Sculptural work of Kryštof Hošek is primarily devoted to figurative motives. By his plastics, which are oscillating on the edge of decandence, caricature and pop-art critically reacts on present political and economical situation. His handwriting sometimes also comes to hyper-realistic form. He´s exhibiting within group exhibitions at Czech Republic but also abroad. Besides his main focus and figurative sculpture he is occassionaly working on other sculptural tasks such as portrait, memorialplaque, bust and other pieces situated both in interior and exterior combining various techniques and materials. His work can be found in private but also public collections. He lives and works in Prague.
STUDY
2005 - 2011 Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, sculpture studio
2006 - traineership: Europen Ceramic Context, Bornholm, Denmark
2001 - 2005 College and High art school of Vaclav Hollar
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 - (A)VOID Floating Gallery
2023 - Rattus suprematus , Masna gallery Slavonice
2022 - Revolution Evolution! , SGVU (North Bohemia Gallery of art), Litoměřice
2020 - 2021 - Soma Sema: Peter Oriešek / Kryštof Hošek , Museum Kampa, Prague
2019 - Unofficial installation of the statue "Victory" on the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution , Jungmann´s square, Prague
2019 - Sculptural installation in the courtyard of the Anglo-American University in Prague
2018 - Kryštof Hošek - Sculptures, Savoia Castle, Skvorec
2017 - The Plastic Women of The Universe , Galerie Peron, Prague
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 - I see sculptures - See more at , a sculpture festival in public space, Říčany
2024 - Sculptura #2 , Gare Maritime, Brussels (BE)
2023 - In Arte Voluptas – Galerie Portheimka, Prague
2023 - I see sculptures, a sculpture festival in public space, Říčany
2022 - Not only white , from the colection of O. Th. Uttendorfsky, White gallery Osík u Litomyšle
2022 - Naked/Naturally , SGVU (North Bohemia Gallery of art), Litoměřice
2021 - Open-air Gask , GASK (Gallery of the Central Bohemia region), Kutná Hora
2021 - Už je nejhůř! II, Exhibition about contemporary political situation, Galerie Rock Café, Prague
2020 - 2021 - Vanitas , DOX - Centre for Contemporary Art, Prague
2020 - A Dream within a Dream : Edgar Allan Poe and Art in the Czech Lands, National Gallery in Prague
2019 - It's the worst! Exhibition on the current political situation, Gallery 90 * Černošice
2019 - Figures, exhibition of teachers and guests of AVU, 220 years of AVU, Hybernska Campus, Prague
2019 - "Saint Agnes, all saints, pray for us…" Artinbox Gallery Prague 2019
2019 - Sculpture Line, summer festival of statues in the city - exposition of the statue of Adam and Eve on Jungmann´s square in the center of Prague
2018 - OLD NEWS, Arcimboldo gallery, Prague
2018 - 10 years Chemistry, The Chemistry gallery, Holesovice Market, Prague (catalog)
2018 - REALITY SHOW, Arcimboldo gallery, Prague
2018 - Sculpture Line, summer festival of statues in the city - exposition of the Lajk statue on Jungmann´s square in the center of Prague
2018 - Chemistry Salon, Jungmannovo Square, Prague
2017 - The Art Of Making Catastrophe, Zoya Museum Bratislava (SK)
2017 - Passion,The Chemistry gallery, Prague
2017 - Venture on, Forum Karlin, Prague
2016 - Sculptures of Smeral's villa, Svaty kopecek, Olomouc
2016 - UNIVERSUM, Piazzetta of the National Theater
2016 - Artprague 2016, Representation of Peron Gallery
2015 - Marianska Gallery, Ceske Budejovice
2015 - Masa, The Chemistry gallery, Prague
2015 - Et Cetera, Museu Maxxi, Roma
2015 - Art Prague 2015, Kafka´s house, presentation within The Chemistry gallery
2014 - Peace please! Artinbox gallery Prague
2013 - MEAM, Museu Europeu d´Art of Modern, Barcelona
2013 - Sculpture portrait of Vaclav Havel, Academy of Sciences, Prague
2013 - Artinbox gallery Prague, “Who is lies, steals…? or: Winning over lies and hatred”
2013 - Art Prague 2013 , Kafka´s house, presentation of Miloš Zeman sculpture within The Chemistry gallery
2011 - Thesis 2011, The Chemistry gallery ( selection from art universities AVU, VŠUP, FaVU, FUOU)
2011 - Graduates AVU 2011, Karlin Hall
2010 - “Into this world”, Passage U Hajku,
2009 - “Definition of beauty”, Gallery Manes group - Diamant
2009 - Spring pottery sculpture, Roztoky u Prahy
2008 - 9th International sympozium of cast medial, Plaque and Small Sculpture, Uherske Hradiste
2006 - “Figurama”, Znojmo
REALIZATIONS
2016 - Vaclav Havel, Letovice
2014 - Commemorative plaque of archeologist Jaroslav Palliardi, Moravske Budejovice
2014 - Bust and commemorative plaque Vaclav Klan
2012 - Commemorative plaque Milan Paumer, courtyard of Podebrady castle
2012 - Sculpture portrait of archabbot Anastaz Opasek, Kosice