Between Surrealism and Abstract Functionalism

Jiří Máška is one of the Czech Republic’s internationally established artists. His artistic practice encompasses painting, printmaking and sculpture. His works have been exhibited in galleries and at exhibitions in New York, Paris, Milan, Prague, Seattle and Vienna, amongst other places.

Jana Volková studied in Jiří Máška’s studio, where she developed the foundations of her artistic practice before finding her own distinctive visual language. In her works, she combines abstract forms, structures and colours with an experimental use of mixed media on canvas.

NEW GENERATION / Means of Art brings together two generations and two distinct artistic positions in a dialogue between Surrealism and abstract functionalism.

Jiří Máška’s multifaceted artistic practice draws on the imaginative possibilities of Surrealism and creates visual worlds in which reality, symbolism and imagination converge. Jana Volková approaches abstraction through an experimental language of form, structure, colour and materiality, developing compositions that oscillate between spontaneity and construction.

The juxtaposition of their works highlights both their artistic connection and their individual expressive power. Whilst Volková’s artistic practice emerged in dialogue with Máška’s artistic milieu, she has developed an independent approach that opens our eyes to a new generation and its own forms of artistic expression.

The exhibition invites visitors to explore the relationships between figuration and abstraction, structure and freedom, and artistic influence and individual development. Rather than drawing clear boundaries between these positions, NEW GENERATION / Means of Art creates a space in which different artistic languages, experiences and generations can come together.

Exhibition: 26 October – 4 December 2026

Opening: 30 October 2026 | 8.00 pm

Full Moon Gallery

Free admission