspired by it, I want to explore how I can think through the strokes and gestures and reflect on my thoughts, memories and experiences. As I've done similar experiments with sketching in a design context, I wanted to leverage this artistic residency to expand my practical experimentation beyond that.
The gallery contains photographs from the open studio event, including diverse artwork created during my residency.

Ahasuerus, or Ahasverus, is a mythical immortal man whose legend began to spread across Europe in the 13th century. In the original legend, the Jew who mocked Jesus on the way to the crucifixion was cursed to walk the earth until the Second Coming. His eternal wandering inspires me for many reasons: the eternal restlessness, his perception of time, the death he meets but does not experience, the sadness, and perhaps even the joy of the never-ending exploration of the world...

Metasketches exhibition crowns the documents creative experiments done during my dissertation's research and validates its partial claims.
The gallery contains prints of original digital artwork along with photos from the exhibition venues.