The jacket in Laubert’s artwork is part of the thematic group of textiles and is variously processed. Most often, it is covered with a material that represents a particular craft. In this way, the original jacket fabric is concealed. The result is Hasič – a jacket densely covered with matches. Although Laubert has been involved with jackets as a subject for about 40 years, he harbours no ambitions in the fashion industry. He’s created about 15 unique bags: Zámočník (Locksmith) – covered with keys, Poštár (Postman) – stamps, Zbohatlík (Rich Man) – banknotes, and Krajčír (Tailor) – buttons. The artist aims to give audiences atypical work with utilised material. The made or worn material becomes dysfunctional in Laubert’s work. Yet his jackets have proven popular with audiences.

Sikora’s arguably most characteristic feature in 1976 became * —> †, the enigmatic signs of birth, life and death that symbolised life’s perpetual celestial cycle. Čierne diery (Black Holes) arose from these signs’ concentrated and energetic vortices. From putting pencil to paper, he processed the drawings’ negatives in a photo booth. Each photo became an original through atypical and distinct approaches. He sought their visualisation of the human need for companionship: a distillation of human energies, since energy intrigues and makes an individual unique.

Roosters became a topic of interest for Dúbravský after his experience of savage rooster fighting in the Philippines. Dúbravský sees a compelling symbol of the primary instinct in roosters. This animal genus is generally associated with distinctive bipolar influences. And this translates especially into the symbolism of its inherent qualities: caring, protective, and selfless, whilst also arrogant, pompous, and egocentric. Dúbravský seeks to encapsulate the roosters’ instinctive responses, their dynamics and accompanying behavioural features during the fight for life – when anatomy is trumped by a feathery flux.

A paper boat is not only a symbol of a journey, flow or life’s voyage, but also carries a playful, poetic moment. The painting is adorned with pastel paint. The artist combines shades of grey and white to create a surface reminiscent both of the sky and the water. The assembled boats become smaller towards the top of the triangular painting, and their width naturally narrows. This arrangement creates the illusional perspective and lends the composition a surprising dynamic – the boats seem to disappear, float away or fly away in the designated direction.