The central theme of Patrik Adamec’s work is tension – whether material, relational or personal. In his sculptures, objects and paintings, one finds forces of tension and compression, which are expressed through the assemblage technique he frequently employs. His work thus depicts the inner struggles that are part of almost everyone’s life. He has also long explored issues of instability, whether from a physical or psychological perspective, and seeks new perspectives on sculpture. Although it may not be obvious at first glance, his works are multi-layered, and their apparent gloom is interwoven with exaggeration and humour.

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Patrik Adamec (*1994) graduated in 2023 from the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague from the sculpture studio led by Lukáš Rittstein and, in the same year, won the Critics’ Prize for Young Painting for his ‘mental landscapes’, which he ‘painted’ using his unconventional technique of upholstered canvases. This technique reflects Adamec’s fascination with sculptural reliefs, in which – much like in his upholstered paintings – the boundaries between sculpture and painting blur.