Radim's previous works | Autoportrét | drawing on paper | A5 | 2021
Radim's previous works | Autoportrét | drawing on paper | A5 | 2021
Radim's previous works | Selection from the series "Post Mortem - Portrét otca" | aquarelle on paper | A2 | 2021
Radim's previous works | Selection from the series "Greyhound run" | oil on canvas | 2023
Radim's previous works | Selection from the series "Cesta vlakom Kraj-iná" | ink on paper | 10 x 21 | 2022
Radim's previous works | Cute Cat GIF | oil on canvas | 20 x 30 | 2023
Radim's previous works | Selection from the series "KSVHO" | aquarelle on paper | A2 | 2021
Radim's previous works | Selection from the series "KSVHO" | aquarelle on paper | A2 | 2021
Radim's previous works | Keď sa cítim sám, kreslím si objatia | séria HUG | Spray on canvas | 400 x 300 | 2023
Radim's previous works | Selection from the series "Chrt" | drawing on paper | A2 | 2021
Radim's previous works | Pohľad na Liptovskú Maru | combined technique on canvas | 250 x 600 | 2019

RADIM STRAKA

Radim Straka sa pokúša sa o zachytenie obrazov, ktoré prirodzene prehliadame a na ktorých hodnotu informácie nekladieme dôraz. Zaujímajú ho ľudia odsúvaní na okraj spoločnosti, béčkové filmy, krčmy a pajzle, lacné kérky, hajzlové básne, špinavá muzika, mestské subkultúry, ziny, graffiti, tabu, všetko to, čo sa pred spoločnosťou snaží človek zamiesť pod koberec. V tomto expresívnom prostredí hľadá vlastnú romantickú estetiku. Spoločnými znakmi jeho tvorby sú pozorovanie, skúmanie, rozhodovanie sa a vykonanie. Nepredchádza tomu diskusia ani žiadny konsenzus. Je to len o tom vykonať a nechať byť.

Radim Straka tries to capture images that we naturally overlook and whose informational value we do not focus on. He is interested in people living on the edge of society, B movies, pubs and cheap bars, cheap tattoos, poems found in public bathrooms, dirty music, urban subcultures, zines, graffiti, taboo, everything that people try to sweep under the carpet to keep away from the eyes of society. In this expressive environment, he searches for his own romantic aesthetics. Common features of his work are observation, exploration, decision-making and execution. There is no preceding discussion, no consensus. It’s just about doing it and letting it be.

EDUCATION

2016 – 2020 Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava (AFAD) – Painting III (Podhorský + Špirec) | 2018 – 2019 Academy of Arts, Architecture, and Design in Prague (UPRUM) – Intermedia confrontation (David + Salák) | 2020 – 2022 Academy of Arts, Architecture, and Design in Prague (UPRUM) – Intermedia (Pěchouček + Gajarský)

 

Prices of the artworks – Radim Straka