Disconnected. Connected! 2007
Architecture and comics
March 22 - April 13, 2007
March 21, 2007 press conference from 10:30 AM
March 21, 2007 vernissage from 7:00 PM
Venue: Czech Centre Prague, Rytířská 31, Prague 1
The project is organized by: Centre for Central European Architecture (www.ccea-info.org)
Curators: Jana Kostelecká, Yvette Vašourková, Igor Kovačević
Curators of the comic section: Tomáš Prokůpek, Tomáš Hibi Matějíček
Project production: Jana Kostelecká, Zuzana Bodnárová
Graphics: Petr Štepán
Exhibition architecture: Zarchitects
Project partner: Czech Centre Prague
Project supported by: the capital city of Prague, the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic
Media partners: Era21, archiweb.cz, Radio1
The series Disconnected. Connected! is one of the curatorial projects of CCEA and follows its effort to promote the young architectural generation, connecting architecture with other artistic fields, advocating for an attractive and comprehensible form of architectural presentation, and finding ways to popularize architecture through other artistic disciplines and their specific possibilities. Curators from CCEA always select from the most current architectural diploma works that have been defended at all Czech universities with an architectural focus (FA CTU Prague, FA BUT Brno, FA Technical University in Liberec, AVU in Prague, and UMPRUM in Prague). Thus, the best diploma works, resulting from various architectural schools, confront each other in one place. This offers a unique opportunity to compare whether there is a transparent difference between, for example, a graduate from a technical school and an art school, or not?
This year's fourth edition of the cycle (this year subtitled Architecture and Comics) builds on a rich history: Architecture and Animation (2004), Architecture and Advertising Photography (2005), Architecture and DJ-ing (2006).
To collaborate on the selection and outreach to comic creators, we invited curators Tomáš Prokůpek and Tomáš Hibi Matějíček.
Disconnected. Connected! 2007
Architecture and Comics
..."Architecture enters the world of comics significantly, whether directly or indirectly. It is very interesting how many prominent comic creators have studied architecture - worth mentioning are the Italian Milo Manara, the French Jacques de Loustal, the Spaniard Miguelanxo Prado, the Belgian Stijn Gisquiere, the Polish émigré Zbygniew Kasprzak, Croatian classic Žarko Beker, or the most successful contemporary Romanian cartoonist Sandu Florea. And rather as curiosity, I will remind that Lucie Lomová, the first Czech who published an author comic album in France, is the great-granddaughter of Jan Kotěra, and both her mother and sister studied architecture.
In comics themselves, architecture is present at every step, whether it is about monstrous neo-Gothic skyscrapers from Batman's Gotham, Gaudí-esque-Freudian creations of Saudek's metropolises of the future, or realistically captured ordinary buildings in everyday stories. However, there are also cycles and albums in which architecture plays a truly fundamental or even the main role. The most significant series of this type is Les Cités Obscures (Obscure Cities). Behind its creation are two Belgians, screenwriter Benoît Peeters and artist Francois Schuiten, who gradually present readers with individual metropolises of their imaginary world, where Verne-like art deco keeps pace with hypertrophied functionalism. An important example is the album Le Triangle Rouge (The Red Triangle), which German creator Andreas made as a tribute to the invention of Frank Lloyd Wright."
The selection criterion from approximately a hundred works is the conceptual idea, the quality of execution, and last but not least, the theme of the diploma work. Each year, the curators try to select a representative sample that captures not only the individuality of the author but also the overall atmosphere of the school.
In the exhibition's conception, there is always a significant emphasis on the presentation of models (whether physical or animated); portfolios of diploma works, as presented during the defense (with technical reports, drawings, and visualizations), are always available for viewing.
The task of comic authors is to respond with their medium to the selected architectural project and create a standalone work that will be part of the exhibition and thus of the discourse on the youngest architectural scene and the current comic scene.
We again expect from the project both a creative communication link between graduates of architectural schools and comic authors, and an increased opportunity to popularize the field of architecture among the wider public through another artistic field.
Project curators
Jana Kostelecká (*1975)
Graduate of the Faculty of Arts at Masaryk University in Brno, majoring in art history - Czech. Previously worked in the editorial office of the magazine Neon and in the editorial office of the publishing house Petrov. She is an editor of the book version of the television series Šumná města; as a print editor, she worked for the Design Days in Prague Designblok and the festival of contemporary visual styles Datatransfer, collaborates with CCEA as a curator and producer of the cycle Disconnected. Connected!, and is the producer of the Pecha Kucha Night Prague project.
