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Hynek Martinec Dream in color (1) Pencil and watercolour on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Hynek Martinec graduated from the Studio of Classical Painting Techniques at the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague. After his studies he left for Paris (2005-2007) and since 2007 has been living in London. He received the prestigious BP Young Artist Award (2007) for his hyper realistic portraits. His paintings are inspired by Old Masters and/or photographs, which link the past with the future, using modern technologies. Education Cooper Union, New York 2004 Middlesex University, London 2002 Academy of Fine Art (MgA.), Prague 1999-2005 Select Exhibitions/Awards 2008 The Changing Faces, London 2007 BP Young Artist Award, National Portrait Gallery, London BP Visitor Choice, National Portrait Gallery, London BP Visitor Choice, National Scottish Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh 2003 Studio Prize, Academy of Fine Art, Prague Selected Solo Exhibitions and Projects 2023 Thank You For Looking at Me, OHSH Projects, London 2021/22 Will and Representation, Parafin, London 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 Selected Group Exhibitions 2023 Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London Gallery Artist, Parafin, London 2022 BFAMI, Art Auction, Phillips, London ABSURD, OHSH Projects, London Men, AJG - Alšova jihočeská galerie, Czech Republic STILL LIFE/LIFE STILL, OHSH Projects, London 2021 Vanitas, Dox Centre for Contemporary Art, Prague Signál II, Telegraph Gallery, Olomouc The Will to Power, ASC Gallery, London 2020 Complex States - Art in the Years of Brexit, AR platform International and virtual exhibition, Worldwide 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 Gallery Representation Parafin Gallery Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork Watercolours are reflecting my dream world. A topic consistent to my practice and one I have for years pursued in drawings. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.