s an internationally famous Czech sculptor, best known for his giant space-age babies that crawl up the Zizkov TV tower a hundred meters or so above Prague. Born in December 15, 1967 in Prague, he gained notoriety in 1991 by painting a Soviet tank pink that served as a war memorial in central Prague. David, gained international recognition in 1991 when he painted a Soviet tank on display in Prague pink. The symbolism of this act of artistic vandalism was unmistakable – after forty years of Soviet occupation, the symbol of a brutal foreign occupation was finally rendered powerless. Cerný shudders at the idea of being called an artist and sees himself as a simple sculptor, whose main motivator is an incessant and all-encompassing sense of anger. His public image is that of a rebel, whose sole intention is to shock. However Cerný’s works are important in their own right, aiming for the head as much as the heart. The sculptor’s most visible works include surreal model babies crawling up Prague’s Communist-era television tower, an upside-down rendering of Prague’s sacred statue of King Wenceslas, and a model of a human behind inside of which lies a television screen showing a picture of the Czech President. Cerný is unmistakably a political artist. For more information on or to get in touch with David visit the link below.
www.davidcerny.cz
