Jan Kaláb

"My paintings refer to the material world, but I don't try to capture anything tangible. Rather, I try to create something that does not yet exist in our world and visually manifest its essence. Sometimes the shapes are fluid and evoke biological forms, while geometric shapes can evoke thoughts of the macrocosm. The most important thing for me is how much the artwork embodies the essence of the universe."

“It’s happened to me a few times that I felt absolute happiness while working, that I’m at the source – the well – of inspiration and I know exactly what I’m doing. Sometimes it comes just before the final brush stroke that brings to completion a work that I know means a step forward in my practice and surpasses my own expectations of what I can accomplish.”