Born in 1979 in Czech Republic, this unique self-taught painter developed his own style by the age of ten and has already had 15 exhibitions in Europe and the U.S. His paintings, embodied within the surrealist movement, relate to the theme of the "inner self".“The artist has often spoken of his desire to capture the interior aspect of an individual in his painting. Indeed, human protagonists are the overriding subjects of these oil on panels, but not in a traditional or realistic sense. Painted in disturbing shades of blue or orange, they possess gigantic heads, attenuated limbs, and fingers that entwine like plant tendrils . . . Coufal’s people are haunting and even disturbing; they often seem disembodied. These spectral figures are frequently joined by members of the animal kingdom.Excerpts from, Ondrej Coufal - Visionary Expressionist by Catherine D. Anspon, 2001