Janula’s painting is my most astonishing discovery.

We have been surprised and dazzled by his explosive works for nearly forty years.

His graphic sheets, drawings, gouaches, aquarelles and canvases or collages can make forms and hues shine with the same force that we can see in works for instance by Lanskoy, of whom Janula need not be jealous at all. One is also reminded of Braque at a certain stage of his development when his composition revealed majestic harmony.

This twin comparison may seem flattering, but it is not. It merely indicates the position that Janula occupies in contemporary painting and that he will be awarded in many museums and perhaps even in museums in his homeland in the future.

I heartily congratulate him on this award.

Jean – Marc Natel, 22 July 2007, Paris