Ludmila Jandová dedicated herself to painting, drawing, graphic art, illustrations and artwork for architecture. She spent almost her entire life with her husband, the sculptor František Janda, in Osík near Litomyšl. Her work is held principally in the depositary of the White Gallery in the close vicinity of the couple’s country house – originally a village pub and dance hall, which later served as Ludmila’s studio.
After graduating from high-school in Litomyšl, she attended the High School of Applied Arts for Glassmaking in Železný Brod, where she became acquainted with the technique of glass mosaic and hot-formed glass sculptures. During the academic year 1958/59, she undertook a one-year course in preparation for her studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague where she attended courses at the studio of Vladimír Silovský and Vojtěch Tittelbach. She stayed on at the academy as an assistant and within the framework of an aspirant scholarship up to 1969.
The roots of inspiration for Ludmila Jandová’s work stem from her strong affinity to humankind, family and her Christian faith. In her work she contemplates the relationship between human beings and society, focusing on defending endangered human values. She draws inspiration from her close relationship with nature and the rural environment of her family background. A typical feature of her work are animals, especially birds, either fighting for survival, caring for their young or floating freely among the clouds.
She applied simple means of expression in order to convey inner, yet generally valid, reflections. She often depicted the figures of animals and people with the use of mere bold outlines, simplifying and stylizing their body shapes. We can also find this predominantly graphic approach in her Litomyšl mosaics containing “bird” themes – the monumental Ptačí rodina (Bird Family, 1969) and the more decorative in concept Řeka květů (River of Flowers, 1978). From the 1980s onwards, her work followed a more abstract route with specific ideas being represented non-figuratively.
She was awarded several times for her work inspired by Catholic themes. In 2001, Pope John Paul II awarded her the Decoration of Honour, „Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice“, in recognition of her lifetime work and service to the church.
1965–1975
Painting (collection of graphic art and paintings)
White gallery, Osík near Litomyšl
1967–1982
The Human Being and People (collection of graphic art, paintings and drawings)
White gallery, Osík near Litomyšl
1986–1991
Spatial Events (collection of graphic art and pastel art)
White gallery, Osík near Litomyšl
1995
Stations of the Cross
Interior of the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Hradec Králové
1995
Stations of the Cross
Interior of Saint Margaret Chapel, Litomyšl Parish
- White Gallery, dostupné online: www.whitegallery.cz (vyhledáno 12. 9. 2017).
- Neuveden, Kořeny Ludmily Jandové, Osík 2008.
- JHc [Jiřina Hockeová], heslo Jandová, Ludmila, in: Anděla Horová (ed.), Nová encyklopedie českého výtvarného umění. Dodatky, Praha 2006, s. 321–322.
- Petr Kmošek, Obraz domova v malířství východních Čech 20. století, Ústí nad Orlicí 2006, s. 207–208.
- Jan Kapusta ml., Ludmila Jandová – Hlubotisky, (kat. výst.), Náchod 2005.
- Pavel Sršeň, Všechno je dovoleno, ale ne všechno se může. Rozhovor s Ludmilou Jandovou, Farník, 2005, 25. 11. , s. 12–16.
- Nina Dvořáková, Ludmila Jandová. Tisk z výšky – grafika z let 1967–1976, Litomyšl 1999.
- Zbyšek Malý (ed.), Slovník českých a slovenských výtvarných umělců 1950–1999 IV, CH–J, Ostrava 1999, s. 146–147.
- Nina Dvořáková, Ludmila Jandová – Grafika, (kat. výst.), Brno 1981.
- Vladimír Řeřucha, Ludmila Jandová a František Janda 1974, (kat. výst.), Pardubice 1974.
- Jan Baleka (ed.), Ludmila Jandová, Hradec Králové 1970.
- Jan Kapusta, Ludmila a František Jandovi 1968, Zprávy z muzeí od Trstenické stezky, č. 6, 1969, s. 61–63.
