Prologue (2010-2015)
**The Beginning of Everything Again
These were the years when it all began anew. After moving to Los Angeles, Havlíček reimmersed himself in the art world, reconnecting with the passion and purpose that had shaped his early life. This was not a simple restart but the next phase of a long, evolving journey. His artistic path began in his formative years in Prague, where he studied at art school, absorbing the foundations of technique and creative exploration. Later, he ventured into Berlin’s thriving underground art scene, squatting with fellow artists from across the globe, exchanging ideas and perspectives in a dynamic and often chaotic environment.
But life led him further afield. Moving to America in his early twenties, Havlíček sought to build a new life—a journey of reinvention. He spent over a decade navigating the challenges of survival and growth in a foreign land, carving out a place for himself both personally and artistically. After years of persistence and hard-won experiences, he eventually became a citizen of his adopted country. With that came a profound sense of belonging and the clarity to fully focus on what he was put on this earth to do: create.
Havlíček’s early years in Los Angeles were marked by a period of intense creative work, starting with full-scale oil paintings. These pieces were driven by his desire to establish a strong foundation, though not all of them survived to see the light of day. It was a time of exploration and struggle, living and working in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, right on the edge of Skid Row. Here, Havlíček experienced firsthand the stark contrast between the city's wealth and abject poverty—a duality that left an indelible mark on his artistic vision. This environment shaped his understanding of the human condition, inspiring themes of impermanence, survival, and transformation that would become recurring motifs in his work.
As Havlíček's confidence and artistic voice evolved, so did his curiosity for new materials and techniques. Downtown Los Angeles, with its vibrant cultural intersections and industrial grit, became a playground for his experimentation. He ventured out with friends from the fashion industry, frequenting warehouses and textile markets to purchase unconventional fabrics—materials never intended to be painted on. By incorporating these fabrics into his art, he began developing a style that broke away from traditional canvas-based painting. The textures and characteristics of these fabrics allowed him to push the boundaries of what painting could be, infusing his work with a tactile, multi-dimensional quality that remains a hallmark of his practice to this day.
These experiments were not without risk. Havlíček often pushed materials to their limits, finding new ways to manipulate paint and surface through layering, staining, and combining unconventional substances. This period of artistic discovery gave birth to a body of work that was raw, expressive, and deeply influenced by the energy of his surroundings. It was an evolution born of necessity—of making art with what was available while staying true to his vision of telling stories through matter, texture, and form.
This moment marked the convergence of Havlíček’s past and present—a fusion of his early European influences and his new American identity. Through the trials of reinvention and the constraints of survival, he emerged with a renewed creative vision, one rooted in both his history and his experiences in Los Angeles. It was a prologue to a greater journey ahead, a point where everything he had learned, endured, and dreamed of began to manifest on the canvas.
In these early works, Havlíček began to define not just an artistic style but a philosophy of creation. It was a philosophy built on adaptability, resilience, and exploration—one that acknowledged the contrast between chaos and beauty, poverty and wealth, light and shadow. As he painted, he told his story, capturing the alchemy of transformation in every stroke, every layer of fabric and paint. It was a story not just of starting over, but of embracing the endless cycles of beginning and becoming.
This is where the story began again—a return to art, to self, and to the endless pursuit of truth through creation.
























