Daniel Paul

Biography

Daniel Paul is a Czech sculptor born in Prague in 1984. He studied sculpture at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (UMPRUM), graduating in 2012.

Alongside his independent practice, Paul spent a significant part of his early professional life working across film, entertainment and specialised fabrication. This brought him into close contact with digital sculpting, mould making, scenic construction and animatronics, as well as with the practical demands of creating objects that must remain convincing both at a distance and under close scrutiny. These methods gradually became part of his own sculptural vocabulary rather than a separate technical discipline.

His practice has moved through public and site-specific work, abstraction and the use of natural forms before becoming increasingly centred on the human figure. Today he works primarily with figurative sculpture, combining traditional modelling with digital processes, 3D technologies, painting and mixed materials.

Paul is interested in situations that appear immediately recognisable but become less certain the longer they are observed. A gesture may suggest protection and control at the same time. An attractive surface can conceal an uncomfortable ...

2012 — Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (UMPRUM), Czech Republic — Sculpture, MgA.

Selected Exhibitions & Projects
2025 — In the Shadow of Love, University of Art and Design Linz, Linz, Austria
2023 — Jerusalem Design Week, Hansen House, Jerusalem, Israel
2023 — Arte Laguna Prize, Arsenale Nord, Venice, Italy
2023 — Climate Art!, KSTN Project Space, Berlin, Germany
2022 — The Body Language, THE ROOM Contemporary Art Space, Venice, Italy
2021 — BBA Art Prize, Kühlhaus Berlin, Berlin, Germany
2021 — Kurtovi, Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (UMPRUM), Prague, Czech Republic
2012 — In the Nativity Scene of All, Jaroslav Fragner Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
2011 — Art Safari 21, Sculpture Studio Bubec, Prague, Czech Republic

Selected Public Art & Installations
2024 — End of the Game, public installation in front of the Swedish Parliament, Stockholm, Sweden
2023 — You Can Buy Me, public installation at Piccadilly Circus, London, United Kingdom