PATRIK HÁBL
He also creates large-scale spatial interventions within architectural settings, including sacred spaces, and has exhibited both in the Czech Republic and internationally. He has received several awards (such as the Waldes Prize and the Europol Art Award), and his works have been presented at prestigious auction houses including Sotheby’s and Christie’s. He currently teaches at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design and lives in Prague.
I am fascinated by Patrik's work. It is a process where color comes to life within deep internal structures, offering a unique dialogue between layered painting and the viewer. His pieces push the boundaries of traditional imagery; they internally transform the entire space and infuse our gallery with a raw, organic energy. For me, wanting to exhibit Patrik Hábl was a given! He has displayed Lenten cloths in the Church of the Most Holy Saviour and also created an intervention in a Buddhist temple in Kyoto. Patrik is essentially the 'court painter' of modern sacred abstraction in Europe. To enter such a space with contemporary abstraction is, in the ecclesiastical world, akin to winning the Olympics." —
Karolína Ježová (Founder of Ethera Gallery)
Hábl is known for his experimental techniques, such as torn painting, the use of rollers, and working with liquid pigment. His canvases often lack a traditional frame and become integrated into architecture.
Patrik Hábl (*10 July 1975, Zlín) is a Czech painter, printmaker, and university lecturer, and one of the prominent figures of the contemporary Czech art scene. He studied at the Secondary School of Applied Arts in Uherské Hradiště and later at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague under Pavel Nešleha. He also completed study stays with Mikoláš Axmann, at the Mukhina Academy in St. Petersburg, and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague under Vladimír Kokolia.
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