Igor Kovačević (*1973)
He graduated from the study of architecture and urbanism at the Faculty of Architecture CTU (2000). In 2004, he completed a scholarship stay at the Masterclass Steel in Rotterdam. Currently working on his PhD on "Yugoslav Architects Trained in the Czech Republic." He is engaged in curatorial and publishing activities in his architectural practice at his studio.
Yvette Vašourková (*1976)
She graduated with a degree in architecture and urbanism from the Faculty of Architecture CTU (2001), and in 2004 completed a scholarship stay at the Masterclass Steel in Rotterdam. She is currently studying a postgraduate program at the Berlage Institute in Rotterdam and is working on a PhD thesis titled "Start Architecture," focusing on alternative approaches to studio teaching in architecture schools. She is engaged in curatorial and publishing activities in her architectural practice at her studio.
Curators of the comic section:
Tomáš Prokůpek (*1975)
He graduated in architecture from the FA BUT in Brno. He works as an internal editor for the architectural magazine Era 21. He is engaged in comic journalism and scriptwriting, and occasionally draws short comics. Since 2000, he has been co-editor of the comic magazine AARGH! (www.analphabetbooks.com) together with Tomáš Kučerovský. He has published comics not only in Czech magazines (AARGH!, Sorrel, Zkrat, Reflex, Skaut-Junák, Labyrint, and Rozrazil...) but also in foreign magazines. He won the award for Best Czech Scriptwriter for 2002 and the prize for Best Alternative Comic (together with Tomáš Kučerovský) at the International Salon of Young Comics in Belgrade (2003). He participates in numerous domestic and international exhibitions.
Tomáš Hibi Matějíček (*1978)
He graduated from the School of Journalism, works as an editor for the Komiks.cz server, and as an external comic contributor for MF Dnes, Nový prostor, revue Souvislosti, and AARGH! and the weekly A2, graphic designer, web designer, and freelance comic curator and producer, a member of the StinkerooDOG agency.
In 2006, together with theorist Martin Foret and artist/painter Karel Jerie, he founded the non-profit organization SEQENCE o.s. to support comics. In collaboration with the Labyrint publishing house, he co-organizes the extensive autumn festival KomiksFEST!, which will take place in October 2007 in venues throughout the center of Prague (screenings, exhibitions, concerts, etc.).
Selected authors of architectural diploma projects:
Adam Gebrian (*1979)
(Peace Square in Zlín, FA TU in Liberec)
Graduate of FA TU in Liberec (2006), where he also worked as an assistant during his studies. He worked in Rotterdam (Maxwan), Paris (Perrault), and Prague (A69), currently in London. In 2005, he wrote and published a collection of lectures on architecture (29+3). Since 2001, he has contributed to the project of the online magazine www.archit.cz, He holds a Fulbright scholarship for the 2007/08 academic year and is a member of the editorial board of the magazine Era 21.
Petr Horák (*1977)
(Ladislav Klíma Institute in the gap Na Perštýně, AVU in Prague)
After studying at the construction secondary school in Náchod, he was accepted to FA CTU in Prague, from which he transferred to AVU to the School of Architecture of Prof. Emil Přikryl. After graduation, he founded an architectural office, Habr Horák architekti, with a classmate from CTU based in Prague. www.habrhorak.com
Petra Oplatková (*1979)
(Project Terrain vague, UMPRUM in Prague)
She studied at FA TU in Liberec (FA TUL 98-99), UMPRUM in Prague (the studio of Prof. Jiří Pelcl, the studio of Prof. Eva Jiřičná, and Doc. Radek Kolařík, in which she graduated) and Amsterdam (Gerrit Rietveld Academie). She won the Architecture Department Prize for Best Diploma Project for her diploma project. She holds several awards in Czech and international architectural and design competitions (1st prize JA / Central Glass International Architectural Design Competition 2005 - Town Landmark). She currently works as a freelance architect.
Jan Skoupý (*1979)
(Adjustment of Holešovice, FA CTU in Prague)
He graduated from FA CTU Prague in 2006 in the studio of Doc. Roman Koucký. Since 2003, he has worked as a freelancer in graphic design. Upon graduation, he began working in the studio Roman Koucký architectural office s.r.o.
www.skoupy.net
Pavel Táborský (*1980)
(Stop Karlín, FA CTU in Prague)
He began his university studies at the Faculty of Civil Engineering CTU, from which he transferred to FA CTU (studios of Prof. Jan Bočan and Ivan Kroupa). He graduated under the leadership of Prof. Jan Bočan. Already during his studies, he worked in several studios or design firms (the longest in the Bočan&Partners studio). In 2006, together with colleague Ondřej Hilský, he founded an independent studio PO.
