Title: Niemand
Year: 2016
Technique: Sculpture
Size: 94 x 34 x 31 cm
Slovakia, 1974. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava, and in Prague at the Academy of Fine Arts. His notable exhibitions include the Danube Biennale in Slovakia, on two separate occasions; the Révélations International Biennial of Crafts and Creation in Paris, France; the Havana Biennial in Cuba; the Danubiana Meulensteen Museum; and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Vojvodina, Serbia; the Museum of Contemporary Art in Wroclaw; the Artbanka Museum of Young Art, Prague; among others. He has also exhibited in art galleries in Argentina, France, London, the United States, Romania, and France.
He was a finalist for the Oskár Čepan Prize, awarded to outstanding Slovak artists.
Freso’s sculptures represent a whole spectrum of concealed negative emotions that people grapple with in life, such as malice, inferiority complex, and lack of self-confidence.
The artist crafts sophisticated concepts and projects, presenting them as deceptively simple, self-contained “works of art.” He is often critical in his artwork and openly expresses his disdain for the art scene and its processes, but with a light, humorous, and playful undertone.
One of the most fascinating aspects of his artistry lies in the apparent juxtaposition of portraying a huge, grandiose EGO depicted in a gesture, and then combining it with a disarming self-deprecating humility. His ability to unabashedly reveal the dark sides of his soul, stumbling or shooting them out into the world, shifts the author’s concepts towards broader interpretations of the motives behind his work.
Viktor Freso is interested in direct and efficient visual tools.
