David Černý (CZ) → Speederman

About project

Four-meter high Speederman sculpture depicts a naked figure of a superhero, visibly frozen in inhumanly fast motion. It may thus represent a metaphor for human evolution and aesthetic ideals of the human body, but also a commentary to the accelerated rythm of life in the current new technologies era.

Speederman was presented within the second issue of SIGNAL festival in a world premiere.

Artist

David Černý’s work is always widely discussed for the delicate topics it touches. This controversial aspect might make Černý one of the best-known Czech contemporary artists. His outdoor sculptures are or were part of the public space in Prague and Liberec or London. Černý’s work has been awarded many times, and in 2000 he won the prestigious Jindrich Chalupecký Award.