Taurus Collection

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Taurus collection

dvorak sec contemporary

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Taurus collection part 1

curated by olga dvorak, dvorak sec contemporary


„ What you really collect is always yourself.

Jean Baudrillard, philosopher“

Taurus

Taurus


„Defeat posseses certain kind of Dignity that Victory would never be able to recognize“ „Porážka má v sobě jistý druh důstojnosti, kterou vítězství nikdy nepozná.“

Jorge Luis Borgis, Buenos Aires, Argentina“



in sook kim

Room 506, 2007c-print, wooden carcass(100 x 140 cm)



in sook kim


in sook kim




in sook kim



in sook kim


Room , 2007c-print, wooden carcass(100 x 140 cm)

in sook kim


5 Busts, 2008pigmented wax and resin54x15x15cm

richard štipl


Figure 1, 2008pigmented wax and resin48x15x18cm

Figure 2, 2008pigmented wax and resin48x15x18cm

richard štipl


filip černý

merillin, II, III, IV 2000 acryl on canvas 100 x 100 cm


liu bolin Artist with his sculptureSteel fist, 2008iron 152x41cm


martin sedlák

Zidle, 2000neon tube(70 x 45 x 35 cm)


milan salák

Street Of Shadows - Potrait, 1995oil on canvas100x200cm


milan salák

Lozenge 5C (day), 2004acryl on canvas(200 x 135 cm)


hisae ikenaga

Aislado (Isolated), 2007phone book37 x 30 x 8 cm


jeff koons

Blue Balloon Dog, 2002porcelain26x26x11cm


krištof kintěra

Talkmen, 2009sound, movement, latex, clothing, analog-digital sychronizer108x40x15cm


marek květan

Carpet, 2009carpet, music and light instalation

30x230x30cm


Julian Opie

Antonia with evening dress (LCD), 2007

computer film 46”, LCD-screen, PC

125 x 75 cm


Julian Opie

Antonia with evening dress (LCD), 2007

computer film 46”, LCD-screen, PC

125 x 75 cm


aldin popaje

Party In Jajce,oil on canvas200 x 300 cm


daniel rozin

Mirrors Mirror, 2008769 mirrors, motor,

electronic, video camera224x168x15cm


daniel rozin

Mirrors Mirror, 2008769 mirrors, motor,

electronic, video camera224x168x15cm


martin sedlák

Nymbus, 2007wood, iluminated tape85x160cm


trong nguyen

Oscar Wild: The Picture of Darian Gray, 2008rice, ink, polyestr foil


david pešat

Women with a scythe, 2007enamel on convas190x190cm


viktor frešo

This Is What I Call A Sculpture, 2007

installationmixed media20 x 5 x 5 cm


kateřina karlová

Můj Houpací Kůň-Bukephaloslaminated wood, live horse


two madonnas will be here

štěpánka šimlová

If (2pc) , 2001c-print on ......120x90cm


jelena vasiljev

Essendo cosi i lupi, 2008aliminiumflexible layout


dana bell

Blue Balloon Dog, 2002

porcelain(10 1/4 x 10 1/4 x 4 1/2

inches)


in sook kim (1969) / KOREA/Born in Pusan, Korea in 1969, In Sook Kim has been studying since 2001 at the Düsseldorfer Akademie under Thomas Ruff and since 2005 she has been a master class pupil. Her work evolves in three ways: from found computer-enhanced data, from extravagantly staged shoots like those arranged for the photograph Saturday Night, and from what has been called her “demonic” study of the female body. In Sook Kim imparts to her viewers a world in which people appear as the roles they play and not necessarily as the people they really are.

martin sedlák (1978) /SK/Martin Sedlák is one of the most distinct young artists of Slovakia`s art scene. His works encompass a vast spectrum of different types of media, ranging from sculpture to painting and from photography to light installations. His light objects and installations are often characterized by the artist’s interest in a certain “magic of sight”. In order to create light sculptures, the artist uses neon tubes ( Chair, 2000), luminescent foil (Nimbus, 2007) and luminous cables. The combination of rationality and simplified forms is typical of Sedlák`s works as he associates himself with current modernist traditions based on minimalism.

