Anna Krninská↓

About the work

Leap into the Known

Anna Krninská very often depicts sports and other activities that she likes to pursue in her leisure time. She treats these subjects in a realistic and figurative style, as is also evident in her earlier works, such as Punk Girl, Paddlers, Rower, Gymnast Věra Čáslavská or Biker, executed in a large-dimensional sandstone block. In her diploma thesis, Krninská presents two of her greatest hobbies. In the first case, it is a physical activity – a jump from the stage to the crowd below, understood here as a sports discipline and following up on the above-mentioned works. The subject betrays some kind of being “off the chain” and unbridled. The other Krninská’s view turns to her own family, which represents an irreplaceable background for her. It portrays her father Vladimír – sculptor and restorer, Master of Fine Arts, her mother Stanislava – ceramicist, and her three sisters: Barbora – sculptor, Master of Fine Arts, Tereza – currently also graduating from the Figural Sculpture and Medals studio, and Alžběta – book graphic designer from the College of Graphic Arts in Prague. It is a family that has always supported the artist and therefore became the inspiration for her group sculpture. Figuratively speaking, the impact of landing on the ground would be much harder (and she has already experienced). Anna Krninská in her sculptural oeuvre thus pictures the idea of a perfect family.