Eliáš Urban

Epidemic, acrylic on canvas, 155 x 155 cm, 2022

A cloud is looking at the sky, acrylic on canvas, 150 x 120 cm, 2019

Painter Eliáš Urban, a 2016 graduate of AVU (studio of Jiří Sopek), deals in his works with the theme of growing through the environment and the events that take place in it. In the paintings, for example, there are figures performing activities that, at first glance, are not entirely logical to the viewer concerning the place where the scene is located, or the places themselves are placed in not entirely plausible contexts, creating a kind of "harmonic discord". Although at first glance the paintings seem to offer "nothing more" than the depiction of reality, the ingenious work with paradoxes creates a mushroom of visual joy for the prepared viewer. His paintings are characterized by a special play with content, absurdity, and subtle humor.