Matěj Janák
Matěj Janák (*1988) is a contemporary Czech multimedia artist based in Prague.
He started as a graffiti artist, but his journey into the contemporary art world has been supported by successful exhibitions, including collaborations with Karpuchina Gallery and Chemistry Gallery, which have established him as a leading member of the contemporary generation. In his past projects he has experimented with various techniques, including interactive objects and audiovisual recordings, while his dominant medium remains expressive painting. Janák's painting combines elements of expressive still life with iconic objects and typographic fragments that reflect his origins in the graffiti scene. His other artistic direction goes to post-internet memes & phenomena. A key moment in his artistic development was his mastery of the airbrush technique. He discovered this technique after a serious accident in which he almost lost his right hand. Thanks to a long rehabilitation and a strong will to overcome his limitations, airbrush has become not only the means that allowed him to return to his work, but also his characteristic means of expression in recent years.
Selected Exhibitions:
"Fallen", Kampus Hybernská, w/ Chemistry Gallery, Prague, 2023
"Home Bittersweet Home", Dům Radost, Prague, 2023
"Dead Inside Will Never Die": curation: Radek Wohlmuth. Karpuchina Gallery, Prague, 2018
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