Allow me to introduce the work of Slovakia’s most unique sculptor. Jana Galaxia Brisudova was born in Bratislava, the capital of the Slovak Republic, where she also studied, under the mentorship of Tibor Bártfay. With her unmistakable style, social sensitivity and works of art, she created a bridge.
The fantasy world, a type of new magical realism, can only exist in the mind of a viewer through art. A bridge between modern society’s day-to-day issues and the unspeakable amount of perceptible symbols and metaphors of art across centuries poured into bronze.
Her brave and critical voice regarding ecological and gender-specific questions, politics, rights of women, children, and even animals, are deeply rooted in the most ancient philosophical questions of humankind. With her activity and her works of art she contirbutes to and collaborates with organizations such as the Foundation of the Children Cardiological Center and Women for Women or the National Gallery of the Slovak Republic. She took part in other important projects namely Mission for a Better World, Golden Lifeguard Cross, Slovak Woman of the Year, etc. These are without a doubt positioning her as the most well-received woman artist in the eye of Slovakia – devoted to change our world to a better place.
Brisudova’s pieces unknowingly draw the observer into a world of galaxies (as her artistic name “Galaxia” suggests), where Renaissance reliefs, mythical creatures and humanoid animals of the forests and waters intertwine. Everything is constantly and endlessly developing into a mythical dance to the ancient rhythm of bacchanalia. Sharpened senses coexist with ornaments similar to those of Rodin. The entire diverse scene, with the gentleness of her modeling style, is consolidated in a unique delicacy of harmony. Through the use of figurative metaphor, she describes mysterious events and emotions, eventhose deeply inaccessible, without words. Unconsciously and deeply affecting the viewer, giving us the catharsis of being in balance. In her galaxy, everything is permitted, but her works present us, in real time and space, reflections on current topics of fundamental moral issues of society and humanity.
Melinda Kún Kelemen, art historian, curator, Bratislava 24th of March 2025
AUTHOR OF AWARDS
- Eurydika – music award of SOZA
- Slovak Woman of the Year
- The Pearl of the Danube (Bratislava Fashion Days)
- Award for an outstanding contribution in lifesaving (the Rescue of the Year)
- Minerva crystallinus (the Crystal ball of the Slovak National Theatre)
IN THE MEDIA
