You are invited to an artist-guided tour of the exhibition, led by the author of the works, Lucia Fabová.
When: 12 December at 17:00
Where: Galéria Nová Vlna
Visual artist and painter Lucia Fabová is one of the most distinctive abstract painters on the contemporary Slovak art scene. In her work, she has long focused on exploring the physicality and fluidity of the human being — its mental and physical transformations that evoke a sense of liquidity. Through their organic flow, these qualities symbolically become the person themself.
In her current creative phase, she works with the motif of the snake — a symbol of change, transformation, shedding the old skin, and new beginnings. The snake-inspired motif points to the possibility of starting anew, to moments when one metaphorically sheds an “old skin” and moves forward in life. Fabová’s paintings are characterised by experimental processes within contemporary painting. She combines monotype and her own technique (rag painting), using recycled textiles, lace, and patterned materials, which she shapes and waves into new forms. By continuing this theme and shifting her painting tools, she creates dynamic, flowing compositions that evoke forward motion. Her process-oriented painting employs vibrating phasing, monochromatic colour palettes, and translucent layers. In this exhibition, Lucia presents large-scale paintings, mosaics, and stand-alone works.
The exhibition title NE VIDÍM TO RUŽOVO (“Not Seeing It in Pink”) balances on the edge between optimism and negation. Lucia once again opens new chapters of her creative space, responding sensitively to the shifting moods of society as well as the inner experiences of the individual. She explores the balance between the personal and the universal. In this series of large-scale paintings, the artist develops the theme of perceiving reality — both subjective and shared. The title becomes a wordplay in which optimism is both denied and affirmed; a wish to preserve the ability to see things with hope, “in rosy hues.” The artist carefully observes and plays with layers of meaning, leaving it to the viewer to sense the atmosphere based on their own inner experience. The exhibition offers space for reflection, contemplation, and an aesthetic experience that is both poetic and introspective. The viewer becomes part of this movement, gradually uncovering layers of meaning not visible at first sight.
Please note that photo and video documentation will be taken at the event and may be published later.