Jiří Vokřál (*1981)
(Gallery of Modern Art in Lausanne)
Graduate of FA BUT in Brno, studio of Doc. Milan Stehlík. During his studies, he underwent a year-long internship in the Náchod-Brno studio Archteam. In 2006, he joined the studio Architekti Hrůša & Pelčák, Atelier Brno, s.r.o. as an architect. He continues his PhD studies at his home faculty.
Selected comic authors:
Lela Geislerová (*1975)
(response to Pavel Táborský's project)
She graduated from the Václav Hollar Art School and spent two years at UMPRUM. She belongs to the pioneering generation of Czech graffiti. She sang in hip-hop bands Coltcha and WWW, as a vocalist guest-starred in projects by Penerů strýčka Homeboye or Jan Burian. She made her comic debut in 1999 in the booklet of the album Mein Kampfunk by the group J.A.R., and printed several other stories in magazines AARGH! and Přítomnost. In addition, she illustrates books and magazines, designs music album covers, drew posters for the Wakata club for several years, collaborates with film, and is the main visual artist and graphic designer for the RUBmovie project. She has two children, Ference and Mária.
Jiří Grus (*1978)
(response to Adam Gebrian's project)
He graduated from the Václav Hollar Art School and the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague (studio of classical painting techniques). He currently works as a painter and illustrator on a freelance basis. He made his comic debut as early as 1991 in the magazine Bublinky, and since 1999, his comics have regularly appeared in several domestic and foreign titles - in magazines AARGH!, Crew, Pot, Zkrat, and Živel, the anthology Inseminátor, the Polish catalog Komiks, the Portuguese magazine Comix, the Greek weekly 9, and the American magazine Heavy Metal. In 2001 and 2002, he received the Czech award for Best Comic Artist and at the same time won three awards at the International Comics Festival in Łódź, Poland. Last year, he released his first solo album called Nitro ciężknie glikolem, in collaboration with writer Štěpán Kopřiva. He is currently working intensively on his own authorial series Voleman.
www.koreastudio.cz
Jiří Zimčík (*1976)
(response to Petra Oplatková's project)
He is a trained carpenter, having switched jobs many times during his varied life, most of which revolved around books. He made his comic debut in the magazine Pot in 2001, and his work has since appeared in the magazine AARGH!, the revue Labyrint, the anthologies Inseminátor and Kontraband, the Ukrainian monthly K9, the Romanian publication Anthology, and the Italian collection No Words. He has participated in collective comic exhibitions in Moscow and Bucharest. He also engages in illustration (in France, a book by Pavol Vilikovský was published with his cover) and film collaboration. www.volny.cz/sektor_yx-c/
Karel Jerie (*1977)
(response to Petr Horák's project)
He graduated from the Václav Hollar Art School in Prague and studied painting at the AVU in Prague from 1999 to 2005 (in the studios of Antonín Střížek and Michael Rittstein). In addition to painting, he creates comics and illustrations (comic anthologies Inseminátor and O (Non)dead, magazines AARGH!, Crew, Pot, Zkrat, Bedeman, Reflex, A2, Ikarie, Nový Prostor). He has participated in dozens of visual and comic exhibitions and has been published in Poland and Ukraine.
Honza Bažant (*1979)
(response to Jan Skoupý's project)
He studied scenic technology at a secondary school for applied arts and scenography for alternative and puppet theater at DAMU in Prague. He has been engaged in comics and their forms for about 10 years. His other work, such as theater, is also heavily influenced by it, as he stubbornly tries to transfer two-dimensional comics into space. Currently, he makes a living from scenography and similar work because comics, as such, cannot sustain him in the Czech Republic due to the small market. He therefore tries to assert himself within the European independent scene, which fortunately is prospering quite well. What fascinates him about comics is the enormous creative freedom that arises from relatively low production costs, freeing the author's mutated imagination from unforeseen superpowers.
Petr Včelka (*1983)
(response to Jiří Vokřál's project)
A fourth-year student at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava, where for the third year he is trying to find a connection between free graphics, painting, graphic design, and comics at the Department of Free Graphics and Illustration under Prof. Kállay. He lives off his parents' money, but in various ways, he also supports himself with his skills. Comics is his natural environment where he can apply and reflect his mental and technical potential. In his creative approach, he is an eternal beginner.
March 21, 2007 press conference from 10:30 AM
March 21, 2007 vernissage from 7:00 PM
Venue: Czech Centre Prague, Rytířská 31, Prague 1
The project is organized by: Centre for Central European Architecture (www.ccea-info.org)
Curators: Jana Kostelecká, Yvette Vašourková, Igor Kovačević
Curators of the comic section: Tomáš Prokůpek, Tomáš Hibi Matějíček
Project production: Jana Kostelecká, Zuzana Bodnárová
Graphics: Petr Štepán
Exhibition architecture: Zarchitects
Project partner: Czech Centre Prague
Project supported by: the capital city of Prague, the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic
Media partners: Era21, archiweb.cz, Radio1
The series Disconnected. Connected! is one of the curatorial projects of CCEA and follows its effort to promote the young architectural generation, connecting architecture with other artistic fields, advocating for an attractive and comprehensible form of architectural presentation, and finding ways to popularize architecture through other artistic disciplines and their specific possibilities. Curators from CCEA always select from the most current architectural diploma works that have been defended at all Czech universities with an architectural focus (FA CTU Prague, FA BUT Brno, FA Technical University in Liberec, AVU in Prague, and UMPRUM in Prague). Thus, the best diploma works, resulting from various architectural schools, confront each other in one place. This offers a unique opportunity to compare whether there is a transparent difference between, for example, a graduate from a technical school and an art school, or not?
This year's fourth edition of the cycle (this year subtitled Architecture and Comics) builds on a rich history: Architecture and Animation (2004), Architecture and Advertising Photography (2005), Architecture and DJ-ing (2006).
To collaborate on the selection and outreach to comic creators, we invited curators Tomáš Prokůpek and Tomáš Hibi Matějíček.
Disconnected. Connected! 2007
Architecture and Comics
..."Architecture enters the world of comics significantly, whether directly or indirectly. It is very interesting how many prominent comic creators have studied architecture - worth mentioning are the Italian Milo Manara, the French Jacques de Loustal, the Spaniard Miguelanxo Prado, the Belgian Stijn Gisquiere, the Polish émigré Zbygniew Kasprzak, Croatian classic Žarko Beker, or the most successful contemporary Romanian cartoonist Sandu Florea. And rather as curiosity, I will remind that Lucie Lomová, the first Czech who published an author comic album in France, is the great-granddaughter of Jan Kotěra, and both her mother and sister studied architecture.
In comics themselves, architecture is present at every step, whether it is about monstrous neo-Gothic skyscrapers from Batman's Gotham, Gaudí-esque-Freudian creations of Saudek's metropolises of the future, or realistically captured ordinary buildings in everyday stories. However, there are also cycles and albums in which architecture plays a truly fundamental or even the main role. The most significant series of this type is Les Cités Obscures (Obscure Cities). Behind its creation are two Belgians, screenwriter Benoît Peeters and artist Francois Schuiten, who gradually present readers with individual metropolises of their imaginary world, where Verne-like art deco keeps pace with hypertrophied functionalism. An important example is the album Le Triangle Rouge (The Red Triangle), which German creator Andreas made as a tribute to the invention of Frank Lloyd Wright."
Quoted from the introduction of the exhibition catalog by Tomáš Prokůpek.
The selection criterion from approximately a hundred works is the conceptual idea, the quality of execution, and last but not least, the theme of the diploma work. Each year, the curators try to select a representative sample that captures not only the individuality of the author but also the overall atmosphere of the school.
In the exhibition's conception, there is always a significant emphasis on the presentation of models (whether physical or animated); portfolios of diploma works, as presented during the defense (with technical reports, drawings, and visualizations), are always available for viewing.
The task of comic authors is to respond with their medium to the selected architectural project and create a standalone work that will be part of the exhibition and thus of the discourse on the youngest architectural scene and the current comic scene.
We again expect from the project both a creative communication link between graduates of architectural schools and comic authors, and an increased opportunity to popularize the field of architecture among the wider public through another artistic field.
Project curators
Jana Kostelecká (*1975)
Graduate of the Faculty of Arts at Masaryk University in Brno, majoring in art history - Czech. Previously worked in the editorial office of the magazine Neon and in the editorial office of the publishing house Petrov. She is an editor of the book version of the television series Šumná města; as a print editor, she worked for the Design Days in Prague Designblok and the festival of contemporary visual styles Datatransfer, collaborates with CCEA as a curator and producer of the cycle Disconnected. Connected!, and is the producer of the Pecha Kucha Night Prague project.
