Czech Republic, born 26.12.1979
Martin Kapošváry, born Ficek, a lifelong Ostravian, dyslexic and workaholic.
Creativity, tea and mysticism are integral parts of his existence.
His first works of art were created in his childhood at his beloved grandmother's house, where he often ran away from the noise of his siblings with a suitcase full of crayons. His interest in spirituality and the mysterious is reflected in his work at an early age.
After studying at the Secondary School of Arts and Crafts, he completed his pedagogical studies at the University of Ostrava in the field of art education and art production - specialization Studio Painting. He started exhibiting his artworks during his studies. His first great success was his participation in the international symposium Paper.
His art also had an overlap into music. He founded the band Xeranthenum, playing dark metal, in which he sang. During the time of the band he organized 4 editions of the metal music festival Sleepy Hollow. At this time Martin was called Dr. Satan, because he was good as hell!
He also started tattooing, in 2010 he founded a tattoo parlour, which is now called Fantasmagoria Art. He has won numerous awards in international tattoo competitions that have confirmed his artistic talent. But the biggest award was the publication of his sketchbook in Germany: Martin Ficek Tattoo - Vorlagen. The book is sold all over the world.
He also took his art to the body - he started bodypainting. He participated in Czech and international bodypainting competitions and won many awards.
In 2015 Martin fulfilled his dream and bought a house where he managed to build an artistic anthill under one roof. He has a tattoo parlour, two studios, a workshop, a recording studio and he also lives here with his wife, son, mother-in-law, dogs, snake and frog.
For many years he has been a tattoo instructor for Studio Lena's tattoo courses and a judge at tattoo and bodypainting competitions in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
He has expanded his artistic practice to include UV paintings of paintings and spatial objects, which he has exhibited at a number of open air festivals across the country (Bio De Janeiro, Beats for Love, Colours of Ostrava, UFO BUFO festival, etc.). He sees the sense in this exhibiting because art meets people. Besides gallery exhibitions, he likes to exhibit or make mural art in spaces close to his heart - tea rooms, rock clubs, etc.
Optics, layering, textures and depth of space are all intertwined in his latest unique work of UV and luminescent paintings, 3D paintings, paintings on burnt wood.
In music, he moves further to the DJ desk, creating electronic music in several projects with different types of music.
In 2023, he is creating a tattoo parlor podcast called Under the Tattoo Needle with his colleagues at Fantasmagoria Art.
He takes art as a challenge, he is not afraid to go beyond his comfort zone and is always discovering something new in different styles, backgrounds and techniques.
2024 I opened a gallery with my wife - ARGAKA - Art Gallery Kapošváry. It is located in the picturesque ancient town of Štramberk under the castle of Trůba.
Published books
Martin Ficek Tattoo Vorlagen - sketchbook vol. 1, published 2016 Germany, publisher
www.tattoo-spirit.de (Ficek is a maiden name)
International competitions
Placements:
2013 World Bodypainting Festival (A) - airbrush category - 10th place
2013 Tattoo Convention Klagenfurt (A) - 3rd place in the Black and White category
2012 World Bodypainting Festival (A) - airbrush category - 5th place
2011 World Bodypainting Festival (A) - brush and sponge category - 17th place
2011 Poysdorf Tattoo Weekend (A) - 3rd place for realistic tattoo
Participation:
2022 - participation in international art competitions : Asus ProArt Awards, Luxembourg art prize, Sparmax Air.
EXHIBITIONS
Solo exhibitions:
2023 Euro Bike Fest 2023 - exhibition of Airbrush paintings from the Grey Zone series.
2023 Smoke Hill ( Ostrava Teahouse) - exhibition of the cycle: Hidden in the Plain 2
2022 Two Periods - exhibition of paintings - Ametist Gallery at the University Hospital in Ostrava - Hidden in the Flame and 3D Galaxies cycle
2022 exhibition of paintings -Between Worlds - Poruba Castle Gallery - Poruba Castle - Ostrava
2019 exhibition of paintings in the Fantasmagoria Art tattoo parlour - Hidden in Flame Cycle
2014 Teahouse Na Větrném kopci - Exhibition of Fantasy Oil Paintings
2012 Pencil, Ink, Skin - Exhibition of Photos of Tattoos and Bodypainting - Ostrava City Library
2011 Exhibition of paintings on the occasion of the opening of the Ficek Mystic Art studio
2011 [árt té kafé] MANDALA - Kopřivnice - Exhibition of oil paintings - My fantasy world
2007 exhibition of paintings in the Šambala Teahouse in Ostrava - Forgotten Dreams
2004 exhibition of paintings at the Hobbit Club in Ostrava - The Mystery of the Summer Before Last
2002 exhibition of assemblages in the gallery - Peter Bezruč Theatre in Ostrava - Pandemonium - Human Machines
2000 first solo exhibition of paintings in the gallery U Chemiků at the SPŠCH Ostrava
Joint exhibitions:
2020 exhibition of the art group Fantasmagoria Art exhibition of paintings - Museum and Gallery Mlejn - Ostrava
2019 exhibition of paintings at a tattoo convention in Opava - Tattoo Session Silesia - Hidden in Flame Cycle
2017 Beats For Love - tea room decoration - pictorial decoration
2016 Winter Horizont - Šenov - pictorial decoration
2016 Progressive stage at Bio de Janeiro festival - open air festival - pictorial decoration
2016 installation in the gallery of Ufo Bufo - Psychedelic music and art festival- pictorial decoration
2016 Beats For Love - tea room decoration - pictorial decoration
2015 Ufo Bufo - Psychedelic music and art festival tea room - pictorial decoration
2015 Winter Horizont - Šenov - pictorial decoration
2014 Ufo Bufo - Psychedelic music and art festival tea room - pictorial decoration
2014 Release the dogs- Plan B - Ostrava - pictorial decoration
2011 exhibition of paintings in Imperial Hotel Ostrava - Harley-Davidson Ball
2011 exhibition of paintings on the occasion of Euro Bike Fest - Pasohlávky
2006 exhibition of paintings in DK Akord in Ostrava - Zábřeh at the Night of Fighters event
2004 Gallery Budoucnost, exhibition of the Department of Art Education of the Studio of Textile and Spatial Design of the University of Ostrava under the title Earth
2003 International Symposium: Paper, exhibition in the premises of the Na Palmovce Synagogue in Prague under the title Paper03
2003 exhibition of the Department of Fine Arts in the gallery of students at the Department of Fine Arts of the Paper Studio - book Paper
2000 exhibition of the Department of Art Education of the Faculty of Arts of the OU - works from the plein air
2000 exhibition of the Department of Art Education PdF OU Studio of Drawing in Havířov under the title The Origin and Extinction
1999 joint exhibition with the group Baby in the gallery - Petr Bezruč Theatre in Ostrava
1995 - 1998 participation in two school exhibitions at the Secondary School of Arts and Crafts in Ostrava
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