ARTWORK

PORTRAITS

The portrait series explores human identity, psychological depth, and inner memory beyond physical resemblance. I approach portraiture not as a realistic depiction of appearance, but as a psychological and symbolic situation revealing tensions between the external image and the inner condition of the individual.

Through figurative language, allegorical references, and introspective atmospheres, the works examine themes of vulnerability, memory, isolation, and the construction of self within broader social and cultural contexts. In this series, portraiture becomes a medium of introspection rather than representation — a visual inquiry into the hidden structures of human interiority.

medea

30/40 cm

acrylic on canvas, 2026

melancholy II.

30/50 cm

acrylic on canvas, 2023

magdalene and her solitude

40/60 cm

oil on canvas, 2022

portrait of shinéad o´connor

40/50 cm

oil on canvas, 2023

portrait of photographer hana brožková

50/70 cm

oil on canvas, 2019

self-portrait

25/30 cm

oil on canvas, 2016

portrait of adriana pietro

30/20 cm

oil on canvas, 2017

portrait of vladimír merta

70/70 cm

oil on canvas, 2022

maria 2

30/40 cm

oil on canvas, 2020

self-portrait

30/50 cm

oil on canvas, 2015

© Blanka Křemenová 2026

ARTWORK

PORTRAITS

The portrait series explores human identity, psychological depth, and inner memory beyond physical resemblance. I approach portraiture not as a realistic depiction of appearance, but as a psychological and symbolic situation revealing tensions between the external image and the inner condition of the individual.

Through figurative language, allegorical references, and introspective atmospheres, the works examine themes of vulnerability, memory, isolation, and the construction of self within broader social and cultural contexts. In this series, portraiture becomes a medium of introspection rather than representation — a visual inquiry into the hidden structures of human interiority.

medea

30/40 cm

acrylics on canvas, 2026

portrait of shinéad o´connor

40/50 cm

oil on canvas, 2023

melancholy II

40/50 cm

acrylic on canvas, 2023

magdalene and her solitude

40/60 cm

oil on canvas, 2022

portrait of vladimír merta

70/70 cm

oil on canvas, 2022

maria II

30/40 cm

oil on canvas, 2020

portrait ofphotographer hana brožková

50/70 cm

oil on canvas, 2019

portrait of adriana pietro

30/20 cm

oil on canvas, 2017

self-portrait

25/30 cm

oil on canvas, 2016

self-portrait

50/60 cm

oil on canvas, 2016

© Blanka Křemenová 2026

ARTWORK

PORTRAITS

The portrait series explores human identity, psychological depth, and inner memory beyond physical resemblance. I approach portraiture not as a realistic depiction of appearance, but as a psychological and symbolic situation revealing tensions between the external image and the inner condition of the individual.

Through figurative language, allegorical references, and introspective atmospheres, the works examine themes of vulnerability, memory, isolation, and the construction of self within broader social and cultural contexts. In this series, portraiture becomes a medium of introspection rather than representation — a visual inquiry into the hidden structures of human interiority.

melancholy II

30/40 cm

oil on canvas, 2023

portrait of adriana pietro

30/20 cm

oil on canvas, 2017

medea

30/40 cm

acrylics on canvas, 2026

portrait of shinéad o´connor

40/50 cm

oil on canvas, 2023

portrait of photographer hana brožková

50/70 cm

oil on canvas, 2019

portrait of vladimír merta

70/70 cm

oil on canvas, 2022

maria II

30/40 cm

oil on canvas, 2020

self-portrait

25/30 cm

oil on canvas, 2016

magdalene and her solitude

40/60 cm

oil on canvas, 2022

© Blanka Křemenová 2026