Works 2010-2020

2010–2014: University – Experimentation, Space, and Object Thinking

During her university years, Tereza Sklovská expanded her approach through material and conceptual experimentation. She worked with blown and layered glass, often combining it with textiles and other materials. One of her most symbolic works from this period was a transparent sphere containing ballet shoes – representing tension, fragility, and balance.

She explored spatial object-making, designed vase forms, and developed technical drawings that merged line and volume. At the same time, she remained dedicated to painting – using oil and watercolor to capture still lifes, landscapes, and fragments of space that resonated emotionally or carried personal meaning.

Rather than focusing on the human figure, she gravitated toward fragment, gesture, and the atmospheric quality of materials. Her practice deepened, becoming a quiet dialogue between internal states and visual expression.

 

2015–2020: Independent Work – Color, Layers, and Searching

After leaving university, Tereza devoted herself fully to independent painting. This phase brought entire series of canvases – some vivid and expressive, others subdued and contemplative. She explored freely, mixing media, building surfaces in layers, and allowing color to move organically across the canvas.

Her research extended beyond visual practice. She studied mythology, fairy tales, folklore, natural symbolism, and religion. The outlines of everyday objects and the poetry of materials became central to her language. While her work embraced spontaneity, her compositions remained intentional and spatially precise.

She worked with various formats – often larger canvases – and developed a sensibility grounded in landscape memory and emotional mapping. She exhibited both in Czechia and abroad, attended plein air sessions, and gradually felt called to deepen her practice further.

This inner calling brought her back to university, ready to transform her visual voice once again.