Czech artist Pavlína Kvita, represented by Artistics gallery, has been selected alongside 40 other European artists to take part in the second Sculptura festival of contemporary sculpture and installation art. Until 10 March, she will be displaying two monumental works: Big Creature (2022) and Guardian (2023).
Glass fiber reinforced concrete, 250 x 210 x 180cm. © Dagmar Kneřová
Glass fiber reinforced concrete, 250 x 210 x 180cm. © Dagmar Kneřová
Glass fiber reinforced concrete, 250 x 210 x 180cm. © Dagmar Kneřová
Launched by the non-profit organisation Brussels Sculpture Festival VZW, the Sculptura festival aims to promote contemporary sculpture and installation in the Brussels region and beyond. After the first event in 2023, which brought together around twenty artists, this second year is more ambitious and expanding into public spaces. As well as the exhibition at Gare Maritime, the programme includes a sculpture park on the Tour & Taxis site and exhibitions in various venues in the Belgian capital.
The 2024 festival has been recognised as an official cultural activity under the Belgian presidency of the Council of the European Union. It offers the public the chance to discover the works of some 40 European artists brought together under the theme “Art moves, art connects”.
Czech artist Pavlína Kvita will display two monumental glass fiber reinforced concrete sculptures: Big Creature and Guardian. These two recent creations perfectly illustrate her sculptural work, which seems to be in a constant state of transformation and transition from one form to another, from one state to another: from immobility to movement, from zoomorphic to anthropomorphic expression, set between futuristic visions and figures from ancient times.
About the artist:
Pavlína Kvita (1988) is a Czech artist who lives and works in Prague. A graduate of the School of Applied Arts in Uherské Hradiště and the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, she has been developing her sculptural work for over ten years, winning numerous awards, including first prize in the 2014 “Sculptures for Prague 3” competition. Her work is regularly exhibited in Europe. Click here to read her full biography and view her sculpture gallery.
Gare Maritime, Tour & Taxis site
January 19 – March 10, 2024
Free admission
Festival website: sculpturafestival.be
