"There are no tyrannies that would not try to limit art, because they can see the power of art. Art can tell the world things that cannot be shared otherwise. It is art that conveys feelings."

- Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the President of Ukraine

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Jan Cox

Nieuwjaarskaart, 1957

Jan Cox

Print , 23,5 x 19,5 cm (framed: 39 x 38,5 cm)

woodcut and ink on paper

Cox’s work is characterised by carefully constructed compositions with a magical, surreal atmosphere, gestural energy, and a vivid colour palette echoing the Cobra artists, with recurring references to violence, cruelty, and vulnerability. In his final works, he increasingly confronts the horror humans inflict upon one another — an obsession rooted in his experiences in the lead-up to the Second World War. Papageno symbolises the animal side of human nature, living autonomously in harmony with the natural world — representing the sensual, instinct-driven side of humanity over reason.

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