Jana Zimova has been drawing and painting since childhood. Her path led to illustration, which she studied at university. In time, she felt the need to tell her own stories and be more free in her own artworks — and she turned to fine art. The works on this page trace that journey: from illustration to fine art.
Jana Zimová is a Czech artist. The theme of all of her paintings are bizarre stories, that are full of dramatic moments, erotic, miracles and weird beasts. The inspiration for these artworks are drawn from stories that appear in the daily press and from the traditional myths from South America and Asia. Zimová's works are full of allegorys and a dark symbolism, this makes her works look scary and inviting at the same time. In her paintings the exaggerated reality collides with nightmares and dreams, always spiced with a portion of humor.
Early paintings / 2011–2016
Drukpa Kunley – The Divine Madman / 2013
Diploma thesis
Coal and pastel on paper
Indian conundrum / 2012
Illustrations for a book by Zdeněk Mahler
Diary from Russia / 2012
Bizarrerie / 2010
Bachelor’s thesis