Just as the surrealists highlighted in their paintings, when we think about our dreams we are sensitive to the objects that appeared in those scenes as we try to read them. Kumža applies the same hypersensitivity to objects, their state and their placement in the waking world.
Born into a precarious situation and a turbulent home life where emotions could change at the tip of a bottle, the artist’s childhood experiences taught him to read objects and the minutia of each scene; a gas hob left burning, a scared dog, a door left open and unlocked.
In adult life he now couples this honed skill with studies in composition and psychology, to place objects in highly aestheticised relationships that are often instantly alluring but hold intense tension. While still, these inanimate protagonists are often bodily in their rendering, fragile, tense. At once potentially sexual, potentially violent, potentially seductive, potentially abusive — emotions waiting for release.
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25th November 13th January
