Pavel Tichoň
Skull Is Cool
Artist
Pavel Tichoň
(1980, Uherské Hradiště), Czech
Original Title
Skull Is Cool
From the seriesLogo World
From the seriesSvět loga
Date2004
Mediumdigital print on canvas
Dimensions120 × 150 cm
Classificationsprints
Credit LineKunsthalle Praha
DescriptionPavel Tichoň’s artistic practice is defined by a critique of the current socio-political system, its methods, and its consumerization of everyday life. In his commentary, Tichoň spotlights negative phenomena related to fanatical consumerism and the omnipresent pressure to be successful. He also poses questions regarding the role of the artist and the inaccessibility of art for large parts of society. Despite addressing serious themes, his work often incorporates humor, hyperbole, and irony. His artistic expression freely and intuitively draws on a variety of formal devices. Tichoň’s approach combines the channeling of free-flowing associations with a conceptually detached perspective which fuses quotations from art history and advertising motifs, removing them from their established contexts and interpretations.
This painting titled Skull is Cool is inspired by Arcimboldian imagination and vanitas still lifes. It is part of Tichoň’s series Logoworld (2004), which is based on the absurdist combination of biblical and mythological narratives with the logos of transnational corporations which are more intelligible for younger generations, reflecting a societal shift in interests and values.
Pavel Tichoň (*1980, Uherské Hradiště) studied in Milan Knížák’s Studio of Intermedia Work and Pavel Bielický’s New Media Studio at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. He also spent time studying at the Royal Academy of Art in the Hague (2003-2004) and the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, where he studied architecture and design under Jiří Pelc (2002-2003). From 2007 to 2011, he pursued a postgraduate degree at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague under Milan Knížák, but never completed his studies. His work is regularly featured in both solo and group exhibitions at large institutions and independent galleries.
This painting titled Skull is Cool is inspired by Arcimboldian imagination and vanitas still lifes. It is part of Tichoň’s series Logoworld (2004), which is based on the absurdist combination of biblical and mythological narratives with the logos of transnational corporations which are more intelligible for younger generations, reflecting a societal shift in interests and values.
Pavel Tichoň (*1980, Uherské Hradiště) studied in Milan Knížák’s Studio of Intermedia Work and Pavel Bielický’s New Media Studio at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. He also spent time studying at the Royal Academy of Art in the Hague (2003-2004) and the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, where he studied architecture and design under Jiří Pelc (2002-2003). From 2007 to 2011, he pursued a postgraduate degree at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague under Milan Knížák, but never completed his studies. His work is regularly featured in both solo and group exhibitions at large institutions and independent galleries.
Milan Knížák
1977-1981
