Monika Žáková is an absolvent of the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. She studied in the studios of Jiří Sopek and Igor Korpaczewski. In 2011, while studying at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, she completed a study stay at the Dresden Academy in the studio of Ralf Kerbach, which significantly influenced her work and also started her career. From the beginning of her work, she emphasized precision. Her work is characterised by concentration and a strong emphasis on the technical detail of her paintings. She is fascinated by layering and meaning as she explores the relationship between materials, particularly in the form of canvas and paper. However, she also works with metal, textiles and plaster. She expresses herself mainly through painting and drawing. Her colour palette has a narrow monochromatic spectrum.
In 2021, she spent two months in residence at the Telegraph. She also gave an interview on this occasion. In addition to the residency, Monika Žáková participated in the Telegrafika project and created a multidimensional serigraph called XY. It first awakens a strong aesthetic experience and then raises questions about the relationship between two unknowns, about different perspectives and identities. You can buy the serigraphy on our eshop.
She has also created a mural for the Telegraph, drawing on the folds of paper to create abstract geometric patterns. The areas of squares are divided into triangles, which may refer to infinity in mathematics, and also to the children's game Heaven, Hell, Paradise.
Currently, her work, titled Zero Gravity 09, is part of a photography exhibition at Game Owner at Telegraph Gallery. The photograph depicting Kunsthalle Praha co-owner Petr Pudil is part of Danish conceptual artist Søren Dahlgaard's Dough Portraits project, in which he captures dough-headed collectors with their favourite pieces from their collection.
