Martin Jech

Bio

(*1997)

Anthropomorphized flowers are characteristic of the paintings and objects of Martin Jech, currently studying Painting Studio 2 (Julius Reichel and Milan Mikuláštík School) at the AVU in Prague. Red-blue carnivorous plants and knitting yarn heads with gaping mouths filled with bared teeth bring pleasure and cruelty into positions where one flips into the other. They screams and grins at the same time. They combine nature and man, one is reflected in the other. They are lures that attract the eye, as well as ruins that force it to turn away from them. They have become a defense, overcoming the fear of the approaching presence, and this presence itself, you cannot get rid of them, flowers grow all around, just as each of the spectators has one of the masks inside, it is just not clear when they will put on which one.

Studies:
2023-now Painting Studio 2 (J. Reichel a M. Mikuláštík School), AVU, Praha, CZ
2016-2017 Classical Artwork, High School of Graphic Art, Jihlava, CZ

Solo Shows:
2021 Rok Nula, Divadelní klub 29, Pardubice, CZ
2016 Café Malér, Jihlava, CZ
2015 Café Na kole, Hradec Králové, CZ
2015 Klub č.p.4, Hradec Králové, CZ

Group Shows:
2023 AM2 ZMR: Strop, HIDDEN gallery, Praha, CZ
2023 Ateliér Malba 2 AVU: 48h Countdown, GaP / Galerie a Prostor, Znojmo, CZ
2023 Snob, skupinová výstava v soukromých bytech, Praha, CZ
2022 Sčór, skupinová výstava v soukromých bytech, Praha, CZ
2017 Výtvarná performance s Matoušem Hrbkem a Adamem Smolkem, Automatické mlýny, Pardubice, CZ