Rafael Smet

I am a Prague-based painter with Belgian roots. I completed my bachelor’s degree in Prague in 2024 under the guidance of Roman Franta and Lukáš Miffek. My practice is primarily figurative, accompanied by abstract elements. I work mainly with acrylic and oil, focusing on layered compositions that emphasize airiness, contrast, and light. My paintings balance precise construction with an open, contemplative atmosphere.


My work focuses on figurative imagery that often merges with architectural or landscape-like structures. I am primarily interested in aesthetics as a starting point - composition, light, space - but equally in the narratives that emerge through viewing. These narratives are never fixed; rather than telling a specific story, my paintings create situations that invite viewers to project their own experiences, memories, or inner dialogues.

Through carefully built layers and controlled contrasts, I aim to create spaces that feel suspended in time - quiet, ambiguous, and open. The figures and structures function less as descriptive elements and more as carriers of atmosphere, allowing the image to remain unresolved and mentally active within the viewer.
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2021-2024 - bachelor studies at Art & Design Institut, Painting Atelier ( doc. ak. mal. Roman Franta ), Slezská 68, 130 00 Praha 3 – Vinohrady

2025

RÖ-IGHE, Dimenze Výtoň, Praha



2024

Začátek něčeho, IN gallery, Praha




2025

Sen a noční můra, Rockopera, Praha

Osa X, Schola Humanitas, Litvínov

Boj o moc, Rockopera, Praha



2024

Art & Design Institut 10 let, Kostel Panny Marie Sněžné, Praha



Neodvracej zrak, Galerie Kritiků, Praha

Po schodišti, Schola Humanitas, Litvínov



2023

Je nás moc?, Schola Humanitas, Litvínov

Nymburský výtvarný salón, Obecní dům, Nymburk

Don Papa Art Competition, Dům Radost, Praha