Martin Kubala is a Slovak visual artist and the author of his own artistic language, Kubalism \u2013 a style that combines mythology, nature, consciousness and precise craftsmanship.
He has been drawing since childhood \u2013 literally since kindergarten, where his passion for line, detail and symbolism was evident at an early age.
Since 2009, he has been mainly engaged in commissioned work, and over the years he has gone through various techniques \u2013 from acrylic, oil painting, dry pastel to combined media. Nevertheless, he is most fascinated and defined by ink \u2013 a medium that allows him to create works full of patience, layers and meaning.
His characteristic black and white drawing is built on thousands of lines and intuitive hatching, where complex compositions unfold as visual narratives. The paintings intertwine trees, animals, female archetypes, symbols and natural cycles \u2013 nothing is random, everything has its own story.
However, he is currently returning to color compositions \u2013 he is starting to work with color again, and is expanding his expression towards more vivid visual worlds.
He studied at the Secondary School of Arts in Kremnica (2000 \u2013 2004), then studied architecture at university for one semester, but voluntarily dropped out and went to live abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kubalism is not just a style. It is a visual philosophy in which man transforms into a part of nature, time, and consciousness.
Each work is created entirely by hand, without digital intervention. The paintings combine intense concentration, artisanal discipline, and intuitive imagination.
Up to 90% of my work is created between 4 and 8 a.m. \u2013 a time when the world is still quiet, the mind is clear and the spirit is more receptive. While drawing, I listen to Mozart, as well as classical and oriental music, which helps me tune into the inner rhythm of the painting.
My works can be read on multiple levels - as a detailed drawing, as a symbolic map, and as a meditation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Martin Kubala's work can today be found in collections in Spain, Ireland, Austria, Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia.
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Each print is hand-signed, numbered and sealed \u2013 editions are strictly limited to 3, 5, 7 or 9 pieces, and once sold out, they are never reprinted.
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2025 \u2013 Nature's Consciousness, Slovak National Bank
2024 - Project Life, Bratislava
2023 \u2013 Art Festival Praha \u2013 1st place, jury's prize
2023 \u2013 Expo Krakow \u2013 sold out all displayed artworks
2023 \u2013 Expo Olomouc \u2013 2nd place, jury's prize
2023 \u2013 \u0160\u013eachta Gallery
2023 \u2013 Our process \u010d. 6, Martin
2022 \u2013 Art Fest Slovensko
2022 \u2013 Primacial Palace Bratislava
2022 \u2013 Porto Sant\u2019Elpidio, Taliansko \u2013 1st place, jury's prize, Villa Baruchello
2022 \u2013 Kubalizmus, Trnava (Townhall exhibition)
2013 \u2013 PechaKucha Night Trnava
2011 \u2013 Trnavva palet - jury's prize<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Collectors, galleries, curators \u2013 are you interested in a work or collaboration?
E-mail: kubalizmus@gmail.com
Instagram: @kubalizmus
Studio: Trnava, Slovakia (visitations after agreement)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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