Igor Kovačević (*1973)
He graduated from the study of architecture and urbanism at the Faculty of Architecture CTU (2000). In 2004, he completed a scholarship stay at the Masterclass Steel in Rotterdam. Currently working on his PhD on "Yugoslav Architects Trained in the Czech Republic." He is engaged in curatorial and publishing activities in his architectural practice at his studio.
Yvette Vašourková (*1976)
She graduated with a degree in architecture and urbanism from the Faculty of Architecture CTU (2001), and in 2004 completed a scholarship stay at the Masterclass Steel in Rotterdam. She is currently studying a postgraduate program at the Berlage Institute in Rotterdam and is working on a PhD thesis titled "Start Architecture," focusing on alternative approaches to studio teaching in architecture schools. She is engaged in curatorial and publishing activities in her architectural practice at her studio.
Curators of the comic section:
Tomáš Prokůpek (*1975)
He graduated in architecture from the FA BUT in Brno. He works as an internal editor for the architectural magazine Era 21. He is engaged in comic journalism and scriptwriting, and occasionally draws short comics. Since 2000, he has been co-editor of the comic magazine AARGH! (www.analphabetbooks.com) together with Tomáš Kučerovský. He has published comics not only in Czech magazines (AARGH!, Sorrel, Zkrat, Reflex, Skaut-Junák, Labyrint, and Rozrazil...) but also in foreign magazines. He won the award for Best Czech Scriptwriter for 2002 and the prize for Best Alternative Comic (together with Tomáš Kučerovský) at the International Salon of Young Comics in Belgrade (2003). He participates in numerous domestic and international exhibitions.
Tomáš Hibi Matějíček (*1978)
He graduated from the School of Journalism, works as an editor for the Komiks.cz server, and as an external comic contributor for MF Dnes, Nový prostor, revue Souvislosti, and AARGH! and the weekly A2, graphic designer, web designer, and freelance comic curator and producer, a member of the StinkerooDOG agency.
In 2006, together with theorist Martin Foret and artist/painter Karel Jerie, he founded the non-profit organization SEQENCE o.s. to support comics. In collaboration with the Labyrint publishing house, he co-organizes the extensive autumn festival KomiksFEST!, which will take place in October 2007 in venues throughout the center of Prague (screenings, exhibitions, concerts, etc.).
Selected authors of architectural diploma projects:
Adam Gebrian (*1979)
(Peace Square in Zlín, FA TU in Liberec)
Graduate of FA TU in Liberec (2006), where he also worked as an assistant during his studies. He worked in Rotterdam (Maxwan), Paris (Perrault), and Prague (A69), currently in London. In 2005, he wrote and published a collection of lectures on architecture (29+3). Since 2001, he has contributed to the project of the online magazine www.archit.cz, He holds a Fulbright scholarship for the 2007/08 academic year and is a member of the editorial board of the magazine Era 21.
Petr Horák (*1977)
(Ladislav Klíma Institute in the gap Na Perštýně, AVU in Prague)
After studying at the construction secondary school in Náchod, he was accepted to FA CTU in Prague, from which he transferred to AVU to the School of Architecture of Prof. Emil Přikryl. After graduation, he founded an architectural office, Habr Horák architekti, with a classmate from CTU based in Prague. www.habrhorak.com
Petra Oplatková (*1979)
(Project Terrain vague, UMPRUM in Prague)
She studied at FA TU in Liberec (FA TUL 98-99), UMPRUM in Prague (the studio of Prof. Jiří Pelcl, the studio of Prof. Eva Jiřičná, and Doc. Radek Kolařík, in which she graduated) and Amsterdam (Gerrit Rietveld Academie). She won the Architecture Department Prize for Best Diploma Project for her diploma project. She holds several awards in Czech and international architectural and design competitions (1st prize JA / Central Glass International Architectural Design Competition 2005 - Town Landmark). She currently works as a freelance architect.
Jan Skoupý (*1979)
(Adjustment of Holešovice, FA CTU in Prague)
He graduated from FA CTU Prague in 2006 in the studio of Doc. Roman Koucký. Since 2003, he has worked as a freelancer in graphic design. Upon graduation, he began working in the studio Roman Koucký architectural office s.r.o.
www.skoupy.net
Pavel Táborský (*1980)
(Stop Karlín, FA CTU in Prague)
He began his university studies at the Faculty of Civil Engineering CTU, from which he transferred to FA CTU (studios of Prof. Jan Bočan and Ivan Kroupa). He graduated under the leadership of Prof. Jan Bočan. Already during his studies, he worked in several studios or design firms (the longest in the Bočan&Partners studio). In 2006, together with colleague Ondřej Hilský, he founded an independent studio PO.
