I was born in Prague in 1972, but I spent part of my childhood in the small village of Líska in the Lusatian Mountains. I was fascinated by the local landscape and the stories of the people who inhabited it after the expulsion of the original inhabitants. These experiences still influence my painting today.

 

 

My teacher Vlastimil Šik introduced me to painting. On the threshold of puberty, he inspired me with his enthusiasm for art. After the Velvet Revolution, I was accepted to the Academy of Fine Arts in Jiří Sopko's studio, where I devoted myself to landscape painting and expressionist expression. I supplemented my studies with internships in Germany, the Netherlands, and Norway, where I gained independence and a professional approach to art. I graduated from the academy in 1998.

 

 

After school, I taught at an elementary art school, painted intensively, and gradually made a name for myself on the Czech and international scene. A key moment was the Perfect Tense exhibition (2003) at the Prague Castle Riding Hall and my collaboration with curator Kateřina Tučková.

 

 

In 2004, I became a member of the Czech section of the Stuckist movement, which defends painting and rejects empty conceptualism. I am also a member of the satirical group Natvrdlí, which returns to traditional painting with humor. I have actively participated in exhibitions at home and abroad, for example in London, Munich, and Canterbury.

 

 

My paintings are represented in state galleries and private collections. I have gradually moved from classical landscape painting to greater narrative and exaggeration, often with black humor. I stand outside the current fashion