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Jiří Kolář — Ampoule
Jiří Kolář

Ampoule

A meticulously constructed paper collage mounted on wood, Jiří Kolář's *Ampoule* showcases the Czech artist's signature rollage technique, in which densely layered strips of printed text and imagery are wound and arranged to create a luminous, vessel-like form. The work transforms fragmented typographic and visual material into a unified sculptural presence, evoking the delicate transparency of a glass ampoule through the subtle gradations of tone and texture within the paper. Kolář's mastery of collage as both language and image elevates the everyday printed word into an object of quiet, poetic contemplation.

Medium
paper collage on wood

🔨 Auction Lot

Under the Influence

April 8, 2014

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Jiří Kolář, Ampoule

A meticulously constructed paper collage mounted on wood, Jiří Kolář's *Ampoule* showcases the Czech artist's signature rollage technique, in which densely layered strips of printed text and imagery are wound and arranged to create a luminous, vessel-like form. The work transforms fragmented typographic and visual material into a unified sculptural presence, evoking the delicate transparency of a glass ampoule through the subtle gradations of tone and texture within the paper. Kolář's mastery of collage as both language and image elevates the everyday printed word into an object of quiet, poetic contemplation.

Medium
paper collage on wood
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Assemblage, 20th Century, Geometric Forms, Male Artist, Mixed Media, Czech Artist, Avant-Garde, Collage, Contemporary Art, Paper Collage, Neutral Tones, Abstract

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