Klára Bočkayová

Klára Bočkayová came on the art scene in the early 1970s as an artist with a strong interest in painting and drawing. In 1974, she began to work with subjects typical for rural and urban households of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. She works with the principles of citation and the interpretation of mundane folks topics. Bočkayová uses frottage effects enriched with colourist and dynamic aspects. She utilises items such as tablecloths, blankets and embroidery as an underlay for frottage rubbings, which become ironic commentary on the position of women in society. She applies the method of frottage not only on paper, but also in an innovative way on canvas and finely woven white cloth. She creates the technique of so-called phased frottage (Ludvík Kundera), in which, in addition to an ornamental motif, she also captures the movement arising from the shifting underlying medium.
(Štěpánka Bieleszová)