Jiří Černický
Jiří Černický (*1966) is a Czech visual artist whose work spans painting, sculpture, installation, and performance art. Since the 1990s, he has systematically challenged the stability of the image and meaning through contextual transformation and the manipulation of illusion.
He is a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, where he also taught. He has exhibited at institutions such as the Rudolfinum Gallery, DOX, and the Prague City Gallery, and his works are included in the collections of the National Gallery in Prague and other institutions. He is a recipient of the Jindřich Chalupecký Award.
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Odrazová drúza
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2026
Drúza rozkoše
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2026
Bábovka Mekka
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Microminimal
microplastics in a Plexiglas display case
150 x 100 cm
2023
Nabíječka
electronics, plastic
8 x 40 x 7 cm
2018
Woodoo Curiosity
mixed media
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Unicellular Nestor Kea Parrot
mixed media
130 x 170 cm
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Unicellular Sweet Juliet Rose
mixed media
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Tažný vesmír
acrylic and epoxy on canvas
126 x 164 cm
2025
Tahy
acrylic and bird feather inlay on canvas
114 X 144 cm
2024
Tah
acrylic and bird feather (vulture) inlay on canvas
63 X 84 cm
2015
Sbírka minerálů poltergeista
wood, varnish, metal, semi-precious stones
130 x 170 x 30 cm
2015
Uhranutí
acrylic on canvas
160 x 170 cm
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Kardinálové na vysavačích
mixed media on canvas
150 x 100 cm
2014
Protest zapomenutých monster
acrylic and epoxy on canvas
170 × 170 cm
2023
Růžový panter v čínské medicíně
acrylic and epoxy on canvas
170 × 170 cm
2023
Víly gravitace
chain-suspended scale, metal, plastic, light
2021
Touha po spravedlnosti
oil on canvas, frame with a snow-like finish
59 x 60 cm
2018
Nechtěná fascinace
nephritis
reálné rozměry předlohy
2019
Schizofrenie
laminate, acrylic lacquer, foam, fabric, chrome
23 x 23 x 32 cm
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Letní řetízky
tire, gold chains
83 cm
2026
Rohy nosorožců z miliardy vlasů Číňanů
real hair from people in China
reálné rozměry rohů z nosorožců
2019
Flakon s kardinálským testosteronem
ink on paper
30 x 39 cm
2023
Rychlé šípy
ink on paper
43 x 60 cm
2019
Roubík
ink on paper
49 x 39 cm
2025
Rozklad světla skrz světce
ink on paper
38 x 30 cm
2023
Posttraumatické jevy atmosferických poruch
ink on paper
53 x 41 cm
2000
Pěstování nožů na oběti
ink on paper
53 x 42 cm
2012
Peněženka natrávena zlatým retrívrem
leather, paper, steel
15 x 15 x 5 cm
2023
Buddha z prachu
dust from the author's apartment
9 x 5 x 7 cm
2018
Vítězové závěrečné bitvy olympijských her
ink on paper
50 x 39 cm
2023
Plán přestavby koncentračního tábora v Osvětimi na malebnou typicky germánskou vesnici podle Alberta Speera
ink on paper
198 x 77 cm
2019
Trumpolina
mixed media on canvas
190 x 170 cm
2017
Kim vysouší Tsunami
mixed media on canvas
190 x 170 cm
2018
Držadlo na prázdnotu
ink on paper
57 x 71 cm
2023
Památník obětem Černé války od Anishe Kapoora
ink and crayon on paper
73 x 96 cm
2020
Monument satisfakce
ink and gold on canvas
96 x 73 cm
2020
Anatomická studie fatamorgany
ink and crayon on paper
60 x 85 cm
2020
Bez názvu
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38 x 30 cm
2022
Jiří Černický has been a prominent figure on the Czech art scene since the 1990s. In his work, he has long operated at the intersection of painting, sculpture, installation, and performance, viewing these individual media not as separate entities but as part of a broader process of reflecting on the image and reality.
He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague (AVU), where he trained in the painting and new media studios. As early as the 1990s, he drew attention to himself with striking performative and intermedia projects that combined personal expression with a broader social context.
His work is based on a shift in meaning, a transformation of context, and the disruption of established interpretive frameworks. He employs the principles of illusion, stylization, and material ambivalence to challenge the stability of visual communication and open up space for multi-layered readings. The aesthetic appeal of his works often contrasts with latent tension or unsettling content, creating situations in which the viewer oscillates between fascination and uncertainty.
Černický has exhibited in a number of significant solo and group exhibitions in the Czech Republic and abroad. His work has been presented at venues including the Rudolfinum Gallery, the Prague City Gallery, the DOX Centre for Contemporary Art, and the Moravian Gallery in Brno.
His work is represented in major public and private collections, including those of the National Gallery in Prague, the Prague City Gallery, and others.
He has received several awards for his work, including the Jindřich Chalupecký Award, one of the most prestigious awards for contemporary artists in the Czech Republic.
In addition to his own artistic practice, he has also been active as a teacher at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, where he led a studio and helped shape the younger generation of artists.
Jiří Černický’s work addresses themes of identity, power, faith, technology, and the fluidity of the contemporary world. He does not treat reality as a given fact, but as a space that can be disrupted, reshaped, and reinterpreted. His works thus do not create fixed meanings, but rather situations in which meaning is constantly shifting.