ARTISTS
The Eye in Art 1900-2025
Seeing is a miracle. To see is to know; we equate the eye with knowledge. We say, for example: What the eyes don’t see, the heart doesn’t grieve over. The eye appears to be a gateway through which the outside world penetrates us. The eye is an important channel of communication, a window to the soul, a portal to the imagination. The eye takes on the symbolism of a guardian, of control. We, the inhabitants of a world of surveillance, watched every second of our lives, on our way to work, in shops, and through our own electronic devices, know this well.
Artists perceive the eye as a door, a kind of mirror, a motif of transition to other dimensions. We have long been aware of the all-seeing eye of the lens, we like to call cinemas OKO (eye) and understand them as a tunnel into the world. There is no escaping the eye. In paintings, objects, videos, and works on paper, you will see treasures from the museum’s collections, supplemented by loans from institutions, private collectors, and authors.
Recommended for you
Seeing is a miracle. To see is to know; we equate the eye with knowledge. We say, for example: What the eyes don’t see, the heart doesn’t grieve over. The eye appears to be a gateway through which the outside world penetrates us. The eye is an important channel of communication, a window to the soul, a portal to the imagination. The eye takes on the symbolism of a guardian, of control. We, the inhabitants of a world of surveillance, watched every second of our lives, on our way to work, in shops, and through our own electronic devices, know this well.
Artists perceive the eye as a door, a kind of mirror, a motif of transition to other dimensions. We have long been aware of the all-seeing eye of the lens, we like to call cinemas OKO (eye) and understand them as a tunnel into the world. There is no escaping the eye. In paintings, objects, videos, and works on paper, you will see treasures from the museum’s collections, supplemented by loans from institutions, private collectors, and authors.
Artists on show
- Adam Štech
- Adriena Šimotová
- Alén Diviš
- André Derain
- Andy Warhol
- Anežka Hošková
- Barbora Šlapetová
- Björn Steinz
- Dalibor Chatrný
- Daniela Mikulášková
- Diana Winklerová
- Emila Medková
- Frantisek Hudecek
- František Kupka
- Frantisek Muzika
- Gabina Fárová
- Jakub Matuška
- Jan Adamec
- Jan Hísek
- Jan Konupek
- Jan Zrzavý
- Jaromír Funke
- Jaroslav Rona
- Jaroslav Vozniak
- Jindrich Styrsky
- Jirí Cernicky
- Jirí David
- Josef Bolf
- Josef Dumek
- Karel Nepras
- Karel Pauzer
- Kristof Kintera
- Kveta Válová
- Ladislav Zívr
- Lenka Klodová
- Libor Fara
- Lubos Plny
- Lukáš Rittstein
- Magdalena Jetelová
- Man Ray
- Marie Lukáčová
- Matyáš Maláč
- Michael Rittstein
- Mikuláš Medek
- Mila Preslová
- Milan Cais
- Milan Knízák
- Milan Kunc
- Milos Sevcik
- Nadezda Plíšková
- Nik Timková
- Ondřej Navrátil
- Patricie Fexová
- Pavel Nesleha
- Péter Rónai
- Radka Bodzewicz
- Rudolf Adámek
- Salvador Dalí
- Toyen
- Václav Chochola
- Václav Stratil
- Václav Tikal
- Vaclav Zykmund
- Vladimir Houdek
- Yvonne Vacha
- Zdeňka Hušková
Contact details
What's on nearby
