Describing art as a method of coping with life’s challenges, Adéla Svoboda traces not only the human form and facial expressions but also the tender shapes of anxiety and motherhood, with extraordinary attention and gentle strokes.
The work of this Czech artist carries a gentle weight, like a breath held just beneath the surface—silent but powerfully life-giving. Raw glances and bodies emanate introspection and empathy, making the observer feel almost like an intruder. When subjects look in the mirror, they are gently forced to gaze inward.
Every art piece is soaked in tender stillness like a summer twilight when bees cease to buzz and night birds are not yet in motion. There is no noise when Adéla draws.
Read our “Tenderness” issue in full
In this debut issue, 16 artists from around the world took part in an editorial experiment where the theme emerged organically from the submitted artworks, shaped by what they had in common, and not predefined by editors.
We’re a team of writers using our craft to spotlight art in its most honest form. RAWGUE. started as a bi-monthly editorial experiment where each issue’s theme is dictated by the submitted work, thus removing editorial bias from the equation and preserving a more raw approach. We focus on all forms of poetry: written, photographed, painted, drawn, and filmed.
