Project Description
About Hynek Martinec
Hynek Martinec (born Broumov, Czech Republic, 1980) lives and works in London and has exhibited extensively internationally. Martinec’s paintings, drawings and sculptures have an ongoing engagement with art history, developing visual connections between diverse historical moments. His works explore ideas about time, history, reality and spirituality, often appropriating imagery from vintage photographs and the Old Masters. He was included in the BP Portrait Prize exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, London in 2007, 2009 and 2013, winning the Young Artist award in 2007. Martinec’s work is in private and public collections internationally including the National Gallery, Prague and the British Museum, London.
Education:
2004
Cooper Union, New York
2002
Middlesex University, London
1999-2005
Academy of Fine Art (MgA.), Prague
Complex States - Art in the Years of Brexit
AR platform
International and virtual exhibition
28 October – 31 December 2020
Selected Solo Exhibitions and Project
2019
The Everyday Archive, Brixton Beneficiary, London
2018
Voyage to Iceland, National Gallery, Prague
Kilián Ignác D. Galerie Dům, Broumov
2017
El Greco is Watching, (ongoing), Spain
The Birth of Tragedies, Parafin, London
2016
Hybrid, The Factory Gallery, London
Thank You For Looking at Me, (ongoing), Iceland
2015
Intellectual Properties, Galerie Václava Špály, Prague
2014
Every Minute You Are Closer To Death, Parafin, London
2013
Every Minute You Are Closer To Death, Flowers Gallery, London
2010
Lucky Man, Caroline Wiseman, London
2009
At The Same Time, Cosa Gallery, London
After Holiday 1986, Czech Centre Gallery, Sofia
2008
Lost in Time, Cosa Gallery, London
2007
Czech Centre Gallery, Paris
Selected Group Exhibitions
2020
Complex States - Art in the Years of Brexit, AR platform (Worldwide)
The Same For Everyone, Parafin, London
Inspiration - Iconic Works, Finnish National Gallery, Helsinki
Inspiration - Iconic Works, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
2019
In Loving Memory, Emo Court, Co Laois, Republic of Ireland
Vanité, Brixton Beneficiary, London
2017
Fascination with Reality, Museum of Modern Art, Olomouc
Arc of Time, Zahorian and Van Espen, Prague
2015
Blow-up, Parafin, London
2014
John Moores Painting Prize, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
2013
BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London
2012
Beyond Reality. British Painting Today, Galerie Rudolfinum, Prague
Ein Weisses Feld, Schlachthaus Aschaffenburg
Coal and Steel, Candid Arts Trust Gallery, London
Coal and Steel, Czech Centre Gallery, Prague
2011
Encoded Systems, Read Gate Gallery, London
2010
BP Portrait Award, National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh
Passion for Freedom, UNIT 24 Gallery, London
TRANSFER, Czech National Building, New York
2009
BP Portrait Award, Southampton City Art Gallery, Southampton
BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London
Prague Biennale 4, Prague
TRANSFER, MG Gallery, Brno
2008
TRANSFER, WhiteBOX Gallery, Munich
International Triennale of Contemporary Art, National Gallery, Prague
Re-Reading The Future, Project Mobility, National Gallery, Prague
Defenestrace, Galerie Novoměstská radnice, Prague
BP Portrait Award National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
2007
BP Portrait Award, Tyne & Wear Museums, Newcastle
BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London
2006
BLACK Art Festival, Pardubice
2005
Prague Biennale, National Gallery, Prague
Gallery Foundation M + J Anderle, Prague
Prague’s Studios, Galerie Novoměstká radnice, Prague
2004
Cooper Union Gallery, New York
2003
Čtvercová leč ARTTODAY, Gelerie Nová Síň, Prague
Awards
2008
The Changing Faces, London
BP Visitor Choice, National Scottish Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
2007
BP Young Artist Award, National Portrait Gallery, London
BP Visitor Choice, National Portrait Gallery, London
2003
Studio Prize, Academy of Fine Art, Prague
Collections
British Museum, London
National Gallery, Prague
Sammlung FIEDE, Aschaffenburg
Standard Chartered Bank, London
WCIT Collection, London
Asante Art Collection, Basel
Pro Arte Collection, Prague
Robert Runtak Collection, Olomouc
Omer Koc Collection, Istanbul
Bibliography
Inspiration - Iconic Works, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, 2020 In Loving Memory, Emo Court, Co Laois, Republic of Ireland, 2019
Voyage to Iceland, National Gallery, Prague, 2018
Kilian Ignac D. Galerie Dům, Broumov, 2018
Fascination with Reality, Museum of Modern Art, Olomouc, 2017
Intellectual Properties, Galerie Václava Špály, Prague, 2015
Every Minute You Are Closer To Death, Parafin, London, 2014
John Moores Painting Prize 2014, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, 2014
Beyond Reality. British Painting Today, Rudolfinum Gallery, Prague, 2012
500 Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, London, 2011
Umění vnímat Umění, Michael Třeštík, Gasset, Prague, 2011
Prague Biennale 4, Giancarlo Politi Editore, Milan, 2009
RE-READING THE FUTURE, Mobility, National Gallery, Prague, 2008
Hynek Martinec Paintings 1999-2008, Czech Centre, London, 2008