Jakub Sýkora
Jakub Sýkora (*February 6, 1984, Rakovník) is a distinctive Czech painter who brings a breath of fresh air to the domestic art scene with his work. A graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, where he studied under Veronika Bromová and Prof. Jiří Sopek, he also shaped his unique style during an internship in Kankaanpää, Finland. Until 2021, he was professionally engaged in graphic design, now he focuses exclusively on free creation.
Sýkora's expression is characterized by dynamic abstraction with distinctive geometric elements. "As a child, I dropped a glass paperweight on the ground, it was a perfect transparent cube, and I bit off its edge. Since then, I have always been a little nervous about that imperfect, broken shape. I still have some of that," the artist admits. His works balance between order and chaos: "I am disturbed by too much sameness and I tend to disrupt it, but its absence is also unpleasant for me. I like structure and diversity, I observe this logic in nature and try to translate it onto canvases."
His achievements include winning the Jan Zrzavý Award in the art symposium (2012), being a finalist in the Critics' Award for Young Painters (2014), and participating in the Czech-Austrian symposium (2016). His works are represented in important collections, including the Robert Runták collection and the Adam Gallery.
Jakub Sýkora brings to the WE WEAR ART project the dynamic energy of his abstract work, which is characterized by strong geometric elements and vibrant colors. His visual language, balancing between order and chaos, is naturally transferred to textiles, where he creates eye-catching, contemporary patterns full of playfulness and movement. The wearers of these garments acquire not only a fashionable piece, but also a work of art with a distinct energy and joy that speaks of the tension between structure and its disruption. At a time when fashion is increasingly intertwined with art, Sýkor's work offers an authentic expression that resonates with current trends - his works on textiles transform everyday clothing into a distinctive artistic statement, carrying a story about the search for a balance between perfection and its absence.
