Vojtěch Kovařík was born in Valašské Meziříčí, the Czech Republic in 1993. After studying ceramic design in secondary school, he continued his artistic training at the Faculty of Arts of the Ostrava University (CZ) in 2013, then studied overseas at Poland’s prestigious Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw in 2017 and obtained a master’s degree from the Faculty of Fine Arts of Ostrava University in 2019. Kovařík’s portrayal of deities follows a schematic rather than realist compositional approach. His depiction of the body as a large figure is reminiscent of Matisse’s “Blue Nudes,” and the focus on sculpture and ceramics in the artist’s educational background would suggest that Kovařík may have been influenced by the simplification of forms in Brancusi’s early career. The characteristic straight line extending from the forehead through the bridge of the nose, and the exaggerated distortions of the skeletal structure also appear in the work of Picasso. In addition to cool and indifferent facial features, unusual skin tones such as blues and reds emphasize the supernatural nature of inhuman beings. By combining Greek and Roman mythology, part of Europe’s common spiritual heritage since ancient times, with modern imagery, Kovařík creates narrative paintings for the contemporary era. His work is held in the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo (Torino), the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, and the National Gallery of Victoria (Melbourne), as well as in many other international institutions and collections.