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Tomáš Hřivnáč
Tomáš Hřivnáč

Tomáš Hřivnáč was born on November 1, 1959, in Prague. He studied at Secondary School of Applied Art in Prague (1975-1979). Since 1999 has been a member of the ‘Association of Czech Graphic Artists Hollar‘. Tomáš Hřivnáč in mainly interested in free graphic, most often dry point or aquarelle techniques. His world is the world of a woman and the poetic surrounding and forming her. Graphic lists of his are a record of moments where flash/light of an event, situation and gestures are pictured. Even the names of his artwork show the immediacy and torsoity of the situations (For the Last Time, To Jink, Sideways, Except/Askew, etc.). His graphic work move to abstract where he leaves even the face and concrete personality to save only a line, shape and a certain thrill.
Tomáš Hřivnáč is a member of the following clubs and associations: Klub konkretistů, Profil, Parabola, Asociace volné grafiky (1993-1999), SČUG Hollar (since 1999), SCA (2003).


The Velvet Line Master

Tomáš Hřivnáč has been a co-part of arts for a long time and has moved in that field fairly self-confidently. His artistic radius is not only fine art oriented, but at the same time he is a bongo and other percussion instruments player. That dynamic and rhythmical music with additional ethnic elements, which he has been fond of, finds the contrast in aquarelle painting, and, even more often, in graphic arts.
Mystical, a little magical lines engraved in copper desks/plates get together at a certain moment and suddenly find the final shape, the shape of a woman body. That sudden coincidence is being used on purpose, supported by years of diligent and careful hard work. The earthy colourfullness and velvet appearance of the list breaks the realistic base of the pictured object and enriches it with mystery, secret, beauty, spirit, provocativeness, submissitivity – all the effects that only a woman can cause by a simple eye wink. Hřivnáč´s graphic works cause no conflict and provide the right effect the author himself expects of them: not the discussed and problematic controverse artwork throwing lightnings, but on the other hand, fresh and pleasant emotions which ask for a gentle caress. The author accepts a woman as an ancient mother bringing new life as well as a seductive lover and an understanding friend. And such an archetypal conflict clearly gets out of his graphic work and supplies them with a powerful energy hidden/dimmed by a magical shadow. His artwork is technically perfect, so there is no need of any additional pandering tinsel.
In his virtuous graphic lists the author sees the priority in symbolism, blink of the moment, shady torsoity of the time passing  by – that is the reason why he most often uses the dry point technique, a part of deep print category similar to engraving. With the help of a sharp needle the author engraves the chosen motif right into the metal desk/plate. On the sides of the lines the engraved metal slightly gets up and is not removed as it helps the specific appearance of the final print.
His Venuses are pictured with a conducted body line, with a less emphatized face: „The emotional tension is definitely expressed by the figure, very clearly and without any simulation – it often works differently in the face“.  His elegant, tasteful nudes do not cause anger even from the biggest purists as they are accepted neither erotically nor maternally, but naturaly and supernally. At the moment of leaving the last concrete point his graphic works move to gentle abstractness and only some stray lines remain bringing the unique meaning and finishing the shaping, action or emotion.
Graphic artist and a brilliant drawer Tomáš Hřivnáč has become one of the most distinct personalities of his specialization. He accepts the motifs, which approach him suddenly, with humility and humbleness and transforms them into sensitive poetic. The ability to present deep artistic and human experience with the help of visual influence of a simple form, simple line, is very effective.
All Hřivnáč´s work is filled with the feeling of optimism and security, with no existencional tension. The author sees the way out of unsafety in new thoughts, in positive views – so his organic style gets supertemporal.

Jindřiška Kodíčková
 2008 
   
Behind the wll
etching; 2012
48,5 x 34,5 cm; Price on request
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Distant
etching; 2012
7,5 x 6 cm; Price on request
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Height
etching; 2012
7,5 x 6 cm; Price on request
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Believe
etching; 2012
16,5 x 11 cm; Price on request
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Remind
etching; 2012
48,5 x 34 cm; Price on request
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To send
etching; 2012
5 x 4 cm; Price on request
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Horizon
etching; 2012
5 x 4 cm; Price on request
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Nothing for nothing
etching; 2012
16,5 x 11,5 cm; Price on request
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Have not
etching; 2012
11 x 7,5 cm; Price on request
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Follow
etching; 2012
49 x 32,5 cm; Price on request
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Last sunday II
etching; 2012
29,5 x 48,5 cm; Price on request
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Otherwise
etching; 2012
42 x 30 cm; Price on request
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Second way
etching; 2012
48 x 33,5 cm; Price on request
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Without anything II
etching; 2012
16,5 x 11,5 cm; Price on request
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Different direction
dry point; 2011
41 x 29,5 cm; 204.00 €
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The message
dry point; 2000
17 x 11 cm; 32.00 €
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Nearby
mezzotint and dry point; 2009
19 x 14,5 cm; 51.00 €
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In the forest
dry point; 1993
9,5 x 25 cm; 47.00 €
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In the circle
dry point; undated
92 x 62,5 cm; 468.00 €
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Old dog
dry point; 2009
13,5 x 16 cm; 43.00 €
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Low glow
mezzotint; 2011
24 x 34 cm; 136.00 €
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To pouch
mezzotint; 1995
14,5 x 9,5 cm; 34.00 €
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Down the wind
dry point; 2006
28,5 x 22 cm; 128.00 €
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Cooling down
dry point; 2006
15,5 x 10,5 cm; 38.00 €
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lowly
dry point; 1993
9,5 x 24,5 cm; 51.00 €
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Unknown place
dry point; 2009
12 x 9 cm; 34.00 €
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On the chair
dry point; 2005
15,5 x 13,5 cm; 43.00 €
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On the ground
dry point; 2000
33 x 48 cm; 213.00 €
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January
dry point; 2010
10,5 x 8 cm; 34.00 €
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Elsewhere
dry point; 2005
64 x 46 cm; 332.00 €
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Elsewhere
dry point; 2009
12 x 8 cm; 32.00 €
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Four times
dry point; 2008
63 x 65,5 cm; 332.00 €
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Old animal
dry point; 1997
11 x 8,5 cm; 32.00 €
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Lower
dry point; 1996
15,5 x 11 cm; 38.00 €
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Without anything
dry point; 1996
16,5 x 11 cm; 38.00 €
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From Faraway
mezzotint; 2001
29 x 22 cm; 128.00 €
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To Return
mezzotint; 1995
29 x 21 cm; 153.00 €
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Nothing More
etching; 1997
48,5 x 29,5 cm; 209.00 €
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To all sides
etching; 2001
48 x 48,5 cm; 319.00 €
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On the other side
colour etching; 2006
59 x 89 cm; 511.00 €
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Reasons
dry point; 1995
24,5 x 13,5 cm; 64.00 €
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Behind the wind
dry point; 2009
11 x 13,5 cm;
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All is possible
dry point; 1996
16,5 x 11 cm;
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Three hours
colour etching; 2006
15 x 10,5 cm;
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Dwell
dry point; 1997
16,5 x 11 cm;
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To the wall
colour etching; 2005
93 x 59 cm;
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Into Myself
colour etching; 2006
29,5 x 39 cm;
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