About my work
Painting forms the core of my practice. It operates not only as a medium, but as a method for structuring perception, while other materials are introduced to establish connections between distinct forms and registers of experience.
The work is shaped by the tension between a fragile, subjective experience of reality and the external structures through which reality is commonly perceived. Universally recognizable and visually seductive motifs function as points of entry, allowing emotional attachment to form before underlying instability becomes apparent. Melancholy emerges not as sentiment, but as a condition produced by this unresolved inner conflict.
Technique is employed deliberately and variably, determined by the specific impression each work seeks to generate. The paintings occupy a subtle threshold between inner and outer worlds, where perception remains fluid and meaning remains open.
The work is shaped by the tension between a fragile, subjective experience of reality and the external structures through which reality is commonly perceived. Universally recognizable and visually seductive motifs function as points of entry, allowing emotional attachment to form before underlying instability becomes apparent. Melancholy emerges not as sentiment, but as a condition produced by this unresolved inner conflict.
Technique is employed deliberately and variably, determined by the specific impression each work seeks to generate. The paintings occupy a subtle threshold between inner and outer worlds, where perception remains fluid and meaning remains open.
Bio
2006–2012
Academy of Arts, Architecture & Design in Prague
Studio of Illustration and Graphics
2009–2010
Lucerne University of Applied Science and Art,
Switzerland, Studio of Illustration
2023–2025 — Author’s Books
Here Be Lions — adult readership (in progress)
2020
Bjuba — original project
Concept and visual design for 3D animation
Lustr Festival
2019 — Mural
Bistro Ořechovka, Prague
Client: RicharDavidArchitekti
2018 — Mural
Emerald Art Nouveau House, Prague
Client: RicharDavidArchitekti
Published in Elle Decoration, Summer 2018
Publications
2016 — Author’s Books
Krtník — Host Publishing
Award — Golden Ribbon 2017 (Art Section)
2016 — Author’s Books
Bear and Fox— Běžíliška Publishing
2023 — Illustration
Declaration — anthology, 65.pole/Post Bellum
2022 — Illustrations
The best for everyone — Petra Soukupová, Csirimojó
2021 — Illustrations
Broučci — Jan Karafiát, Albatros
Emy a drak — Richard Vokůrka, Albatros
2019 — Illustrations
Hilda and Sophie — Hana Knopfová, Albatros
Even Toys Want to Play — Ivona Březinová, Albatros
The Boy Behind the Keyhole — Stephen Giles, Leda
2017 — Illustration
Mája and Kim — Iva Mrkvičková, Meander
Who Killed Snowy? — Petra Soukupová, Host
The White Ravens, International Youth Library (2018)
Nomination — Golden Ribbon 2018 (Art Section)
2016 — Illustrations
Long-distance Run — Robin Král, Běžíliška
2015 — Illustrations
Looking for the Star — Lenka Brodecká, Host
The White Ravens, International Youth Library (2016)
2014 — Illustrations
Škvíry — Marka Míková, Argo
Award — Golden Ribbon 2015 (Art Section)
King of Light — Jiří Tomek, Argo
Illustrations for Magazines & Covers
Lasvit / Spacial Magazine, Artikl, Raketa, Živel, Fly Culture Magazine, Caves, Listen
2015–2018 — Host Literary Magazine: illustrations and covers
Symposia & Exhibitions
2023 — Illustration Festival, MOME Budapest
2021 — Jiří Trnka International Symposium, Plzeň (lecturer)
2022 — Jiří Trnka International Symposium, Plzeň (exhibiting artist)
2020 — Lustr Illustration Festival, Prague
2019 — Broumov Illustration Symposium
2017 — Golden Ribbon, DOX, Prague
2016 — Prague in 100 Words, Czech Center, Prague
2015 — Bratislava Illustration Biennale (BIB)
2006–2012
Academy of Arts, Architecture & Design in Prague
Studio of Illustration and Graphics
2009–2010
Lucerne University of Applied Science and Art,
Switzerland, Studio of Illustration
2023–2025 — Author’s Books
Here Be Lions — adult readership (in progress)
2020
Bjuba — original project
Concept and visual design for 3D animation
Lustr Festival
2019 — Mural
Bistro Ořechovka, Prague
Client: RicharDavidArchitekti
2018 — Mural
Emerald Art Nouveau House, Prague
Client: RicharDavidArchitekti
Published in Elle Decoration, Summer 2018
Publications
2016 — Author’s Books
Krtník — Host Publishing
Award — Golden Ribbon 2017 (Art Section)
2016 — Author’s Books
Bear and Fox— Běžíliška Publishing
2023 — Illustration
Declaration — anthology, 65.pole/Post Bellum
2022 — Illustrations
The best for everyone — Petra Soukupová, Csirimojó
2021 — Illustrations
Broučci — Jan Karafiát, Albatros
Emy a drak — Richard Vokůrka, Albatros
2019 — Illustrations
Hilda and Sophie — Hana Knopfová, Albatros
Even Toys Want to Play — Ivona Březinová, Albatros
The Boy Behind the Keyhole — Stephen Giles, Leda
2017 — Illustration
Mája and Kim — Iva Mrkvičková, Meander
Who Killed Snowy? — Petra Soukupová, Host
The White Ravens, International Youth Library (2018)
Nomination — Golden Ribbon 2018 (Art Section)
2016 — Illustrations
Long-distance Run — Robin Král, Běžíliška
2015 — Illustrations
Looking for the Star — Lenka Brodecká, Host
The White Ravens, International Youth Library (2016)
2014 — Illustrations
Škvíry — Marka Míková, Argo
Award — Golden Ribbon 2015 (Art Section)
King of Light — Jiří Tomek, Argo
Illustrations for Magazines & Covers
Lasvit / Spacial Magazine, Artikl, Raketa, Živel, Fly Culture Magazine, Caves, Listen
2015–2018 — Host Literary Magazine: illustrations and covers
Symposia & Exhibitions
2023 — Illustration Festival, MOME Budapest
2021 — Jiří Trnka International Symposium, Plzeň (lecturer)
2022 — Jiří Trnka International Symposium, Plzeň (exhibiting artist)
2020 — Lustr Illustration Festival, Prague
2019 — Broumov Illustration Symposium
2017 — Golden Ribbon, DOX, Prague
2016 — Prague in 100 Words, Czech Center, Prague
2015 — Bratislava Illustration Biennale (BIB)