A visual artist from Police nad Metují, Art School teacher, painter, writer, illustrator…
The current exhibition of Soumar’s drawings and paintings in the Green House demonstrates the breadth of his talents. Alongside works created simply for joy, the exhibition also presents enlarged illustrations from a planned primer, images of rocks, landscapes… pieces that could easily hang in a Prague gallery.
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“I think it’s very important for children to gain a relationship with their town, with the landscape they live in – for the two to connect. I try to ensure that children, who today are often overwhelmed, have the chance to create a relationship with the world through art…”
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"Children repeated the same drawing several times not to copy it, but to learn how to draw movement — for example, a horse.
He began working with animated sequences: four times the same horse in different phases of motion. When children link these drawings in a simple computer program into fluid animation, they become enthusiastic about the process and the result."
(article in czech)