Only child of a possessive mother, Lubos Plny developed a passion from childhood for drawing but also for anatomy, dead bodies, and autopsies, to the point of obtaining a gravedigger’s diploma as an adult. During a medical examination in his military service, psychological disorders were detected, leading him to a psychiatric unit and prompting him to study medical and psychiatric literature. Professionally unstable, he worked a succession of jobs to survive, but above all dreamed of entering the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. He was refused admission as a student but accepted as a model in 1989. In 2002, he received from the rector the title of “academic model.” He turned it into a stamp—“Lubos Plny, academic model”—which he then used to sign his drawings. Tirelessly, he explores the body through anatomical sections from multiple viewpoints, into which he incorporates organic materials: blood, hair, body hair, pieces of skin, and sometimes even teeth. He situates each of his drawings in time, noting the date and hour of its beginning and completion. He also keeps a “retrospective journal,” in which he describes his physical condition. He records, classifies, organizes, and dissects everything around him that may have an effect on him and his body.
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