liu bolin () / /Working in a number of mediums, Liu Bolin’s work reflects an insightful examination of contemporary Chi-nese society and the experiences of the people within it.His giant Steel Fist—authoritarian in both in size and form—puts forward the the internalized feeling of totalitarianism experience still present in his native China. He brings to the surface the idea of the invisible hand that is so ever present in the minds of the people, and makes it into a tangible object, materializing the very idea of the effect of the government Chinese society.

krištof kintěra () / /Et irilisc iduipis nit utatum quatem quam ipsuscipit alit in hent aliqui ea feuguer aestrud et, qui euissequat, qui tatuero consenit, velit niam veliqui blamcore vulput nons ercidunt pratue ex elenis deliquis adignit lortie dolor inci tat. Ut alit lut ing et, sum etum acip et wisi estio ea facillut lorerit utat vel utetum zzrilisim velit autpat ac-cum vel ute minim iuscilit, coreetum zzrit aliquiscilit lor iniam, velisis do et il iure dolobor eriustrud.

milan salák () / /Et irilisc iduipis nit utatum quatem quam ipsuscipit alit in hent aliqui ea feuguer aestrud et, qui euissequat, qui tatuero consenit, velit niam veliqui blamcore vulput nons ercidunt pratue ex elenis deliquis adignit lortie dolor inci tat. Ut alit lut ing et, sum etum acip et wisi estio ea facillut lorerit utat vel utetum zzrilisim velit autpat ac-cum vel ute minim iuscilit, coreetum zzrit aliquiscilit lor iniam, velisis do et il iure dolobor eriustrud.

marek květan () / /Et irilisc iduipis nit utatum quatem quam ipsuscipit alit in hent aliqui ea feuguer aestrud et, qui euissequat, qui tatuero consenit, velit niam veliqui blamcore vulput nons ercidunt pratue ex elenis deliquis adignit lortie dolor inci tat. Ut alit lut ing et, sum etum acip et wisi estio ea facillut lorerit utat vel utetum zzrilisim velit autpat ac-cum vel ute minim iuscilit, coreetum zzrit aliquiscilit lor iniam, velisis do et il iure dolobor eriustrud.

richard štipl (1968) / CANADA/Richard Stipl’s sculptures reflect a contemporary reinterpretation of a classical art form; rather than employ the traditional use of sculptural busts to glorify a subject, Stipl uses his art as a vehicle that forces us recon-sider the role of boundaries and consequent categories of choice that comprise contemporary attitudes and approaches to art-making and art-consumption. The figures, made from clay wax and resin, are dark yet humorous representations of the infinite cycle of recreation and rebirth undergone in a lifetime.

hisae ikenaga () / /t irilisc iduipis nit utatum quatem quam ipsuscipit alit in hent aliqui ea feuguer aestrud et, qui euissequat, qui tatuero consenit, velit niam veliqui blamcore vulput nons ercidunt pratue ex elenis deliquis adignit lortie dolor inci tat. Ut alit lut ing et, sum etum acip et wisi estio ea facillut lorerit utat vel utetum zzrilisim velit autpat ac-cum vel ute minim iuscilit, coreetum zzrit aliquiscilit lor iniam, velisis do et il iure dolobor eriustrud.

filip černý () / /Et irilisc iduipis nit utatum quatem quam ipsuscipit alit in hent aliqui ea feuguer aestrud et, qui euissequat, qui tatuero consenit, velit niam veliqui blamcore vulput nons ercidunt pratue ex elenis deliquis adignit lortie dolor inci tat. Ut alit lut ing et, sum etum acip et wisi estio ea facillut lorerit utat vel utetum zzrilisim velit autpat ac-cum vel ute minim iuscilit, coreetum zzrit aliquiscilit lor iniam, velisis do et il iure dolobor eriustrud.

jeff koons () / /Et irilisc iduipis nit utatum quatem quam ipsuscipit alit in hent aliqui ea feuguer aestrud et, qui euissequat, qui tatuero consenit, velit niam veliqui blamcore vulput nons ercidunt pratue ex elenis deliquis adignit lortie dolor inci tat. Ut alit lut ing et, sum etum acip et wisi estio ea facillut lorerit utat vel utetum zzrilisim velit autpat ac-cum vel ute minim iuscilit, coreetum zzrit aliquiscilit lor iniam, velisis do et il iure dolobor eriustrud.

