In the Gorge
Heres Jan
In the Gorge, 2024
140 x 130 cm
acrylic on canvas
According to legend, Shun Feng Er and Qian Li Yan were originally two demonic warriors. These brothers were distinguished by their supernatural abilities – one had exceptional eyesight and the other extraordinary hearing. Together, they harmed people and used their abilities to sow chaos. Mazu, the goddess of the sea, confronted them in battle. Thanks to her wisdom and spiritual power, she was able to defeat them. When the brothers recognized her divine power, they acknowledged their defeat, swore allegiance, and offered their abilities to her service. Since then, they have become her loyal helpers and protectors of sailors.
This series of paintings was created as a response to my stay in Taiwan in February and March 2024, where I was inspired by the local culture. I work with the airbrush technique, which allows me to achieve a specific visual effect. I combine it with sprays, clean surfaces, and expressive brushstrokes. J. H.
In case of serious interest, it is possible to arrange a visit to the studio to see the painting. Info and reservation: jana lastovka
Tel.: +420 608 46 22 11
lastovka@youngrealart.com
About the artist
born in 1992, St Gallen, Switzerland
Education:
2015 – 2016 Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, Czech Republic, Painting Studio I of prof. Jiří Sopko
2014 – 2015 Indonesian Institute of the Arts, Yogyakarta, Painting studio
Scholarships and residences:
2022 Residence in Miami, THINK + feel contemporary Art Gallery, USA
2023 House of Menander, The Chemistry Gallery, Praha
2022 Bite Back, Galerie Felixe Jeneweina, Kutná Hora
Group Exhibitions:
2024 Art Prague, Youngrealart, Clam-Gallasův palác, Praha
2024 Art in Libeň, Jan Heres, Hana Sommerová, Petr Gruber, Tomáš Honz, Marta Gruber, David
Kolovratník, Galerie Beseder, Praha
2024 Spřízněni volbou, The Chemistry Gallery, Galerie Portheimka, Praha
2024 So Close, Yet So Far Away, Jan Heres, Laura Limbourg, Markéta Kolářová, THINK+feel
Contemporary, Miami, Florida
2023 Art Prague, Youngrealart, Clam-Gallasův palác, Praha
2023 Earth, Wind, Fire, Water, Jan Heres, Martin Kačmárek, Dominika Kováčíková, Jan Soumar,
DOT. Contemporary, Bratislava, Slovensko
2023 One Man's Ceiling is Another Man's Floor, The Chemistry Gallery, Dům Radost, Praha
2023 Dragon Fruit, Jan Heres, Laura Limbourg, Markéta Kolářová, Kampus Hybernská, Praha
2023 In Arte Voluptas, The Chemistry Gallery, Galerie Portheimka, Praha
2022 (UN) Attainable Light, THINK+feel Contemporary, Miami, USA (with Filip Švehla)
2021 Finalist of the 14th Price of Art Critics for Young Painting, Galerie Kritiků, Prague
2021 Rainbow in the rain, Art library of the Municipal Library in Prague
2020 Lovekill, Jan Heres a David Mazanec, Brandýs nad Orlicí
2020 Art Prague Fair, Youngrealart, Prague
2020 Real Dreams, Nová síň, Prague
2019 Unconsciousness, Galerie ŠČigol, Prague
2017 New Wave - Diploma work exhibition 2017, National Gallery in Prague
2016 In Half: Adéla Lustigová and Jan Heres, Via Art Gallery, Prague, CZ
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
2013 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
2012 Figurama, Gallery of Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
Appraisement:
2021 Finalist of the 14. Price of Art Critics for Young Painting, Galerie Kritiků, Prague (CZ)
