Jan Kaláb was born in Prague, Czech Republic (formerly Czechoslovakia), and is today one of the most celebrated contemporary artists in the country. He was one of the founders of Prague's underground graffiti and street art collective, also known as "Cakes," and spent those years alongside The DSK crew, energetically painting the city's streets and enduring sleepless nights at train yards — and perhaps, on more than a few of those nights, in a police station as well. Since those brilliant early days, Jan's work has evolved into 3D graffiti, light installations, animated NFTs, painting, and sculpture. His paintings move freely along the edge of sculpture, and most of his sculptures are painted. In his work, form and color function as the primary elements, used in combination to exaggerate or minimize shape. While Jan's work may at times resemble specific forms, his intention is never to reproduce or replicate existing images or narratives. Rather, he seeks universal beauty from new and unseen perspectives, guiding the viewer to transform the already known into the unknown and into an entirely new dimension. The sense of déjà vu — like remembering a particular moment or melody — is the ultimate feeling he pursues and the point of resonance he wishes to share with his audience. Jan Kaláb received his Master's degree from the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague in 2006, and shortly thereafter held his first solo exhibition in 2008 at the prestigious Trafo Gallery — a distinctive art space renowned for limiting its program to just six exhibitions per year, each dedicated exclusively to artists of exceptional caliber. He has since exhibited at prominent galleries worldwide, including in New York, Miami, London, Paris, Shanghai, and Rio de Janeiro.