Work on paper DARLINGS - GUARDIANS OF BALANCE  
from the series Works We Are Not Robots  
Drawings and graphics for the sculpture FIDELIS  

dogs, artistically conceived in stylized sculptural modeling with elements of technology and literary narrative, symbolizing the twenty-first and perhaps even the twenty-second century, representing the opposite of the seven deadly sins.  

Sculptures of seven dogs, in larger-than-life sizes, stylized in sculptural modeling with hints of modern civilization, named in Latin: HUMILITAS, VOLENTES, GRATUS, FIDELIS, TEMPERATUS, and AGIT. The second and third dogs are groups of frolicking puppies and have the same names.  
Instead of human figures, after many months of sketches and considerations, I chose dog figures. We live in a time when many people have dogs as family members. People generally like dogs and attribute human qualities to them.  
I can only imagine the opposite of the seven deadly sins being presented by these friendly and loyal creatures, who have accompanied humans throughout their lives, and some scientists believe that, thanks to coexisting with Homo sapiens, that is, us, humans, managed to defeat the Neanderthals and gain an important advantage in hunting. For the individual dog sculptures representing the twenty-first and twenty-second centuries, I have already managed to gain the favor of the acclaimed sci-fi short story author Jiří Hons, who promised that he will write a separate sci-fi story with a positive plot, message, and conclusion for each dog sculpture, and visitors to the park will be able to listen to or read each of these stories for free by scanning QR codes placed on the bodies of the individual sculptures, for example on their outfits, on a bow, on a stick the dog is holding in its mouth, on the dog tag… At the same time, these sculptures, in their artistic expression, reflect the development of modern technologies and their significance for humanity. It should also be noted that my project does not exactly correspond to the opposite of the seven deadly sins, which has been settled into the form of seven virtues, and this is expressed with different terms both in Czech and Latin. The individual virtues are treated more loosely, which also gives more room for everyone to Each of us projected a part of ourselves into these virtues and brings the theme closer to the general public. Seven dogs represent a loose interpretation of the opposites of the seven deadly sins: 1. The opposite of pride - SUPERBIA is represented by a sitting dog, with a collar inscription HUMILITAS, which is Latin for humility. It has headphones on its long ears for listening to music and a QR code to access a sci-fi story written specifically for this sculpture. 2. and 3. The opposites of the second and third deadly sins - greed and envy (AVARITIA and INVIDIA) are depicted by a sculpture of two puppies playing with a stick in their mouths, which has the word VOLENTES on it (the same Latin word means generous and wishing well). These playful, furry puppies represent the opposite of greed and envy. At both ends of the stick, there are QR codes to access two sci-fi stories written specifically for this sculpture of two dogs. 4. The opposite of the fourth deadly sin, anger (IRA), is represented by a retriever floating in the water with a stick in its mouth. The water is replaced by sand. The inscription with its name GRATUS (meaning kind, grateful, one who does not get angry)... nehněvá), má na svém obojku. QR kód se svým příběhem má na svém klacku. 5. Opakem smilstva je oblečený buldoček s nápisem na obojku FIDELIS a s QR kódem pro načtení mobilní telefonem sci-fi příběhu napsaném přímo pro tuto sochu, má na psí známce. 6. TEMPERATUS má napsané na obojku, anebo na psím oblečku tento malinký, chlupatý pes, který se vejde i do té nejmenší domácnosti. Představuje opak nestřídmosti. Na mašli, kterou mívají tito psíci na hlavě, má QR kód pro spuštění sci-fi příběhu napsaného přímo pro tohoto psíka. 7. AGIT je jméno psa rasy Jack Russel, který právě vyskočil, aby do huby chytil talíř. AGIT, tedy aktivní (opak sedmého smrtelného hříchu líný), má na obojku a na házecím frisbee talíři QR kód pro načtení sci-fi příběhu napsaného přímo pro tuto sochu. Odkaz na povídku: Fidelis – Jiří Hons — autor science fiction​Aktuálně jsou v nabídce pro český i zahraniční trh zmenšené modely psa FIDELISE-VĚRNÝ (buldoček). Lze zakoupit zde:​A KRESBY A GRAFIKY FIDELISE They are available for the Czech and international market for purchase here: