Jan Hísek

Plamen, 2023200 x 200 cmolej na plátně
Lulka, 2023140 x 100 cmOlej na plátně
Fenek, 2024130 x 90 cmOlej na plátně
Skála, 2024200 x 180 cmOlej na plátně

Hísek’s artistry began at the Academy of Arts, Architecture, and Design in Prague, where he specialized in typography and book illustration. Since completing his formal studies, Hísek has taken a multifaceted approach to artistic expression, exploring various rivulets that evoke inspiration. Today, the Czech artist is not only accredited for his poignant paintings, but is further applauded for his strides in printmaking and illustration. Hísek’s dexterity in fusing the individual components of painting, printmaking, and illustration is clearly exemplified by the meticulous nature of each painting that imparts a unique narrative for the viewer. Melting a palette of similar hues and shadows, each painting elicits an intense wave of emotions as spectators gaze into the ominous figures of a seemingly other-worldly realm. Though his creations may appear to depict figures of a different world, the emotions and inspirations of Hísek’s oeuvre are rooted within our natural experiences, allowing viewers to extract intimate emotions from each of his paintings.

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Press release

DSC Gallery welcomes its first exhibition project in the new year, returning to its established artist with a very authentic handwriting, Jan Hísk (The Wonder of the Wind 2021). The exhibition "The Lion in the Cave" reopens his fascinating world, inviting viewers on a journey into the depths of imagination full of mysticism and hidden meanings. The artist's work once again oscillates between the real and the imaginary, offering a journey into the inner recesses of the human soul and nature. His drawings and paintings create a space of intricately composed ornaments where fauna and flora come to life in poetic visions. "Inspiration from Symbolism and artists such as Gustave Doré and William Blake is evident in the attention to detail, imagination and dreaminess. Jan Hísek is lyrical and poetic in his expression, often influenced by dreams, which he carefully records. John Milton's Paradise Lost was illustrated by Gustave Doré with an emphasis not only on the epic grandeur of the biblical story, but also on melancholy and poetry. These are aspects that are also very close to thinking about Jan Hísko's compositions", explains Karolína Juřicová, the curator of the exhibition.