Jan Heres
Viewing Heres’ colorful works, it is no surprise to hear him say that his one-year stay in Indonesia has been a turning point in his evolution as an artist. It was formative in terms of his color scheme as well as his philosophical approach to painting. Jan's definitive departure from “his native” earthy and subdued Central European colors was later compounded by his further sojourn in the Mediterranean Valencia, Spain.
Jan is an intuitive painter, he lets himself be guided by the painting process and gives free rein to his unconscious. Although the basic features of his painterly style are luminous colors and a high degree of stylizing, his work is not static and defies stereotypes. His color is primarily a carrier of emotion and is closely connected with his experience of themes he approaches.
Solo exhibitions
2022
'Love Buzz', Jan Heres, Dům Radost, Prague
2020
'Lovekill', Jan Heres a David Mazanec, Sokolovna, Brandýs nad Orlicí
2019
'370 days sunny', Jan Heres a Filip Švehla, Jan Čejka Gallery
2016
'In Half: Adéla Lustigová and Jan Heres', Via Art Gallery, Prague, CZ
Group exhibitions
2022
'Fritsch, Heres, Švehla', City Gallery Beroun, Beroun
'18 FPS', Jan Čejka Gallery
'Finalist of the 15th Price of Art Critics for Young Painting, Galerie Kritiků, Prague
'Blasts Cries Laughter', Pragovka Gallery, Prague
2021
'Mégethos 28', Kampus Hybernská, Prague
Finalist of the 14th Price of Art Critics for Young Painting, Galerie Kritiků, Prague
Rainbow in the rain, Art library of the Municipal Library in Prague
2020
Real Dreams, Nová síň, Prague
2019
Unconsciousness, Galerie ŠČigol, Prague
2017
New Wave - Diploma work exhibition 2017, National Gallery in Prague
2014
I Walked Past an Apple Tree, Nakladove nadrazi Zizkov, Prague, Czech Republic
2013
The World Around Us, The National Technical Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
12th ESID - Welcoming of Prague's Spring, K4 Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
2012
Twelve Years of the Painting Studio of doc. Michael Rittstein, Embassy of the Czech Republic in Wienna, Austria
Figurama, Gallery of Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
