Jitka Svobodová: Beyond the seen

Jitka Svobodová's works cannot be framed
Jitka Svobodová carefully chooses the format for her works. Its size and aspect ratio obviously play an important role. Each one is always carefully treated, whether by drawing or painting, right down to the very edge. The method of covering the entire format does not give the framer any possibility of overlapping it by even one millimeter of the frame. But not only that. The theme of the painting and the use of a real picture surface do not even allow for demarcation using moldings, mounts, free edges... If this were to happen, there would be a certain constriction of the work, which the author may not consciously, perhaps intuitively, anticipate. In order for Jitka Svobodová's paintings not to lose the important spatial overlaps that characterize them, it is simply not possible to frame them. Freedom's concept of image space is not limited by the format, but the frame would be.
The way in which Jitka Svobodová processes her themes is not centripetal. The plot of the picture is not concentrated in its epicenter, but almost absolutely outside it. Understanding is good to look for in all directions. The image itself, as a tangible artifact, captures an instructive slice of reality, which is part of an incomprehensibly boundless space. I believe that this is the great, unrepeatable and phenomenal thing about Jitka Svobodová's work.
Paintings and drawings also require a special placement on the walls that define the architectural space. They can be placed on white walls, but these degrade their visual light. They are fully effective when installed on banal gray, then they shine like pearls, they become windows (views) into the cosmos of weightless mysterious phenomena of things, into the space of the world, which is more unknown than known. The windows can be of different heights, because Jitka Svobodová's paintings have the ability to show us a scale that is different from the so-called "human" one. They allow us to experience real-world transformation that is educational and uplifting.
JP / notes of the architect / 14.3.23