Platino-Gold Joker (2023) Painting by Kristian Benak

Kristian Benak was born in Jičín in Czech Paradise. He is the illegitimate son of Eva Olahova (1974) and Pavel Benak (1972). He has Romani roots on his father's side and Czech and Hungarian on his mother's side. He is the oldest and has three siblings. He has a one-year younger brother, Pavel (1999), who suffers from autism and requires constant care. Then he has two sisters. Vanesa (2004) six years younger and Michaela (2010) ten years younger, who do not have the same father. Kristian loved painting since he was a small child. Unfortunately, he did not apply to art school to improve his skills. So he started studying Mechanical Mechanic/Locksmith in high school. He worked in the automotive industry for a while. However, he did not enjoy it and currently works in a private German company for the production of windows. In 2019, he decided to teach himself how to paint. He was attracted to oil paint because of its permanence and quality. He uses high-quality oil paints of the Czech brand Umton and the Dutch brand Rembrandt. He is influenced by Egyptian wall paintings, Pablo Picasso and Gustav Klimt. His style draws from Cubism and Impressionism, sometimes even Abstraction. In his free time, he devotes himself to the book he is writing. He would like to make a living as a writer and painter.

• Nationality: CZECHIA
• Date of birth : 1998
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• Groups: Contemporary Czech Artists