(1998*) is a graduate of the Faculty of Fine Arts in Brno, where she studied mainly in Painting Studio 3. In her painting practice, she combines theoretical knowledge from the study of art history (FF MUNI in Brno), in which she mainly dealt with artifacts and buildings from the Middle Ages. Furthermore, in his paintings, he draws on his own experience and experiences associated with various sports, such as swimming or horse riding. In the resulting image, he transforms these subjective and purely personal experiences into a general level accessible for the viewer's own reading and experience. (1998*) is a graduate of the Faculty of Fine Arts in Brno where she studied mainly in the Painting Studio 3. In her painting practice she combines theoretical background from her studies of art history (Faculty of Arts, MUNI in Brno), in which she dealt mainly with artefacts and buildings of the medieval period. Furthermore, in her paintings she draws on her own experiences related to various sports such as swimming or riding. In the resulting painting, she transforms these subjective and intensely personal experiences into a general level accessible for the viewer's own reading and perception. ABOUT IVY'S PORTRAITS: Iva is my longtime friend, a companion on trips, horseback rides through forests and meadows. Together we not only discover the landscape, but also share our feelings. The sorrows of one touch the other. We try to help each other and find a way out of difficult situations and long-term problems. One winter, when she was standing quite bewildered in the backyard of her house and looking into the distance, she asked me: "give me advice, what should I do?", and I didn't quite know how to help her at that moment, but I knew that she was to me at that moment, in some strange way, 'horribly' beautiful. I had a need to return to that moment, and finally I started looking for a way out in painting, by suggesting the possibility of reshaping the human body into an organic form, and thus connecting man with the nature in which he moves. The presented images depict the initial phase of Ivy's transformation. ABOUT PORTRAITS OF IVA: Iva has been my friend for many years, my companion on trips, horseback rides in forests and meadows. Together we not only discover the landscape, but also share our feelings. The sorrows of one touch the other. We try to help each other and find a way out of difficult situations and long-term problems. One winter, as she stood quite helpless in the backyard of her house, staring into the distance, she asked me: "tell me what should I do?", and I didn't quite know how to help her in that moment, but I knew that she was 'terribly' beautiful to me in a strange way. I felt the need to return to that moment, and eventually I began to look for a way out on a painterly level, by suggesting the possibility of transforming the human body into an organic form, and thus connecting the human being with the nature in which it lives. The presented paintings depict the initial phase of Iva's transformation.