Homage to Monica Cook

• Prize
• Photographer
  "Eliska Kyselkova", "Katarina Tamova", United Kingdom
• Studio
  www.eliskasky.com
• Website
  https://www.eliskasky.com/
• Instagram
  https://www.instagram.com/eliskasky/

Photographic serie inspired by paintings made by the artist Monica Cook refers to the issue of consumerism in today’s world. The metaphor of modern society, alienated, narcissistic, without relationships or a real interest in life, longing only for material things. Celebration of life and affluence, practiced in ancient cultures, increasingly loses credibility. Emptiness of being hidden behind artificial tinsel. The world on the edge of a possible form of destruction, decay or search for one´s own identity.

A critical contemplation on shallowness of passion and beauty as well as consumerist way of life becomes the central motive of the series by Eliška Kyselková and Katarína Támová called Homage to Monica Cook. Topic of ancient bacchanalias is connected with allusion to baroque still life vanitas, where the formal and ideological outcome is emptiness, ephemerality, destruction and death.
Lucia L. Fišerová, curator

Combining bold shapes, vivid colours and surrealism, Eliška Sky is a contemporary Czech London-based artist using the medium of photography to capture the diversity of beauty. In her work, she explores the forms of the human body and themes of sustainability. With a fresh take on beauty, fashion and portraiture, Eliška’s work brings a unique aesthetics with focus on inclusivity & acceptance.
In 2023, she was the recipient of Photo Artfolio photo grant, winner of Julia Margaret Cameron Award in ‘Women seen by women’ category and finalist of esteemed Head On Portrait Award.

Awards Photo Artfolio - Grant Winner 2023

Julia Margaret Cameron Award Winner 2023 - Women seen by Women

Analog Sparks - Silver Winner 2023 - Human/Generations and Honorable mention in Fine Art

Head On Awards - Finalist 2023 - Portrait

PhotoArtfolio - Lightvisions award - Silver Winner