MgA. Petr Kubáč/1995
Petr Kubáč graduated from the Faculty of Art and Design at the University of Applied Sciences in Ústí nad Labem in the Photography studio under the guidance of Lukáš Jasanský and Silvia Milková, where his artistic work began. After graduating from his Bachelor’s degree, he went on to complete his Master’s degree, where he joined the Digital Media studio at the same faculty, this time under the guidance of Michaela Thelenová and Radek Jandera.
Social context plays an important role in my work. I often draw on my personal experiences, which I try to free from the commonplace and classical thinking and representation. It is close to me to react to people in the context of various life situations that we are all surrounded by, and which we usually do not even perceive. In this way I try to draw the viewer’s attention to the importance of the banal in a direct, non-aggressive and very sensitive way. The central theme for me is therefore the human being himself and his perception of the world. The themes I respond to are interpersonal relationships, the transformation of living space, questions of home, human existence, mental disorders, etc.
The focus of my work lies in photography, which has enchanted me with its malleability and dynamism. For me it is not only a raw record, but also a material that can be further worked with. I see great potential in it as a medium of information. I am exploring its significance and limits in the present. I do not work purely as a photographer. I work mainly with technical images, which overlap with many artistic disciplines, such as moving image.
I choose the appropriate medium for expression based on the idea I want to convey. I respectfully use media that appeal to me and that I can use for my message. I look for their limits and possibilities at the present time. My works are accompanied by a certain experimentation, whether with form or the concept itself. I try to create an intimate relationship between the work and the viewer through all sorts of mundane, sometimes banal life situations that we all encounter. Since these situations accompany us on a daily basis, we have learned not to perceive them. So we approach our own life in a kind of anaesthetic way, which is what I am trying to point out with my work.
education
2020 – 2023
Faculty of Art and Design at University Jan Evangelista Purkyně, Ústí nad Labem
Studio Digital media
2021
Universidade de Évora Escola de Artes – internship Erasmus+
Art Practices in Visual Arts
2019
Arts Academy at TUAS – internship Erasmus+
Fine arts: Photography department
2016 – 2020
Faculty of Art and Design at University Jan Evangelista Purkyně, Ústí nad Labem
Studio Photography
2011 – 2015
Secondary Industrial and Secondary School of Gastronomy and Services, Most
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selected group exhibitions
2024
- Proměna krajiny po požáru (Artbiom, Dům Českého Švýcarska, Krásná lípa) (CZ)
- Slovenské Benátky ( Artrooms Moravany, Moravany nad Váhom) (SK)
- LISTENING | Focus > Europe V (Schafhof – European Art Forum Upper Bavaria, Freising) (DE)
2023
- Katarze // Equinox (Gabriel Loci, Prague) (CZ)
- Ty blázínku (Divadlo Kámen gallery, Prague) (CZ)
- Arte Pověra (Atelier Síň, Telč) (CZ)
- Chyceni slovy (House of Arts Ústí nad Labem, Ústí nad Labem) (CZ)
- Diplomky 23, Exhibition of bachelor’s and master’s theses FAD UJEP (Dům kultury, Ústí nad Labem) (CZ)
- Tekoucí identity (Rampa Gallery. Ústí nad Labem) (CZ)
2022
- Bod Varu (FUD Embassy, Praha) (CZ)
- Stavový prostor (Gallery Emila Filly, Ústí nad Labem) (CZ)
- 1000 und Deine Sicht (ehem. Baugewerkeschule, Žitava) (DE)
- Symposium v zahradách 2022 – SLOWMOTION (Löblhof & Artgrund, Staňkovice) (CZ)
- Někdy prší občas ne (Gotické dvojče gallery, Litoměřice) (CZ)
- Sweet reality (Fotografic gallery, Praha) (CZ)
2021
- Nahe bei… Approximationen Derivate Surrogate (Motorenhalle, Dresden) (DE)
- Dědictví mytologie (House of Arts Ústí nad Labem, Ústí nad Labem) (CZ)
- Forget Heritage (Gallery Hraničář, Ústí nad Labem) (CZ)
- Digitální labyrint (Gallery In Vitro, Ústí nad Labem) (CZ)
2020
- Identita věcí (Billboart gallery, Ústí nad Labem) (CZ)
- Diplomky 20, Exhibition of bachelor’s and master’s theses FAD UJEP
(Faculty of Art and Design at University, Ústí nad Labem) (CZ) - Festival Deziluze 2020 (pivovar Herold, Březnice) (CZ)
- RE-? – 3Kurátorky (Invalidovna, Praha) (CZ)
- The Graphic Art of the Year 2019 (Galerie Ladislava Sutnara, Plzeň) (CZ)
- The Graphic Art of the Year 2019 (Obecní dům, Praha) (CZ)
2019
- Svoboda – 3Kurátorky (Invalidovna, Praha) (CZ)
- Symposium v zahradách 2019 – SYMFONIE (Löblhof & Artgrund, Staňkovice) (CZ)
- United Islands of Prague 2019 (Invalidovna, Praha) (CZ)
- What are we supposed to do now? (participated in an accompanying program with the project Obraz Odrazu, Galerie Emila Filly, Ústí nad Labem) (CZ)
- GRAND OPENING INVALIDOVNA – 3Kurátorky (Invalidovna, Prague) (CZ)
- Hledání Kudora (Gallery Jelení, Center for Contemporary Arts Prague, Prague) (CZ)
- North-bohemian new wave (Nitrianska galéria – Galéria mladých, Nitra) (SK)
2018
- Topography of a Mo(nu)ment , Topography of Hope – Crystallized (Ústí nad Labem House of Arts, Ústí nad Labem) (CZ)
- Topography of a Mo(nu)ment , Shrouded Topography – Pilgrims above the Sea of Fog (Emil Filla Gallery, Ústí nad Labem) (CZ)
- Vybudovali jsem…/ wir haben gebaut…(Gallery Hraničář, Ústí nad Labem) (CZ)
- Unfinished processes ( Farmstudio, Vysoká u Mělníka) (CZ)
- Severní terasa – “Unfinished” (Municipalm Museum of Ústí nad Labem) (CZ)
- 200 Photos (Galerie 4, Cheb) (CZ)
2017
- Vnitrobloky (Gallery Hraničář, Ústí nad Labem) (CZ)
- Sex, beer and photography (Roj, Prague) (CZ)
- Bytové Galerie (Ústí nad Labem) (CZ)
awards
- Master’s Degree Graduate Award FAD UJEP 2023
- Awards of Digital media studio FAD UJEP 2021
- The Graphic Art of the Year 2019 – 1st serigraphy awards
- Awards of Photography studio FAD UJEP 2019
residency
- Schafhof – European Art Forum Upper Bavaria (DE) 2023
- Löblhof & Artgrund – SLOWMOTION (CZ) 2022
- Löblhof & Artgrund – SYMFONIE (CZ) 2019
- Farmstudio – Neukončené procesy (CZ) 2018