BEDRICH VYCHODIL

Bedrich Vychodil is a Czech-born painter whose work navigates the boundary between dream and reality. Since childhood, he has explored surreal worlds — first through imagination and words, and later, he found their true home on canvas.

His journey has taken him from his hometown exhibitions to faraway New Zealand, where he lived in Dunedin and immersed himself in the local art scene. There, he created The Dream, a series that marked the beginning of his surrealistic exploration of acrylics, collage, and pigment transfers.

Today, Bedrich’s paintings weave together surreal portraits, symbolism, and mysticism. Each canvas is a stage for stories that emerge from subconscious visions — sometimes carefully constructed, other times born from chance and the unpredictable “dirty cup” technique.

Through his work, he invites the viewer to linger in the space between the visible and the imagined — where symbols breathe, forms transform, and dreams leave their trace.