Jiří Vokřál (*1981)
(Gallery of Modern Art in Lausanne)
Graduate of FA BUT in Brno, studio of Doc. Milan Stehlík. During his studies, he underwent a year-long internship in the Náchod-Brno studio Archteam. In 2006, he joined the studio Architekti Hrůša & Pelčák, Atelier Brno, s.r.o. as an architect. He continues his PhD studies at his home faculty.
Selected comic authors:
Lela Geislerová (*1975)
(response to Pavel Táborský's project)
She graduated from the Václav Hollar Art School and spent two years at UMPRUM. She belongs to the pioneering generation of Czech graffiti. She sang in hip-hop bands Coltcha and WWW, as a vocalist guest-starred in projects by Penerů strýčka Homeboye or Jan Burian. She made her comic debut in 1999 in the booklet of the album Mein Kampfunk by the group J.A.R., and printed several other stories in magazines AARGH! and Přítomnost. In addition, she illustrates books and magazines, designs music album covers, drew posters for the Wakata club for several years, collaborates with film, and is the main visual artist and graphic designer for the RUBmovie project. She has two children, Ference and Mária.
Jiří Grus (*1978)
(response to Adam Gebrian's project)
He graduated from the Václav Hollar Art School and the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague (studio of classical painting techniques). He currently works as a painter and illustrator on a freelance basis. He made his comic debut as early as 1991 in the magazine Bublinky, and since 1999, his comics have regularly appeared in several domestic and foreign titles - in magazines AARGH!, Crew, Pot, Zkrat, and Živel, the anthology Inseminátor, the Polish catalog Komiks, the Portuguese magazine Comix, the Greek weekly 9, and the American magazine Heavy Metal. In 2001 and 2002, he received the Czech award for Best Comic Artist and at the same time won three awards at the International Comics Festival in Łódź, Poland. Last year, he released his first solo album called Nitro ciężknie glikolem, in collaboration with writer Štěpán Kopřiva. He is currently working intensively on his own authorial series Voleman.
www.koreastudio.cz
Jiří Zimčík (*1976)
(response to Petra Oplatková's project)
He is a trained carpenter, having switched jobs many times during his varied life, most of which revolved around books. He made his comic debut in the magazine Pot in 2001, and his work has since appeared in the magazine AARGH!, the revue Labyrint, the anthologies Inseminátor and Kontraband, the Ukrainian monthly K9, the Romanian publication Anthology, and the Italian collection No Words. He has participated in collective comic exhibitions in Moscow and Bucharest. He also engages in illustration (in France, a book by Pavol Vilikovský was published with his cover) and film collaboration. www.volny.cz/sektor_yx-c/
Karel Jerie (*1977)
(response to Petr Horák's project)
He graduated from the Václav Hollar Art School in Prague and studied painting at the AVU in Prague from 1999 to 2005 (in the studios of Antonín Střížek and Michael Rittstein). In addition to painting, he creates comics and illustrations (comic anthologies Inseminátor and O (Non)dead, magazines AARGH!, Crew, Pot, Zkrat, Bedeman, Reflex, A2, Ikarie, Nový Prostor). He has participated in dozens of visual and comic exhibitions and has been published in Poland and Ukraine.
Honza Bažant (*1979)
(response to Jan Skoupý's project)
He studied scenic technology at a secondary school for applied arts and scenography for alternative and puppet theater at DAMU in Prague. He has been engaged in comics and their forms for about 10 years. His other work, such as theater, is also heavily influenced by it, as he stubbornly tries to transfer two-dimensional comics into space. Currently, he makes a living from scenography and similar work because comics, as such, cannot sustain him in the Czech Republic due to the small market. He therefore tries to assert himself within the European independent scene, which fortunately is prospering quite well. What fascinates him about comics is the enormous creative freedom that arises from relatively low production costs, freeing the author's mutated imagination from unforeseen superpowers.
Petr Včelka (*1983)
(response to Jiří Vokřál's project)
A fourth-year student at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava, where for the third year he is trying to find a connection between free graphics, painting, graphic design, and comics at the Department of Free Graphics and Illustration under Prof. Kállay. He lives off his parents' money, but in various ways, he also supports himself with his skills. Comics is his natural environment where he can apply and reflect his mental and technical potential. In his creative approach, he is an eternal beginner.
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