... who is Artie?

"Art is my only hope to survive this civilization." 

They say I was born. Bullshit. It was more like a botched intergalactic pit stop, where they dumped me as useless cargo—think biological waste—somewhere in the woods. So my first buddies were wild animals and the voices in my head. Those voices still whisper that I'm just the byproduct of other, pan-galactic, smarter beings from a distant planet. After a few years hunting anything with a pulse—and learning that nothing beats the taste of a deer taken down with bare hands, and that a bear is basically just an oversized cat in a bad mood—I dove into something even more brutal: surviving in the corporate jungle. There, I got used to firing off ideas faster than Clint Eastwood and hacking unsolvable problems to pieces with a machete. And on top of that, I make art. I dissect people on canvas and paper because their bodies are a fascinating mystery to me. Every painting is a beacon. A call home. Because when I'm as famous as Warhol, maybe my people will finally notice me and come pick me up. My escape plan is clear: wave to Great A'Tuin on the way out and forget this chunk of rock ever existed. Those are my priorities. Until then, there's the other, far more annoying problem: surviving this civilization. A civilization where watching people without a shred of common sense endlessly obsess over trivialities makes you wonder if it wouldn't be faster to just send the whole thing back into the primordial soup.

Exhibitions

Departure from Vacation to Prague

• Date: November 2025
• Location: Galerie Slávky Krátké, Prague, Czech Republic
• Description: This exhibition will showcase both existing and brand-new prints from the Holidaymakers series. It marks the conclusion and reflection on a year-long project that brought many new connections, experiences, and insights.

Last Days at Tereza

• Date: September – October 2025
• Location: Tereza Chocolate, Brno, Czech Republic
• Description: The final exhibition of prints from this limited series in Brno for 2025.

CoffeeTrail Lidická vol. I

• Date: July – August 2025
• Location: CoffeeTrail Lidická, Brno, Czech Republic
• Description: This exhibition featured selected limited-edition prints from the Holidaymakers series, complemented by two works inspired by vacation settings. As part of the event, a contest was held for a print inspired by the film Holidaymakers.

EXHIBITION: 20 YEARS OF ART FIELDS AT VOŠ AND SPŠ ŠUMPERK

• Date: April - May 2025
• Where: Šumperk Museum, Czech Republic
• Description: At the exhibition, I presented selected works of limited graphic prints from the "Holidaymakers" series, specifically: "Golden Sands 1987" / "New Grill" / "Girls, Don't Be Silly". I also added two newer works that conceptually fit into the holiday theme. These are paper collages, both size A3: "Holiday" / "New Swimsuits 1987".