Matyáš Kořínek - Riverbank

For Matyáš Kořínek, landscape is less a genre than a psychological state. Painted from memory, this scene resists specificity—it could be anywhere. A river reflects not the sky but the inside of the painter’s chest: turbulent, glowing, streaked with hesitation.

Kořínek works without a script. The process is rhythmic, intuitive, almost musical—built from repeated gestures until the surface starts to breathe. Here, the land is quiet but unstable. The water feels like a signal. Light moves like a mood.

This piece was featured in Best of AVU, Summer 2025 at HIDDEN Gallery—a curated showcase of standout works by emerging students from the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague.