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ART TALENT SHOW

Gentlemen, gentlemen.

To submit your work,

walk to the end of the hall,

turn left and when you see a large door, that's it.

- Thank you. - You're welcome.

- You can put it in the back. - Okay.

Click!

Door handle!

Jeez...

Hello. I would like the key to number 31.

Oh, I see.

I thought you brought some artifact

for the exams.

Thirty-one.

Click! Door handle. Click!

Ladies and gentlemen,

dear colleagues, I would just like to--

My warmest welcome.

Allow me to launch the 2020 exam sessions.

First round: selection from submitted works.

Naturally, the thing is

that each of us has their own individual teaching style.

At the same time,

keep the specificities

of the other studios in mind,

so everything that does not fit your own concept,

you can offer to the others.

There is action.

It is real action in pictures.

Comics!

Yeah, or a storyboard. I don't know what to call it.

- Comics. - Dimensionless.

Okay, comics, right.

All quiet. And he left.

Wow, check this out. Careful.

- Jeez, there are some real eye lashes. - Oh, right.

It is so psychedelic

that I feel like there is a certain depth to it.

It's not just your typical current InstaTrend.

That maybe some things--

if we compare it to the first portfolio we have seen--

this one somehow seems more powerful to me.

Hey, this is a good one.

Dude, that's really working:

"Shut your trap and wriggle, you lizard."

I was wondering what Vladimir was shouting over there.

"Smoking kills, but with style."

Wait, look, what is that? Can you read that?

The girl has a leg that's shorter.

It was really tough getting through to him.

Well, he was a bit of a psycho.

You are not talking about-- is it possible to talk to this one?

He applied last year. He came for consultations.

I am always a bit-- when somebody does this, it is a bit of a diagnosis.

Yeah, we had a similar opinion

and we got the impression that there was not much to do about him.

"The revolt of senses by radical expression of raw emotions.

Back to nature, sensuality, shamanism, feeling of breath,

in and out, yin yang, alpha and omega."

This here is a pretty solid piece.

He is applying to drawing as well.

Do we have drawing here?

No, we don't.

"It is difficult to capture the path to void in words."

It is not that bad, right? These two small ones.

"Since the void is full of action,

each shifts from one form to the next before it gets to the next stage.

It is where you can find your art."

I vote no, thank you.

Is anyone interested? They are nice.

Vladimir, would you like these?

- Would you? - No.

"I am a being who wants to do things authentically,

my own way,

someone who wants to inspire, reach the public and those around me."

- Is it real or not? - "It's what I want to give the universe.

My voice is powerful, my existence makes sense."

Great.

- Anyways. - You say it with such contempt, Darina.

No, just that I think there is nothing else there, but, okay.

I just remembered the installation.

It is this. Again and again.

- Have you seen the pink party? - Yes, I have seen the whole thing.

Self-presentation, right?

I would say, extreme self-presentation and absolutely nothing else.

This is an entire kit.

Merch. All inclusive.

- Products, T-shirts... - Jeez, I need that.

The aesthetics of lilacs are so in now, right?

- You don't wanna touch it or what? - Wait, is it working?

Well, the main thing is that it is covered in silver spray.

- It is. Look, it's vibrating. - There are no batteries.

Oh wait, there are.

Show me the letters.

- Wow, I could use that. - Wait, Marecek is in.

I would appreciate that.

Illuminati.

Let's accept her and she will do my drawing.

I remember how my dad belittled me for not drawing realistically.

"Damn it, you can't do it. I dare you. Let's draw a chair!"

My father doesn't do anything artistic at all.

So we drew a chair. And he did much better than me.

Damn it!

And this is the one with the reverted interiors?

No, it was that one.

These are the neighbors who got a foreclosure on their property,

so they set their house on fire and ran off.

- There is more. - "Talented, seeks contact." He wants in!

Well, contact is what we like!

So, what do you prefer: porn or violence?

Porn! I want porn!

Well, this is more like soft porn.

Okay, maybe it's not all soft porn.

Tell me when you've had enough.

No, it's okay.

Milena's had enough.

When I think of it,

being a sculptor in Czechia is pretty tough.

Not many people apply, not many people graduate

and not many people survive.

And, by the way, not many people are really known.

Sculptors, you mean?

I always have the feeling that, whenever I go abroad,

sculpture is a much denser medium compared to here.

How many sculptors do you know that you appreciate?

Probably none.

NEW MEDIA II

Well, to be honest,

- this is nothing exceptional. - Not at all.

Wait, is the switch all the way on the other side?

Yes.

We messed that up a bit, right?

So you see how the exams start at the Academy.

We need one more, correct?

There are 11 of you, right?

Eleven.

Damn, what a horrible way to die.

Great, thanks.

PAINTING STUDIO IV

Hey, my name is Kača. And please, call me that right away.

And I will learn your names as we go or not at all.

It is going to be easy today. You will just draw the model.

But I guess you know that already, so no worries.

You look like little sparrows, sitting on that sill.

Would any of you like to see our dungeon,

since it is unknown territory to you right now?

All right, so, hello, everyone.

Welcome to the exams for painting Studio IV once more.

Today, we are drawing a head.

Mr. Jiří will be our model this morning.

We do not require a standard painting style.

If you know how to do it, go for it,

but we are more interested in how you approach the person

when you are looking at a model

and how you see their personality.

He is a good model, but challenging.

A lot of the modeling is mixed with the colors.

I find it difficult to model cheek bones, and when the beard gets in the way,

then you have to simultaneously model texture and shape.

Graphical and sculptural elements at once.

Either you simply separate the two or...

To be completely honest, I'm glad I don't have to draw anymore.

I have to admit that.

Is there a seat for me?

- Here are your keys, Dari. - Thank you.

Please, help yourselves to a cup of coffee.

I invited you, as I do each year, for the second round.

As always,

I would like to ask you to think of ideas for the topics

for the second day of the practical exam.

I was wondering

if maybe you had some topics

that could also be used in the second round.

So, aside from the fact that we work on them ourselves,

the applicants could try to find their way around them.

I think that the hot topic today is climate change,

but it does not have to be in a negative context,

the way we usually think about it.

How about some brainstorming?

Let's go around the table and each pitch in some ideas.

Thoughts?

So, let's say you go ahead and read yours.

- Okay, then. - I will read all of mine, okay?

Next idea after climate change is,

"What did I dream of last night?"

"What did I dream of" as a topic?

Yes. I like it.

"What animal am I?"

"Loyalty.

Joy. Slash.

Desire, the strongest drive.

Everything's gonna be all right.

Wait, what about that "What did I dream of last night"?

That seems nice to me.

I think that might be quite simple.

What if we simultaneously gave them both the topic and the artistic method?

Like: "What did I dream of last night?" and, let's say, performance.

No, I wouldn't do that. I would leave it up to them.

I have the feeling that it is a challenge to step outside of your comfort zone.

I would like to suggest we go through all of our topics and then figure it out.

I don't have as many as Kača. I was going for the contemporary topics.

So, let me read mine.

"Collective body or fluidity or fluid body.

Skin barrier, coexistence.

Return to the future. Timelessness or memories of the future."

I have the timelessness as well. I brought a cheat sheet.

Excellent! We have an agreement!

That would be one.

Aren't we, as an institution, doing the same thing over and over again?

Can't we push ourselves a bit?

I think it's silly to limit people's medium.

I am curious about the applicants.

I am just thinking about what kind of debates

that will offer after they're done.

The debate is its own thing about something else.

In fact, we look at the paintings, we ask questions.

The debate is not really a debate in the true sense of the word.

- Moderated discussion. - Well, more like an interrogation.

A friendly interrogation.

It can't be truly hospitable.

Petr and I always try to push them a bit.

To make them pass through the bush.

- That also sounds nice. - "Passing through the bush." That's good.

"Passing through the bush" is good. It fits.

Wake up and here you go. Simple.

You pass through the bush: awaken and be in the now.

The only thing that bugs me is that Petr came up with it.

- He said it in passing, like a breeze. - What?

"Passing through the bush." As if he passed through the bush himself.

Isn't it a bit of a problem that everything we said so far

are our academic topics?

They deal with different issues before coming to the school.

That triggers another idea: Instagram.

I thought you wanted to provoke them, create a bit of trouble for them.

How about Instagram anxiety? Or something like that.

I like that.

Just listen to how it sounds, what effect it has on you,

if you got the envelope with these topics yourselves.

"Collective body.

What did I dream of last night?

Passing through the bush.

Instagram anxiety."

I have issues with the Instagram there.

That's trying too hard.

Like we are so contemporary.

- Likes. - Liking.

- Likes are good. - That's everywhere.

Yeah, but that is not exactly visual.

Maybe processing?

What do you mean, not visual?

Vladimir doesn't like likes.

"Likes" just like that, is silly.

We have five topics. Do we add or cross something out?

"Like thy neighbor."

Aren't we missing something funny?

Some humor?

Once you start on the ha-ha track, everything is funny.

"Collective body.

What did I dream of last night?" That can be amusing.

Not so much to me.

- "Passing through the bush." - Either.

- That sounds quite funny. - Not convinced.

"Climate change."

You've got a strange sense of humor.

We have nothing a bit lighter. A bit of pop.

"Ha-ha climate change."

Something a bit absurd.

Sure: "Ha-ha climate change."

Like we are laughing at it.

I really don't like the "ha-ha" there.

- You must be a bit consensual, right? - It mustn't be too radical.

Absolute confidentiality.

We are collective bodies and we too have needs.

The second we agree, we must forget all the topics at once.

Let me repeat: "Collective body. What did I dream of last night?

Passing through the bush. Climate change."

Is that really me?

- No, that's the girl downstairs. - That's you.

- No, it's the guy. - Pretty.

Where is the name?

There is no name.

I would say she's already had some sort of training.

- What do you mean? - She can draw.

Doesn't mean a thing. People with no training can do that.

Imagine that.

That's not the point.

Some people with training can't do anything,

and some people without training can do things.

I think this one should get in.

And there are people with training who can do something

and people without training who can't do anything.

And now, take your pick.

I got confused.

Well, this one is actually quite good.

You look young in this one.

You have one ear a bit too far out and the other way closer,

- but it looks good. - Here.

Yeah, this is inspiration.

Clearly.

Dried out.

It has to dry out at some point.

Okay.

Lights off.

Come on.

The other way.

I guess we'll leave it like this.

- Good morning! - Hello!

Somebody probably has them.

No, here.

How was Berlin?

Good. Great, actually.

I am curious to see how long I can keep my good mood.

Well, don't ask me.

GRAPHICS 2 prof. Vladimir Kokolija

MAX CLAIMS HE IS MATURE

PLASTER WORKSHOP

What is it? What is it?

- Well, what is it? - What is it? What is it?

- Marecek, what are you wearing, man? - I don't know.

- Are you nuts? - Designer hoodie. Gross.

Who forced you?

I had to fold my sleeves. And look, the gruesome detail.

Lukáš Machlický.

Jesus Christ!

Okay, so, hello. Welcome to the second day of exams.

We brought some paper, here.

You'll use it for your work. If it runs out,

don't hesitate to come to us, in the auditorium,

and we will get more.

Today, you will have one topic,

which you will choose from these four options,

which are...

Petr will read them.

Please, stay focused, so there is no misunderstanding.

This is top secret.

There was a lot of tension around this

leaking before this very moment.

Here are the topics. Free topics.

Oh, it is not glued very well.

I think they'd put us behind bars if something were to...

I am going to read four topics and you--

So you don't have to illustrate them. Okay? The purpose is not illustration.

They should inspire you. Try to capture them.

That's probably the best way to put it.

I am going to read them now and then I will leave the paper here.

"Collective body.

What did I dream of last night?

Passing through the bush.

Climate change."

Passing through the bush.

- Passing through the bush. - What did I dream of last night?

Climate change.

- And the first one? - Collective body.

Collective body.

Katarina, give us your cellphone, please.

Mobile device. There. And now, your theoretical test.

You will each get your own test.

You will have 60 minutes.

Don't worry, we haven't seen them yet.

We will check them later.

Don't stress out. Write what you can.

Be creative.

And it's gonna be all right.

We don't care as much about the results

as we do about the way you approach the questions.

It doesn't matter whether you get five or 10 points.

So, it is great to write everything that pops into your mind.

You can do great in one area

not so much in another. And that's okay.

Really, don't stress over it. That's not a good state of mind.

We all need to be in a good state of mind.

Your tests will be evaluated by theoreticians and art historians.

- Understood. - Okay?

Yes.

"A basilica is a building consecrated to God.

Something like a church."

Still better than:

"It was a building which served as a market in the Middle Ages."

"A basilica is a Roman-style church,

not very complicated, with one little tower and square."

Unfortunately, no.

They aren't cheating. They are original.

I remember once, there was a reference to Golet in the Valley by Ivan Olbracht,

and somebody heard "Bidet in the Valley."

And the one in the row behind wrote "Betting in the Valley."

But here? Each is an original.

"Art historians may even be curators and they go on various trips.

They give professional lectures."

This one's nice: "What woman used to rule the Czech lands?"

"Mary Magdalene."

I bet you've never seen this before.

This is a filled test.

No, it's painted in.

A comic.

To his credit, there are some answers as well.

Well, answers like:

"Describe Caravaggio's painting."

"Big, cows, people."

- That's... - That's not enough.

Not enough.

"I don't know about this, that's just..."

Maybe a couple of points for artistic expression.

I think this is material for our archives.

I don't know whether to write "definite pass" or "definite fail."

"Passing through the bush" is really the act happening.

It is the universe, which I have here, glued over by the rubber penis.

So I just put some grass into these plastic panties.

As a hyperbole, really.

If I had a hairy cunt... And the heart is beating through her.

My installation is dedicated

both to my cunt and to what comes next.

That's nice, we are walking in a circle.

Here, we will also pass through the bush.

Please, pass through the bush.

What if I say you manipulated me and I'm not stepping over you?

Come on, come on.

Well, I think this is manipulation, because I don't want to step over you.

You don't have to, then.

And what about the others? You just tricked them.

No, I didn't.

I just wanted to show that we are stepping over a bush.

No, that we step over people the way we step over a bush.

It is essentially the topic of "collective bodies."

I thought a lot about it

and I wanted to make some kind of performance.

But I didn't have anyone to do it with,

so I wondered how I could render the impression of the collective.

I realized that I could use myself

for some perfect movements

and I decided to use mirrors.

And as I was thinking about it, I realized that, for me,

the collective also means the internal collective,

and if I want to work in some external collective,

I first have to sort out my internal collective.

I am satisfied with the result

because I was able to somehow cut the video.

- Bye. - Bye.

Lust.

This is probably to operate it. It makes the umbrella spin, right?

This is impossible to operate. I don't understand it.

Or maybe it lights up somehow?

I'd rather not touch that.

- Wait, it belongs here. It's part of it. - "Passing through the bush."

If a cleaning lady came in, she would clean it all.

Sorry...

I feel like punching somebody when I watch this shit.

I don't understand this. I simply don't.

You have to wait.

I feel aversion to it. I don't even want to look at it because it pisses me off.

I think the line between reality and art has been smudged here.

Check it for lice.

Here, you don't know what's art and what's real anymore.

There is nothing here.

Check this out.

Have you been there?

- Is it an installation? - I don't know.

All of this is also terrible.

Everyone thinks how great it is here and meanwhile, there is nothing.

I think we either passed through the bush

or it was "what I dreamed of."

Here, pass through this bush.

- The last one gets the lights. - As always.

You know what we don't have? Coffee. We have to grind the beans.

Yeah, you're right. I was just looking at it.

Shall we check the art pieces in the meantime?

You're right. But we cannot check and grind at the same time.

It'd be great if someone else grounded it and we could check out the art pieces.

- Viki, Viki! - Viki!

Would you please do us an idiotic favor?

We would need you to grind the coffee and then brew it.

It would take too long before the interviews.

I promise we won't bother you anymore.

I know it is stupid. Could you please do it to spare us some time?

If you don't mind. Would you like some too?

I would.

I know this is stupid, but fresh is simply better.

Thanks.

We will close the door now and review the pieces.

Thank you so much, darling.

Have a cup, please.

I promise we won't ask for such a stupid thing ever again, okay?

Do you think the coffee grinder is not technology?

A coffee grinder is technology.

It is humiliating for Viktor because his area of interest is virtual reality

and not grinding coffee for some girls

who could not buy a different kind and figure it out on their own.

- Would you like coffee or tea? - No, thank you.

- Not even tea? - No, thank you.

- Chocolate? - I've got some, thank you.

How do you find the work here?

I feel a bit of pressure.

The first day was when we were doing the portraits.

I felt nervous, which is normal.

Then I told myself,

"Tamara, just imagine you went to the studio

and you are just drawing and painting...

as usual."

When I paint, I have absolute freedom.

I do what I feel like with the paint,

I change everything.

Why are you saying you do what you feel like? Why is it ever said?

It's obvious, isn't it? Everybody does what they feel like.

Here, we hear it all the time. You are not the only one.

"I do what I feel like."

It would be worth mentioning if it weren't the case.

If you didn't do that, if you had to force yourself.

Do you force yourself to do this kind of work?

Do you force yourself to do anything? Something you are not good at?

Is it in any way annoying to you and, despite that, do you want to do it?

I think that every artist experiences situations

when there is something in their way, some obstacle.

And if they have the motivation and they know

that they want to do it, they just do it.

Is there anything that you would really not like

to experience in your life?

Where do you draw the line?

If somebody raped me.

I wouldn't want that either.

I don't know, like...

If an opportunity arises and it's not like...

demeaning for me,

I can take a lot.

I can make fun of myself.

In that case, I don't care.

How about the school as an institution?

Can it be an instrument of rape?

It will force you to take exams. We'll critique everything you do.

Moreover, it is full of phallocrats, egotists and sociopaths.

It depends on the determination of each person, if they can overcome it.

Is that the point? To overcome it?

Is it about adjusting to the system or standing up to it?

Or resisting the pressure of the teacher's authority?

From my high-school experience,

I always opted for resistance and, in the end, teachers loved me.

I am a bit worried that if you had to name a contemporary of Tiepolo,

you would have a problem, right?

You didn't pay attention in your 18th-century art class at school.

We had exams in Art History back in Belgrade,

but...

it was extremely challenging.

Challenging? It doesn't seem to have been very challenging.

We had a professor

who was a bit...

She had some issues.

It was impossible to talk to her.

Careful not to blame someone who can't defend herself.

I think that the teacher's approach

is extremely important.

The student should feel well.

Really?

We torture our students.

Quite a bit, actually.

Let me put it differently.

Maybe teachers should create pressure. Or better yet, changes in pressure.

Vacuum and then pressure.

If the teachers are too kind...

Parents or partners can be kind.

Being a teacher is a horrible job.

- Who made that hoodie for you? - I did.

- He is a fashion designer. - Gorgeous. I love it as well.

I just can't stop looking at those gems.

Same here. I've already decided to put them on my dress.

But he is a fashion designer.

Beautiful.

So, you have a background in dance.

I was interested in the art scene

and I moved from dance to performance.

I think I completely took her--

We stole her wind.

She was just nodding, absolutely not understanding.

She really just thinks in clichés

about how deep art really is.

On the other hand,

I think that she is honestly a very emotional person.

So passionate that it does not even cross her mind

that it sounds like a cliché.

What do you think about Robert Šalanda's work?

We won't tell him.

- I have probably never seen it. - Robert Šalanda?

You applied to his studio last year.

I didn't know anything after high school.

I just saw Studio I, II, III, IV.

- I am number one. - So I applied to number one.

We have to change our numbers. Do you know Tomáš Vaněk?

- I don't. - Okay.

What Czech artists do you know?

Jiří David?

David Černý?

Honestly, I haven't looked into it.

I don't have a clue.

That is my fault, I know.

I should have been more engaged and interested, but I...

I had some opportunities, I didn't use them

and now I will pay the price.

How would you like to pay?

We caught you red handed.

So, what do you have to offer? Why should we choose you over others?

This is not an exam. We are not grading you.

Now is your time to shine.

Tell us what you bring to the table.

I am not ashamed to say

that I have a big personality.

When it comes down to it,

I don't know things now but I will learn them.

But unfortunately, I don't know them now.

Yet, I am still enthusiastic.

Do you have any friends in Chomutov?

- To share your interests with? - To spend time together?

- Changing of the guard. - The throne is mine.

It's all yours.

- My backpack. - Yeah, here you go.

To tell you the truth, I will gladly sit down.

I believe it.

Because I was all over the place again. I went to get the watch repaired.

And so on and so forth.

I am not taking a single extra step for the rest of the day.

It's late, let them out.

Oh, yeah, I see.

The guy was wearing a golden wig.

That was horrible.

And eyes like that, red.

What was that supposed to be?

It was a student.

I thought he was a model.

I asked the assistant,

and he told me it was a student.

A new one.

Yes, future student. If he gets in.

Yeah, if he gets in.

I currently prefer male partners, but I know that it can always change.

Because I don't believe in sexuality.

For me, it is about seeking a particular energy.

Sex appeal and attraction are all about energy for me.

If you wanted to identify with a group, it would be "pansexual," right?

Maybe nonbinary bisexual.

Pansexual is better. Bisexual is no longer used.

Pansexual is more accurate.

- That depends. - I, for one, identify as a bisexual.

There is a difference.

- You are simply queer. We're all queer. - Exactly.

It's one thing to be sexually open,

but I have long-term relationships.

I have a family, a husband, beautiful work relationships,

and then I've had a girlfriend for over a year.

I can say that I am bisexual because I am not seeking a ton of things.

But once I have it,

I go for long-term relationships with more people.

All genders. It is simply complicated.

I think the term bisexual is old-fashioned

because duality is inherently factored in.

I understand pansexuality

as being open to many people.

The point isn't that there are many people

but that you are interested in individuals regardless of how they identify.

It is more about the energy

and not what they have where and what they call it.

Good point. We could talk and talk and talk. It would take long.

It is absolutely not a paradox to me

that you accepted me into the second round.

Quite the contrary, we are very grateful

and we are hoping to keep seeing you over the next six years.

Okay, once more. I am not caught up with the plural form.

Why are you using it?

Because I am nonbinary.

I am neither she nor he.

And I hope you will come to terms with that.

If not, that will make it quite complicated in the future.

I-- we-- I--

I use the plural in the past tense

to avoid using female personal pronouns.

- Sure. - So, we are interested in you all?

Yes.

We were intrigued by your portfolio and your cover letter.

Yes, we are glad to hear that.

If we should change some things in the current state policy,

we would definitely implement a norm to inform school children

that gender is not only black and white, binary.

We would also ban smoking on the street

because it is horrible.

- You smoke, right? - No. Not me, no.

Good.

But we have a lot of smokers in our studio, even though we don't smoke.

Honestly, I think people shouldn't smoke in public

because it damages the health of others and of children.

On the other hand, smoking kills people,

which is good for nature.

What's the worst thing you've done in your life?

Well, that's unexpected.

Are there that many things?

I lie,

I cheat--

nothing extreme. I've never been to jail.

I was just arrested once.

Why did they arrest you?

Underage drinking.

For you, are there any boundaries in art that cannot be crossed?

In terms of some social norm, something artists shouldn't do?

I think the biggest taboo in art

is murder.

There is no valid argument

for killing somebody in the name of art.

How about suicide in the name of art?

When it is the artist's suicide...

then it's okay.

I've already thought of self-immolation.

I would let the ash fall on the canvas.

And I would remain stuck to a canvas with some glue.

It would be called "Ash on the Canvas."

- I hope you're not going to... - No, not any time soon.

I work a lot around sexuality

and I love to go into disgusting things and so on.

Like AIDS and stuff.

And the "Can I plug in forever?"

is computer-based

because I wanted to show

a virus entering the computer

the same way a virus enters the body.

Imagine that you want to be with someone

for the rest of your life and fuck.

So instead of marriage, vows--

I can't quite express myself.

- You're quite clear. - She gives him AIDS.

That's Virus Forever .

The text is very intriguing, beautiful,

but at the same time, its content is very dark and scary:

you make sure they stay with you by giving them a fatal disease.

I think blood is over the line.

Human or animal?

Human.

Self-destruction or destruction of others and then using the blood--

I think that's too much.

What if you draw blood

and use a fine brush to draw a heart?

I still find that a bit gross.

Isn't that existential?

Isn't it a testimony to the depth of the human soul?

I guess so.

A British artist made two self-portraits:

one was made from blood and the second from shit.

Which one would you prefer?

Shit or blood?

Well, I guess blood, in the end.

I don't want to infect anyone.

I just liked the concept

to fuck somebody "until death do us part."

To prevent cheating.

They would have AIDS for their own good and the good of others.

Give him AIDS.

In the same way, you could say that you would kill somebody

to prevent them from fucking others.

Do you understand that it does not solve anything?

- Well, it does a bit. - They could never fuck anyone else.

Or he could do the same thing:

fuck others and give them AIDS.

I infect five partners with AIDS, so they're mine for the rest of my life.

The concept would not work as a way to persuade somebody

to have a relationship.

I have not seen anything that would offend me.

How about Chris Burden, when he let himself get shot?

Fine by me.

- The Chinese guy who ate an embryo? - Fine by me.

The Chinese guy who ate an embryo is fine by you?

I have not heard about him, but it's fine by me.

And if I told you it was alive?

- That would be cannibalism, no? - No problem.

Petr and I could agree to eat each other's thumbs.

I guess it is a part of my plan.

To try a human. To taste the meat.

I am vegan but, on the other hand, human meat...

After all, there is plenty of it.

That's probably the richest source of meat on the planet-- people.

- No, that would be insects. - That's not really meat.

Yes, it is. Well...

You are hypothetically

an excellent painter.

So now what? What's this program good for?

Will the world be a better place if you paint?

Now, I-- maybe, I should leave now.

You'll find me somewhere else.

You mean, why am I doing it?

This is a question that we ask over and over.

Is it enough that you are talented

or is there something else?

When you have talent, it might be enough to get praised,

but have you found any other motive?

I actually experience more negative criticism

from people around me regarding my work.

Well, then...

I create because I have to.

But why? For whom do you have to do it?

- For yourself? - I do it for myself.

You relate it a lot to yourself.

That's what I see everywhere: me, me, me.

There is your self-portrait.

A bit, yeah.

Here's your zodiac sign,

your experience.

Because, through art, I would like to express myself.

I'm going to be a bit indiscreet here.

Are you such a wonderful person

that you have to make others want to know you?

I am the type of person who frequently changes,

which gives me a lot of options.

I am a flexible person and I can express myself in numerous ways.

What does it bring to the others?

It is a common strategy to express your emotions, your state of mind.

But how does it benefit others?

I think a lot of people identify with the viewpoint

through these predefined lines.

But each of them calls it something else.

So, I told myself that I could make it into one defined thing,

and people don't have to obey or follow it,

but they can identify with it.

You can guide them. You can have that ambition.

No, I would not want anyone to follow these.

Why not?

I don't want to be the reason why people follow anything.

What do you presume

will be your specialty?

Why should we accept you?

I think that all my work is in some respect fierce.

I try not to fool around with it too much.

I express my character through it. My essence.

Express your essence?

This is not targeted at you, okay?

Okay, but that is the most typical argument.

Why should anyone care about your essence?

So I'm expressing myself,

but why should anyone care?

I don't know. I really don't know what more to tell you.

I could say a whole lot about it--

why I do what I do.

That's exactly what I am interested in. So, tell me. Why?

- I could talk and talk. - So, please, do.

Because I can and I want to.

To me, those seem to be the two most important arguments.

I could tell you why I do it

and give an explanation behind each piece.

But the main reason why I love it

is because I can and because I want to.

It is not only about art but also about music, for example.

For me. Because I can and because I want to.

In high school, we used to have a model who was always angry.

A grumpy, mean old guy.

And he always said, "Who gives a shit?"

And that's exactly what he'd tell you: who gives a damn?

Fine, you have an opinion. Why should anyone care?

What is the-- it is beautiful that--

If you don't know what to tell someone, you say,

"It must have been so much work." When you don't know what to say.

You say, "It must have been a lot of work."

And it probably has.

Actually, more work means worse results.

Someone might have told you that.

I would like to get to the bottom of this,

past this universal,

generic answer.

What message do you want to convey?

Then what? My opinion, but...

It is my life. I am living it.

I don't know why others should care, but...

- But you hope they do. - I hope they do.

What do you think is the role of arts in today's society?

The same as it's always been: to make people's lives better.

That's the role of abundance, isn't it?

Does art create abundance or is it its symptom?

One always makes art to be better off.

And if you are better off, people around you are better off.

"Better off" in what sense?

You do it for some reason,

and that reason is selfish,

because you do it for yourself.

And your life is better.

It helps you.

It is similar to when people meditate, sing.

So you think that happy Meduna or happy Dub create a happier world?

And a happier me!

"It also depends on what your work awakens in the world.

What it emphasizes.

If you emphasize the shit of the world

or if you transform something."

That's exactly why I was asking about the content.

The fact that you can is obvious.

Everybody can.

Not everybody dares to, but everybody can.

The motivation behind it is the interesting part.

What do you want to ignite in people?

I guess I play with provocation.

We can't only accept guys. That would be so sad.

If all the good ones are guys, then we'll only accept guys.

But I think there will be other good candidates.

- And we will call them girls. - Sure, we can do that.

Adam is not a good fit for that, but it does not matter to Matěj at all.

He is a being. They are beings.

What we see in those girls

is the inability to talk about it in any real way.

It goes hand in hand with self-presentation.

And that takes us back to self-confidence.

This is once again about their mothers' upbringing.

Not just mothers.

Don't only blame women.

First, society brought them up that way.

Everyone should bring them up, not just the moms.

Right. I was brought up by a single mom, so it's a reflex.

Breads and rolls.

Yeah. There.

Like Vita. Yeah, it is so tiny.

And then, they have a nice half one

or the teeny tiny one for 14 CZK.

Šumava-- I buy that.

That lasts all week.

I buy that, too.

That's the guy.

Is he wearing a wig?

I have to tell you,

I hate those creeps who dress up as women.

That one was wearing a long coat

when he came in for the exams.

- Hi! - Hi!

- What? - My baby girl?

Where is your baby girl?

What is she doing here? You said you were going home.

He was wearing a long black coat

and had a handbag with a chain.

It was clear.

I have a feeling it was the same one.

Dressed up.

I'm not sure.

I have to say that it is none of my business.

To each their own, but...

But I hate it.

How can anyone watch those cross-dressing shows?

Not my cup of tea.

I knew a guy in TV.

Venca Glazar.

He had a bar like that in Trojická.

Have a nice evening. Bye-bye.

"I find the patriarchy and the determination of things weird."

It is very sad.

I feel sorry about that too.

Remember how long

it took us to shake it off.

It really isn't easy.

These young girls are still looking for their way to feminism

and they haven't found it yet.

Shit. I got it on my teeth again.

What is it, Lojzíček?

This isn't a good time.

You too, honey.

- Say hi to him for me. - Darinka says hi.

At the beginning, artists create following their own path.

Once they succeed on the market,

they will naturally be influenced by it.

If they want to make money,

they will let themselves be influenced by the market.

- Isn't that a cliché? - How do you think that works?

Mr. Market comes and says,

"Hello, I would like blue paintings" or what?

No, but they see what sells and what doesn't

and that is what affects the direction of their work.

Do you think it is always like that?

Not all the time. There are for sure those...

So Francis Bacon thought, "Here's a piece of a chopped-up cow."

They weren't into it, so he only made three.

"So I will start painting popes." Is that how it went?

In his case, probably not.

In what case do you think it happened, then?

I have that feeling with Damien Hirst.

Apparently, the most commodified artist in the world.

So, how do you solve that dilemma?

You get accepted to the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, you graduate,

you become a successful artist and everybody wants your paintings.

Won't you become a commodified Damien Hirst?

I would love to say no, but I can't.

Would that be a failure, becoming Damien Hirst?

If I became an artist like him, I guess I wouldn't complain.

- Wow. What an experience. - Thank you.

I guess he had a tough childhood.

I wonder if it's not worse being Indian than being Roma in the Czech Republic.

I'd say it is.

I particularly like this painting.

Well, these are the tipping points, according to me.

No, I mean, it is well painted, well constructed.

Or when she was raising her arm. I thought the whole world stopped.

You had a wonderful idea when you told her to raise her arm.

I appreciate that so much.

She was raising her arm

and it simply was not happening in real time.

It was a different reality.

I need a huge hug.

Come here.

My little Kača.

- The exams are so demanding. - It is a wild ride.

You are such a darling. Come here.

You're my big rainbow cat.

- So what's new here? - Nothing.

Well, it was actually calm today.

- The children are almost finished. - Tomorrow is the last day, right?

There is one last review of all their work tomorrow.

Oh, I see. Got it.

So, my darlings, what now?

We want you to understand what this place is really about.

It is neither about this glittery unicorn here,

nor about me, the magical woman.

It is about our community and our connection.

Not to us, but to all the people who are here.

And that's why we prepared this activity.

So you have the chance to get a sense of it.

I am going to give you a book.

Please, go ahead

and open it at any random page.

Do you know the author?

- I don't. - That's fine.

What a coincidence that you, of all people, opened it on this page.

Try and tell us

what this piece expresses.

It represents mingled bodies...

and the denial of sexual orientation,

because they don't have their sex organs where they should be.

Some bodies have penises instead of noses.

And an anus instead of a mouth.

I find it quite interesting how everything is in one block.

And they are wearing Fila shoes.

I guess it was a sponsored exhibition.

Can you imagine a social phenomenon

it could refer to?

I guess...

transgenders.

Everyone identifies as something else.

If you check the corner, you'll see when it was created.

1995.

I guess it was not such a big thing then, right?

No, not really, but maybe he was one of those avant-garde creators.

Everyone feeling okay? No discomfort?

No.

So chill, okay? I am protecting all of you now.

The route is very simple: we are walking down to the park.

It is simply down, down, down.

Down, down, going down, going down.

And now, the fifth and final task.

Take a deep breath

and scream at the top of your lungs.

