Lenka Chánová
Lenka Chánová (*1985) studied at the Václav Hollar Art School in Prague from 2000 to 2004 (specializing in Promotional Art), the Faculty of Humanities at Charles University in Prague from 2006 to 2009 (Liberal Arts), and the Academy of Fine Arts in P...
Objetí, 100x70 cm, akvarel na papíře, 2017
Untitled, 100x70 cm, watercolor on paper, 2017
Untitled, 100x70 cm, watercolor on paper, 2017
Doi, 100x70 cm, watercolor on paper, 2017
Cesta II (ze série Poruchy příjmu), 145x175 cm, watercolor on paper, 2020
On Beauty, 100x70 cm, watercolor on paper, 2019
Untitled (Approximation VI), 175x105 cm, watercolor on paper, 2018
Testimonials
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Collaboration with Artist's Hero on the Silent Metamorphosis exhibition was a great pleasure. I appreciate both their approach and the very idea of bringing art into broader awareness and to places that were not originally intended for presenting art, thereby reaching people who can be enriched by art in this setting. Photo credit: Bára Alex Kašparová
Jan Soumar
visual artist, painter
In my opinion, Artist’s Hero is a very successful project for several reasons. It is the first platform that has focused from the very beginning on one clear goal – connecting contemporary art with the corporate world. This has been attempted in the Prague art scene in the past, but it was always more of a supplementary activity. Artist’s Hero has a clearly defined vision and has been conscientiously fulfilling it from the start. A great value lies in the high-quality curatorial oversight and accompanying program in the form of private vernissages and guided tours – so it is not just a transactional business of the “we’ll hang some paintings in your office and you pay” type. I appreciate that the entire concept is comprehensive, always deliberate, and thereby genuinely cultivates the commercial sector. In my experience, no one else has managed to do this so consistently yet. Moreover, the cooperation with all participants is highly professional while remaining pleasantly friendly.
David Krňanský
visual artist, painter
Already during your studies at AVU, you become familiar with what the careers of other figures from the art world look like. Gradually, you discover your own opportunism as a certain driving force that cannot be simply suppressed. You begin to ask questions about where and in what light you will exhibit, who will represent you, and who will follow your work. The art world in which you exist should ideally be clear and transparent, at least as far as the values at stake within it are concerned. The art world has varying degrees of resolution. Some institutions can make an artist appear larger, while others will shrink them or let them disappear into the noise. Over time, you begin to notice that individual exhibition opportunities are not just neutral places where you place your work. And sometimes you also discover that opportunism does not necessarily have to be something to be ashamed of. That is perhaps the strange paradox of an artistic career: you try to create something meant to be independent of the system, and at the same time, you spend your whole life learning how to exist within that system. And yet, through all of this, there is one more—perhaps the most important—factor: the human element. Behind all the institutions, galleries, names, and their varying degrees of resolution are specific people who decide whose trust to earn, who to approach, and with whom they want to collaborate. In our case, this is primarily Anna Pulkertová and Marek Jakúbek, whose approach represents for us precisely that rare combination of professionalism, trust, and personal interest. At such a moment, the initial question of where and in what light one presents oneself begins to change slightly. It is no longer just about the value a given place holds in the hierarchy of the art world, but also about the people you meet there and what you are able to offer one another.
unconductive trash
Rudi Koval and Michal Pěchouček, art duo
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