Jana Čubrdová

Jana Čubrdová* 20. 3. 1942, Svitávka (Blansko), Czech Republicceramist, sculptor nationality: Czechgender: femaleFrom the age of three she lived with her parents in Moravská Třebová. In 1961-1965, already as a married woman, she studied at the Secondary School of Arts and Crafts in Brno under professors Jaroslav Lukes and František Šenk (moulding and modelling of plastic materials) and Josef Peta (ceramic technology). After graduation she was employed in the ceramic production Keralit in Litomyšl. This meant turning out a hundred identical vases per shift. Here, in her own words, she "tried and cried her own technique". In 1972-1979 she was the director of the museum in Moravská Třebová, then she worked as a freelancer. In 1983 she worked for half a year in a sawmill, in 1984 she was a freelancer and from March 1985 she was a laboratory technician and later an administrative worker in the waterworks. In 1992-1997 she worked again in the Moravian-Terboreal Museum, then again as a freelancer. Since the 1990s she has been drawing and painting.Jana Čubrdová's ceramic work is made of chamber sculptures, mostly composed of segments rolled on a circle. A small part of the sculptures are "built", without the help of a circle or sometimes with only inserted turned details. The sculptures range in height from 15 to 100 cm. Until the 1990s, the ceramics were stiff patinated and only rarely or in detail glazed, then gradually more and more colours were added. She used sprays of coloured metallics for cars, which suited her better than the traditional glazes. Ideas, recorded in small drawings, were most often realised quickly, with some of the most serious sculptures taking several years to mature in their final form. The titles of individual sculptures are the perfect key to their spiritual grasp, whether they are works with concrete or abstract content. In her extensive subject register, there is no lack of feminine tenderness or busts or a dialed portrait, sometimes hilariously caricatured. In a number of sculptures, the relationship between the male and female principle is manifested, albeit sometimes very covertly. The turn of the 1970s and 1980s then demonstrates her readiness to handle monumental works both indoors and outdoors. She also creates serious works in stucco and artificial stone. The titles of the major works allow for a deep inference of their message. After 1990, J. Čubrdová began to devote herself to painting, as she finds it difficult to work with heavy clay. She eventually abandoned her A4 drawings because they were not precise enough by her meticulous standards. However, the "doodling" of the drawings on the computer intrigued her. For her paintings she tried using paint spills. She often uses a 50 x 45 cm sololite as a base. She is currently looking for new means of expression in the technique of collage, cutting out and assembling different shapes strongly reminds her of the initial process of creating ceramic sculptures.Jana Čubrdová feels a supreme beauty in a period of mental calm, which is only partly evident in her sculptural work, while, according to her, the moods in her paintings are much more immediate. In all of her sculptural and painterly works it is evident how she perceives her surroundings, or rather how they relate to her.Radovan Zejda, 2018/05-Monumental and architectural realisations1979 Universe, stucco relief, Flight simulator in Pardubice1979 Fish, glazed ceramic relief, Neptun wine bar in Brno1980 Veil, baked clay sculpture, Mourning Hall in Moravská Třebová1980 Flight, glazed ceramic mosaic, airport in Staré Město1981 River, artificial stone sculpture, Cement and lime works in Hranice1981 Confession, stucco relief, Ceremonial Hall in Buchlovice1982 Growth, sculpture, glazed ceramics, Brno - Soběšická housing estate1982 Bird, sculpture, glazed ceramics, Brno - Soběšická housing estate1985 Sunrise, relief, artificial stone, District National Committee in Hodonin1988 Flower, Nest, Sun, sculpture, baked clay, Municipal National Committee Moravská Třebová1989 Funeral sculpture, artificial stone, tombstone of the Štourač family, Moravská Třebová1990 Funeral sculpture, artificial stone, tombstone of the Korčák family, Brno1991 Funeral sculpture, artificial stone, tombstone of the Golov family, Třebařov2003 Sun Maiden, sculpture, baked clay, Komárk family, Moravská TřebováSolo exhibitions:1972 Moravská Třebová, Municipal Museum1974 Ceska Trebova, KPVU exhibition hall1974 Mohelnice, City Museum1977 Svitavy, OMDH1977 Moravská Třebová, City Museum1979 Brno, Work1982 Moravská Třebová, City Museum1997 Prague, Police Museum of the Czech Republic, ceramic sculptures2008 Moravská Třebová, retrospective exhibition at the Latin School, Welen Exhibition HallJoint exhibitions:1968 Litomyšl, District Museum of Local History1970, 1971-1978, 1985-1987 Svitavy, District Museum, annual shows of artists1972 Moravská Třebová, City Museum, with Jan Jelinek (monotypes)1974 Mohelnice, City Museum, wit