Švankmajer

I had no idea that Czech animator Jan Švankmajer works in other media too: notably sculpture and graphic art.

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All but the last of the present images apparently belong to the ‘Natural History’ section of a series of works collectively entitled Švankmajer’s Encyclopædia, or Švank-Meyer’s Bilderlexicon.

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Švankmajer’s art brings together so many of my fascinations that I could kick myself for not having found out about it sooner. I’m grateful to Michael Brooke, for his excellent Švankmajer website, Alchemist of the Surreal, and, once again, to Sig. Mori for posting a link to it at cipango.

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