Jarmila Simai-Divísková
- an artist resident in Sweden for nearly the last forty years (2007) was born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia . She attended the Industrial Graphic School in Prague 1953- 57) and the Folkhögskolan - Estetiska linjen in Årjäng, (Sweden 1970-73).
Contact:
Tel: +46 (0)8 -7557287
Mobil: +46 (0)704532464
batik@bredband.net
pavol.simai@bredband.net
Music: Pavol Simai List of exhibitions:1972 Folkhögskolan, Årjäng 1972 Konstkällaren, Arvika, 1973 Geijerskolan, Ransäter 1975 Galleri St. Pauli, Stockholm 1975 Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, Stockholm 1975 Röhsska museet, Göteborg 1977 Konsthallen, Säffle 1978 Konsthallen, Oslo, Norway 1979 Galleri OLAB, Göteborg 1980 Stadshushallen, Mölndal 1981 Galleri Heland, Stockholm 1983 Konstkällaren, Arvika 1983 Mörby bibliotek, Danderyd 1984 Invandrarnas kulturcentrum, Göteborg 1984 Galleri St. Nikolaus, Stockholm 1985 Råda bibliotek, Mölnlycke 1986 Panorama Art, Stockholm 1988 Gröna Galleriet, Köping 1989 Mestská Galéria, Pálffyho palác, Bratislava, Slovak Republic 1989 Galleri Inger Beckman, Stockholm 1990 Galéria Dielo, Mustek, Prague, Czech Republic 1991 Kultúrne Centrum, Trencín, Slovak Republic 2002 Klub prátel umení v Ústí nad Orlicí, Czech Republic 2003 Djursholms bibliotek, Danderyd Multimedia shows: 1992 Kulturhuset, Stockholm 1994 Rudolfinum, Prague, Czech Republic 1995 Moyzesová sien´, Bratislava, Slovak Republic 1996 Kulturhuset, Stockholm Represented at: Arvika Dottevikenskolan Musikhögskolan, Ingesund Norra församlingen Östra församlingen Bratislava Matica Slovenská Göteborg Bröderna Edstrand AB SABEMA AB Mölndal Gunnebo slott Solna Solna bibliotek Stockholm SEB STIM Swedbank Årjäng Sjukhuset "Some batik pictures are also available as slides or as digital documents for the reproduction of posters, cover designs, greeting cards, stamps, illustrations etc."
"My life is a fairy-tale and a poetical dream” said Jarmila Simai once to a person who was wondering about the source of her creativity. This answer was not some whimsical exaggeration but a concise summary of her experiences and a reaction to the happiness and sorrow she has encountered and subsequently been able to sublimate by means of her craft.
Life does not often resemble the fairy-tale of one's poetical dreams! Is it a problem managing that dissappointment? Not if you are an artist. As an artist you can choose any time to see life reflected in a 'poetical mirror' the expression of which can become a piece of art. You can even give away your dreams and Jarmila was really successful in doing just that. Due to the directness of her beautiful pictorial symbols the expressions of her pictures are quite easy to discover and thus resulting in a personal experience for the spectator.
INDEX:
1 Flight to the Sun
2 In Memoriam Jan Palach
3 Keynote
4 Dream of the Chief Censor
5 Wheel of Fortune I
6 Way to Freedom
7 Chain
8 Masks in Time
9 Rosy Butterflies
10 Fettered Symphony
11 Morning Sun
12 Rose Girl
13 Wheel of Fortune II
14 Magnolia
15 Ladders
16 Butterflies in Cobweb I
17 Nailed Butterflies I
18 Virtuoso
19 Near the Goal
20 Butterflies in Cobweb II
21 Pilgrimage of the Butterflies
22 The Barred and Bolted Door
23 The Last Door
24 Night Flying
25 Sailing Boats
26 Arches
27 The Old Town of Stockholm I
28 Nailed Butterflies II
29 Lovers in Prague
30 The Melody of the Native Country
©Jarmila Simai 2007
31 The Old Town of Stockholm II
32 Escape to the Universe
33 Dance of the Pigeons
34 Thistle
35 Butterfly on Flower
36 Torrent
37 The Masks are Falling
38 Thirteen Candles
39 The Ladder of Career
40 Stepping Down
41 Reeds
42 The Sea and the Moon
43 Flowers of the Sea
44 Music of the Night
45 The Tree of Knowledge
46 Water Lilies
47 Autumn
48 Dandelions
49 Sunflowers
50 Early Spring