julian opie () / /Born in Pusan, Korea in 1969, In Sook Kim has been studying since 2001 at the Düsseldorfer Akademie under Thomas Ruff and since 2005 she has been a master class pupil. Her work evolves in three ways: from found computer-enhanced data, from extravagantly staged shoots like those arranged for the photograph Saturday Night, and from what has been called her “demonic” study of the female body. In Sook Kim imparts to her viewers a world in which people appear as the roles they play and not necessarily as the people they really are.

kateřina karlová () /CZ/Katerina Karlová finished her studies at the Prague Academy of Fine Arts with a thesis that was based on her very personal relationship to horses. Her art, mostly based on her positive relationship to animals and nature, is slightly shocking and a bit perverse. “My rocking horse - Bukephalos” is based on an essential desire for the artist to penetrate the soul of a horse and in doing so, achieve a perfect harmony between the horse and the artist. In her rocking horse, she retains the actual size of her horse and thus captures its strength, elegance and beauty, while creating a nostalgic image reminiscent of childhood and pure love.

david pešat () / /t irilisc iduipis nit utatum quatem quam ipsuscipit alit in hent aliqui ea feuguer aestrud et, qui euissequat, qui tatuero consenit, velit niam veliqui blamcore vulput nons ercidunt pratue ex elenis deliquis adignit lortie dolor inci tat. Ut alit lut ing et, sum etum acip et wisi estio ea facillut lorerit utat vel utetum zzrilisim velit autpat ac-cum vel ute minim iuscilit, coreetum zzrit aliquiscilit lor iniam, velisis do et il iure dolobor eriustrud.

aldin popaje () / /Born in Pusan, Korea in 1969, In Sook Kim has been studying since 2001 at the Düsseldorfer Akademie under Thomas Ruff and since 2005 she has been a master class pupil. Her work evolves in three ways: from found computer-enhanced data, from extravagantly staged shoots like those arranged for the photograph Saturday Night, and from what has been called her “demonic” study of the female body. In Sook Kim imparts to her viewers a world in which people appear as the roles they play and not necessarily as the people they really are.

viktor frešo () / /Et irilisc iduipis nit utatum quatem quam ipsuscipit alit in hent aliqui ea feuguer aestrud et, qui euissequat, qui tatuero consenit, velit niam veliqui blamcore vulput nons ercidunt pratue ex elenis deliquis adignit lortie dolor inci tat. Ut alit lut ing et, sum etum acip et wisi estio ea facillut lorerit utat vel utetum zzrilisim velit autpat ac-cum vel ute minim iuscilit, coreetum zzrit aliquiscilit lor iniam, velisis do et il iure dolobor eriustrud.

dana bell (1974) / USA/Dana Bell’s paintings illuminate great moments of 20th century cinema, selected with an eye towards classical sensibility, framed with geometric symmetry. In Bell’s paintings the color is amped up to full volume, and the figures become part of a decorative pattern, inside which figures seem to move through space as the colors shift and shapes bounce off of each other. She paints images that are as important in the negative space as the positive.

daniel rozin (1961) /USA/Rozin creates interactive installations and sculptures that have the unique ability to change and respond to the presence and point of view of the viewer. Mirrors Mirror is a mechanical sculpture that organizes the 768 square reflective pixels along a picture plane. This piece is the first by Rozin that deflects the person standing before it. Investigating order versus chaos and the inner workings of human visual perception, Mirror Mirror also explores the borderlines between digital and analog worlds, or virtual and physical experience.

štěpánka šimlová () / /Et irilisc iduipis nit utatum quatem quam ipsuscipit alit in hent aliqui ea feuguer aestrud et, qui euissequat, qui tatuero consenit, velit niam veliqui blamcore vulput nons ercidunt pratue ex elenis deliquis adignit lortie dolor inci tat. Ut alit lut ing et, sum etum acip et wisi estio ea facillut lorerit utat vel utetum zzrilisim velit autpat ac-cum vel ute minim iuscilit, coreetum zzrit aliquiscilit lor iniam, velisis do et il iure dolobor eriustrud.

trong nguyen (1971 )/VIETNAM/Trong G Nguyen’s works contend with power relationships between viewer and art object. With hi rice bags, presents his own unique interpretation of a classic library. Small plastic bags—resembling the card found in library books reminding the reader of the borrowed book’s due date—are filled with grains of rice. If the viewer looks closely, he will find entire text, first, or last chapters of various books hand written on these grains of rice—one word per grain.

jelena vasiljev (1976) / SERBIA/Jelena Vasiljev’s works explore the theme of power as aggressive violence, as a natural and instinctive impulse and as a cruel and bloody instrument that is adopted in so-called civilized human societies. The wolf is a reoccurring theme in her work, so much so that it has become her own symbol of reflection and a metaphor for the human condition, especially of those within her native Serbia. In her installation essendo così i lupi, several wolves made from plaster, gauze, jute and oakum, stand on the walls surrounding the viewer and create a space dominated by the predatory nature of ‘the pack.’

