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I’m fascinated with the moments when our intuitions and desires give us clear emotional visions. These intimate truths that we often attempt to deny seem blurred and half forgotten once the feelings pass, yet we are left behind with a strong bond with them.
My artwork is a constant search for this intimate subconscious truth. Sometimes this is a search within myself, at times it involves observing others. I also like to revel in technique, media and process and am constantly striving to perfect my skills. In my series about Gia Carangi, I set out to explore how the harsh demand for superficial beauty can leave those seemingly gaining from this vulnerable. I was inspired by photographs of her and the film about her life. This fascination with superficial beauty and the superficial success and power of celebrity culture didn’t cease for me - even once the Gia project felt complete. I am still continually trying out new media using celebrity and model photographs from magazines in the "Kiss me, I’m famous” collection. I like the idea of taking back something intimate that has been made public and making it private again. The “States of the Mind” collection is a personal exploration of the mental states I have been in. In many of the images I use myself as a model and this is one of the rare occassions some of the work is abstract. Education: 2023 - current - BA Painiting, Wroclaw Fine Art Academy 2018 – Developing Arts Practice, CityLit 2012 – Art Foundation, Liverpool City College 1990 – Born in Lublin, Poland Exhibitions: May 2023 - "Courage to be Myself" Klubokawiarnia Pożyteczna Read on Medium. May/June 2022 - "Liquid Arsenal", MADS Gallery, Milan/Fuerteventura. May 2022 - "The New Artist II", Boomer Gallery, London. Read blog. April 2022 - "Courage to be myself" solo show. Read blog. January 2022 - “Courage to be myself” first live show. Read Medium article. July 2018 – “Eleven”, group show featuring of three separate exhibitions at Fournier Street, RK Burt Gallery and CityLit in London. Read blog about Fournier Street. Read blog about RK Burt Gallery. February 2018 – “States of the Mind” preview at the Parallax Art Fair, London. Read blog. November 2017 - "Kadry Pamięci" private view at POSK, Hammersmith, London. Read blog. October 2016 – “Gia” at the Grid Art Fair, London. Read blog. August 2015 – “Gia” at the Parallax Art Fair, London. Read blog. Publications: May 2023: Do Rzeczy: read September 2022: House And Garden July 2022: World of Interiors June 2021: Cockroach Magazine |