Jiří Černický

Jiří Černický

Jiří Černický (*1966) studied at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague at the studio of Adéla Matasová and at the Academy of Fine Arts at the studios of Miloš Šejn and Jiří David. He works in a broad range of media and artistic approaches from painting, installation and object to performance and new media. He creates conceptual projects addressing social issues based on natural human emotions. He uses sarcastic humor to point out current social issues and give a brand-new perspective on the established perception of the world to the viewers. He comments on and subverts the role of transnational corporations and critically addresses the consumerism dominating our reality. A large part of his work lies in utopian architectural and other projects which – while remaining mere designs – aptly name the social and environmental issues of today. Besides Jindřich Chalupecký Award, he also received the Soros Award and the 48th October Salon Award. He held a retrospective solo exhibition at Rudolfinum Gallery and presented his work at Spaces Gallery in Cleveland, Artsdepot Gallery in London and Steinek Gallery in Vienna. He is head of the Painting Studio at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague.