Zdenek Sopousek

Zdenek Sopousek
I was born and raised in Prague, Czech Republic, and have lived in Norway since 1982. I received my main artistic education at Christiania Friakademi in Oslo during 2002 and 2007 under the supervision of Jan Cato Bøttger. I have since participated in several separate and collective exhibitions in Norway (Oslo), England, Luxembourg, and Germany (Leipzig).

I work with oil painting on canvas, mixed media oil painting, and photo collage. My inspiration comes from nature's variety of organisms, forms and shapes, and animalism. From this, I create an intimate universe that I call “Underground Nature”. Joining this world is important for my expression and telling the story through my art.

My colorful OIL PAINTINGS are not purely figurative and yet, they are built on classical grammatical principles. I stretch the canvas on my own and use 100% pure linen or cotton which I prepare with different materials. I use pure pigments of high quality which I grind along with pure cold-pressed linseed oil. The actual painting process starts by covering the entire canvas with different color combinations and multiple layers of paint. In this way, the actual painting begins to take form.

In MIXED MEDIA OIL PAINTINGS, I combine...

ART EDUCATION
1999 - 2002, Oslo Tegne og Maleskole /Frihåndstegning, Akt / Croquis, Maleri. Kveldsundervisning v/ Jan Cato Bøttger
2002 – 2007, Friakademiet, dagskole, v/ Jan Cato Bøttger



EXHIBITIONS
1997 – Galleri Kafé vår, Gaustad sykehus, Oslo, Norway, solo exhibition
1998 – Vøyenvollen gård, Maridalsveien, Oslo, Norway, solo exhibition
2006 – Galleri Cafe Pallet, Hønefoss, Norway, collective exhibition
2006 – Abel Kunsthandel, Oslo, Norway, paintings for sale
2006 – Abel Kunsthandel, Oslo, Norway, paintings for sale
2009 – Gallery Dalype, Oslo, Norway, collective exhibition, spring
2009 – Gallery Dalype, Oslo, Norway, collective exhibition, autumn
2010 - Agricultural college, Ås, Norway, The loss of species, International Year of Biodiversity, collective exhibition, autumn
2010 - Tarell Galleri, Sjøparken Larvik, Norway, solo exhibition, autumn
2010 - Gallery Cuben, Christmas Exhibition, Oslo, Norway, collective exhibition
2011 – Gallery Dalype, Oslo, Norway, collective exhibition, spring
2011 – Gallery Cuben, Oslo, Norge, collective exhibition, autumn
2011 – CHANGES, among the winners for exhibition in Luxembourg, autumn