„The selection of the artist´s works put questions of hu-manity at the core of their work. It is not so much the sphere of the individual that interests them as interper-sonal space, which they deal with in their own character-istic way – on the dividing line between light humour and darker sexual tension and in the slender gap between ap-parent innocence and latent evil. Together, their art works continue the age-old story of art symbolically revealing man to man. However, this selection of the art in Taurus collection – part 1 is not so much about culture as about the artists getting to grips with the critical relationship we have with the material objects in our ordinary lives. “


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„Why contemporary?

„New art changes how we look at old art. You are not just a personality spewing out things from your gut. Art changes the view of the past.“

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In 2008 dvorak sec contemporary was established by Olga Dvorak and Petr Sec as an arts advisory firm and art gallery that is specialized in contemporary and modern art and a gallery exhibition space. Utilizing the expert knowledge and international network built from over 7 years of experience in the art world, DSC provides expert advice and personalized consultation to a wide range

of clients (including private collectors, corporations and art institutions) who are interested in building and developing noteworthy art collections.

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„People collect contemporary art because it is a reflection of their experiences. It is much more relevant to their daily lives than, say, Cubist period Picasso.“


PASSION FOR ART

„For all kinds of art collectors the most impor-tant things to ask yourself are: why do you want to colelct art and what do you hope to achieve by doing so? Understand a little bit abotu what you are doing before \ou do it. At the same time, you can´t over-analyse, you are never going to konw everything, so sometimes you just have to jump in and make a decision and go with it. Go down a road and see where it takes you. Art is an intellectual pursuit. I tis not a handbag, i tis not a car, i tis something else. So it is necessary to think, to ask ques-tions and to understand. Everything in the tau-rus collection is about emotions, It is about art-ists putiny themselves and exposing thein pain. That´s why i find the selected art as emotional, direct and provokas prople to be open too.“ Olga Dvorak is a curator of the Taurus collec-tion, and an art advisor, dvorak sec contempo-rary

from the curator

from the curator

PASSION FOR ART

„For all kinds of art collectors the most impor-tant things to ask yourself are: why do you want to colelct art and what do you hope to achieve by doing so? Understand a little bit abotu what you are doing before \ou do it. At the same time, you can´t over-analyse, you are never going to konw everything, so sometimes you just have to jump in and make a decision and go with it. Go down a road and see where it takes you. Art is an intellectual pursuit. I tis not a handbag, i tis not a car, i tis something else. So it is necessary to think, to ask ques-tions and to understand. Everything in the tau-rus collection is about emotions, It is about art-ists putiny themselves and exposing thein pain. That´s why i find the selected art as emotional, direct and provokas prople to be open too.“ Olga Dvorak is a curator of the Taurus collec-tion, and an art advisor, dvorak sec contempo-rary


Catalog Coordinator Jessica Martinaitis

Graphic Design Nastassia Maritz Oksana Shmygol

Photo Credits Tomaš Lebr _____ Šimanek

Text Credit Petr Vanous

Dvorak Sec Contemporary Dlouhá 5 110 00 PragueCzech Republic

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„Contemporary art usually con-fronts you with what you don´t know, what you didn´t know, or what you know in a way that you didn´t expect. The collector of the Taurus Collection is four years old boy. His parents founded this col-lection for him when he was born in 2005 at dvorak sec contempo-rary. And if the collector is four year old, there is plenty to have to

discover…“

„Loving art is something so spe-cial, and there is no better person to share it with than the most special people in our lives: our children. A contemporary art collection is a message to future generations about the world you are living it. Through it, you can share your ideas, your opinions and your dreams. It is ab-solutely one of the most original ways to leave a message about your

self for generations to come. „


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