Bread No. 18
Oudesová Barbora
Bread No. 18, 2026
80 x 60 cm
acrylic on linen canvas
In my work, I focus primarily on motifs of food and the personal memories associated with it. Bread with butter and honey was my absolute favorite food in childhood. When I wanted to translate this motif onto canvas, I experimented with various media and gradually found inspiration in pop art, which builds on working with everyday items and their repetition. This multiplication is therefore an intentional choice. An ordinary slice of bread, so typical of Czech culture, represents an element we might otherwise overlook. My goal was to bring attention back to it and awaken a sense of nostalgia in the viewer. B. O.
About the artist
*1989, Strakonice, Czech Republic
Education:
2014 – 2016 École supérieure d'art et de design d'Orléans, FR
2010 – 2013 University of West Bohemia, Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Art and Design, CZ
About: Barbora Oudesová is a designer and painter based in Prague. Working in acrylics, she uses food as a metaphor for memory, identity, and life's ceremonies — painting seafood, shared meals, and the rituals around the table that stay with us long after they are gone. Her still lifes are quiet meditations on what we long for, what we value, and what we leave behind.
Selected solo exhibitions:
2026 Version Coffee, Prague, CZ
2025 Víno Hruška, Jablonec nad Nisou, CZ
2025 Cafedu, Prague, CZ
2010 Kavárna U Vavřiny, Písek, CZ
Selected group exhibitions:
2015 Galerie Portyc, Písek, CZ — 5th Group Exhibition of PUB Members
2014 Deggendorf, DE — Young Artists from Písek and Deggendorf
