Biography of Eliza Kopec

Original and characteristic to the work of Eliza Kopec is the combination of intaglio (etching) letterpress (linocut). They used with great skill the possibilities of etching for a detailed, narrative and often realistic representation of its ideas. The character and appearance of the linocut on the other hand, lends itself perfectly for a display of more abstract and decorative Visual elements. The starting points for her work takes Eliza Kopec in impressions that may have been gained in daily life or through less personal sources such as photos from newspapers and magazines and literature.