Radek Brousil
Installation view of the exhibition 'When the time swirls, when it turns into a black hole', CCA FUTURA, Prague, 4 December 2019 - 9 February 2020. Radek Brousil, 'The Imagery of Cry On Demand #7', (2019), photographs printed on fabrics, various sizes. - Courtesy of the artist. © CCA FUTURA
Installation view of the exhibition 'Standing, Holding a Waterlily', NOD Gallery, Prague, 25 April - 19 May 2019. © NOD Gallery
Installation view of the exhibition 'Whrr Whrr', Gallery 1718, Ottawa, 7 November 2018 - 1 February 2019. Radek Brousil, 'Hey Sorrow Where Are You?', (2018), Glazed handmade ceramic, various sizes. - Courtesy of the artist. © Gallery 1718
Installation view of the exhibition 'Poetry Passage #6: Radek Brousil, Johan Grimonprez', National Gallery Prague, 16 February - 16 September 2018. © National Gallery Prague
Installation view of the exhibition 'Black and White in Photography', Prague City Gallery, 21 September 2016 - 22 January 2017. © Prague City Gallery
Radek Brousil (*1980) is a Czech artist who makes installations, working predominantly with textiles, alongside ceramics, film, photography and video. His themes address social testimony, presenting an activist expression on an uncertain future. Brousil defines social, cultural and environmental problems using unexpected interpretations and terminology, and chooses rather to look at these issues on a symbolic, personal and emotional level. His interest focuses on post-colonial tendencies in contemporary artistic discourse, for example, his investigation into the issue of the origin and distribution of flowers or textiles. Through his work with textiles, Brousil emphasises their Czech origin and African destiny, enabling him to highlight the problems of market economy and its power structures. Radek Brousil graduated from the Studio of Photography at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, where he is currently continuing his doctoral studies. In 2015 he received the Oskár Čepán Award for Young Visual Artists. His work is included in local and international private and institutional collections.
