cz-verze Lost in Time, realization London 2008-11 Lost in Time is one of four projects that Hynek Martinec is developing, the others being At the Same Time, The Cables and The Dreams’ Drawings. ‘Time’ is their common theme. This exhibition represents works from Lost in Time Part II, Voyager I. Hynek combines an exploration of subjects and theme from the history of art with themes from his life in London... more   At the Same Time..., realization Paris 2006, London 2009-10 Following on from his highly successful 2008 project 'Lost in Time', Hynek Martinec presents a new project entitled 'At The Same Time'. This project consists of three distinct bodies of work drawn together in one space. Elements of past present and future are fused together to create a coherent wholeThe works include acrylic on canvas paintings in the photorealist style... more     Portraits, realization London 2008-09 Angela from Sri Lanka. I met Hynek through some mutual friends back in April 2008 having heard about his work especially in photorealism style paintings. I really liked his style, and was amazed especially by the painting of Zuzka. It was therefore a delight when he asked if he could paint me. The title of the painting – ‘Angela from Sri Lanka’ - chosen by Hynek is very special to me... more     After Holiday 1986 realization London, Sofia, Machov 2008 After Holiday 1986 presents a cycle of several paintings and photographs portraying my relationship with Bulgaria when I first visited. In 1986 my parents and I went holidaying outside Czechoslovakia and I could see different landscape, palms, hotels, asphalt roads, mineral waters, sea shells, trendy English toy cars and hear trendy LP recordings...and most of all the sea... more     Zuzana in Paris Studio, realization Paris 2007 Zuzana in the Paris Studio reflects the life I share with Zuzana. It took the entire time of my stay in Paris, a year, to come into being. I was never concerned merely to capture the face of a young woman but to tell a story of two people. Similarly to a writer, keeping diary of ordinary events, I sought to tell a story, which is something I don’t find in most hyper-realistic pictures... more     The Cables, realization Paris 2006-07 Cables brings together several unrelated aspects: hyper-realistic painting technique, a portrait of my girlfriend Zuzana and the intellectual impact of a place, Paris, where I lived all of 2006... more     The Disappeared, realization Machov 2005-06 After using Photoshop for several years to process material for art projects I began to reflect on the difference between a photograph and its digitally processed form. I was intrigued by the transmutation of an existing form into a different dimension – and in a wider perspective... more   The Motol Hospital, realization Prague 2005 Motol Hospital took a whole year to make and is, so far, my largest project. It consists of five large paintings, a video and an installation made up of hospital equipment such as couches, beds, wheelchairs, drips etc. For the first few months I studied the hospital environment... more     Paintings 1998-2007, realization Machov, Prague, New York