Fantastic!

Adam, keep walking, don't worry.

Here comes the small curve to the right that I told you about.

The curve is for Adam and Lil, and Martina is next.

Slight curve to the right and down.

We keep moving forward. Deeper and deeper down.

Isn't it a problem

that the sofa has no function?

It is just a fetish in a storage space somewhere.

Probably locked away somewhere.

If it brings joy to the collector

and they have the means to keep it at home,

then why not?

What if it's just an investment and it doesn't bring any joy?

An investment in the art market.

Artwork on display?

Not really. It is stored in a box because he purchased it.

Nobody looks at it. It is in a secured place.

It is in a box.

And nobody is using it?

In that case, it is absolutely useless. It just takes up space.

Well, then 98% of all art in the world is useless.

It is stored away.

Then, does it make any sense for you to make more art objects

if a vast majority end up like this?

Well, yes.

I think we're going to have some fun in a sec.

What is it? It that the cleaning machine?

We will figure it out. He will have to stop.

Take a step to the right. Everyone to the right.

We're going to let him go.

Katarina, to your right, please!

I can't see Gerta. Gerti, to your right!

He passed us, so let's keep moving.

Now a bit to your left.

You mean, just like that? Scream anything?

Something unarticulated.

Honestly, it feels strange to scream at you.

- Great! - You made it!

But you had to push yourself.

Thank you very much.

One year, we told ourselves--

even you told us

that our generation had no problems.

And that was the problem: we have no problems.

- And now, I would say-- - That you finally have one?

I would not say that any longer.

What's your perspective?

I think the word "problem" is not really right.

Let me elaborate.

Personal.

We think everything should be personal.

And that's nice. Everything starts from the individual.

But everything above that is completely overlooked.

It's good that it's been forgotten

because it was overused during Normalization.

Then it was used in a pompous way, as if they were doing something great.

What do you mean by that?

Above the "personal" level.

For example, Boštík was painting abstract things,

Zemina came in and they said,

"Oh, we are probably doing something bigger, a cosmos, maybe.

I am glad it is over. The arrogance was unbearable.

But they were believable.

But as it came to an end, it was completely wiped out.

We completely forgot to think

in dimensions above the personal.

And if we do, then we're religious or members of a cult, or something.

- Hi. - Hi.

Thanks. I can put it away.

How was Berlin?

Great!

Relaxed. Stuffed myself. How about you?

Fine.

That's good.

What was so delicious that you stuffed yourself?

Various things, at the hotel, on the street.

I love their bakeries.

You went alone, right?

No, with a group of friends.

Their bakeries are not like here,

where things come from God knows where.

There, each bakery has its own specialty,

cakes and other desserts.

They have these muffins,

sold in boxes, some with nuts.

I love those and the chocolate ones. They are to die for.

I wanted to say something but thank God I didn't. Go on.

I don't have a priority right now.

I find it all enthralling.

I am a bit scared

that we should have started the selection process.

Okay, so, thank you.

Not to drag this much further,

thank you for this second round of the exams.

You were all wonderful.

We would love to accept you all

because we see great potential in you, great talent

and it would be fantastic to develop it further in this institution.

Unfortunately...

there are temporal and spatial limitations,

which force us or, to be more accurate, the university

to accept only a fragment of all applicants.

Please, those of you who don't get in,

take our advice, comments and remarks to heart.

Let them, in a positive way, infuriate you.

Most importantly, work, keep creating,

keep your interest in the arts and educate yourselves.

After all, I myself had to apply five times

before I got accepted.

And I have the feeling that it was a good thing.

It allowed me to get some life experience.

Thank you for the whole process, for taking the entrance exams.

I would use this one now.

Yes, just a small tap.

Damn, these pliers are awful.

So they want to change this for...

We are sorry if anything offended you personally

during the selection process.

We are quite extreme in that respect

and we are trying to get you out of your comfort zone,

to get to know more

than what instantly pops into your heads.

Sometimes it is even uncomfortable for us.

As much as it seems that we are placing ourselves above you,

we are really trying to be partners,

to establish a dialogue.

And that's essential and crucial.

We are only guarding the gate

which you need to pass in order to enter this studio.

Regarding the results, it's not important at all right now.

You are all fantastic.

Each of you has an ultra-special vision of the world.

It is a process. Being here is a process, too.

And we are building a team here. That's what this is about.

And you are all welcome

to be friends of our studio.

Come, meet up and consult with us at any time.

Come to our events, our meetings.

We are quite an open studio

and we do not want to lose these relationships.

Because that would make us sad.

Have you already said goodbye to the applicants?

Goodbye and good luck to all of you.

You've all succeeded,

considering how hard you all worked.

No, it was a good exam.

Tamara, no, please, wait. I will shake your hand. I am leaving.

It was great seeing you here.

Maybe we'll follow-up,

I cannot say now.

I am really surprised

and I like how you're helping your colleagues here.

That is beautiful.

At 8 a.m. here at the entrance, according to the schedule.

- Yeah, yeah. - Good bye.