Introspection

Introspection Exhibition

The “Introspection” exhibition took place on the 16th of December 2010 at 7 pm in the XII Painting Studio of the University of the Arts led by Prof. Janusz Marciniak.

The “Introspection” aimed to encourage viewers to self-reflect during the encounter with the artwork.

The exhibition featured my most recent work: “Self-reflections” (2010), “Recursion” (2010), “Party” (2009), “Free Me Neo..” (2007), “You Tried To Hide Your Lies I, II” (2006), and “Limbo” (2006). It was accompanied by a show of music videos that inspired the creative process.

The painting as a picture is an illusion, but what does it matter when it can take us on a journey to self-discovery?

Self-reflections

150 x 85 cm, oil on canvas, 2010

“Self-reflections” is another project inspired by the reality of a music video, made for the song “No Kind Words” by the English band “The Maccabees”. This resulted in the creation of two paintings titled “Self-reflection 1” and “Self-reflection 2” (85 x 150 cm each, oil on canvas, 2010).

Especially in these paintings, I put a lot of emphasis on the relationship between the representation itself and the title of the work, which I regard as its integral part. The polysemy of the text broadens the semantic range of the image.

“Self-reflections” are thus not only a literally understood collection of light reflections but above all an “emanation of consciousness”. The luminous nimbi around the heads emphasise the para-sacred nature of the works, in keeping with the concept of “sacrum – profanum” brought up by me, present in the iconoclastic realities of mass culture, in particular pop music.  

The “Introspection” exhibition took place on the 16th of December 2010 at 7 pm in the XII Painting Studio of the University of the Arts led by Prof. Janusz Marciniak.

The “Introspection” aimed to encourage viewers to self-reflect during the encounter with the artwork.

The exhibition featured my most recent work: “Self-reflections” (2010), “Recursion” (2010), “Party” (2009), “Free Me Neo..” (2007), “You Tried To Hide Your Lies I, II” (2006), and “Limbo” (2006). It was accompanied by a show of music videos that inspired the creative process.

The painting as a picture is an illusion, but what does it matter when it can take us on a journey to self-discovery?

Self-reflections

150 x 85 cm, oil on canvas, 2010

“Self-reflections” is another project inspired by the reality of a music video, made for the song “No Kind Words” by the English band “The Maccabees”. This resulted in the creation of two paintings titled “Self-reflection 1” and “Self-reflection 2” (85 x 150 cm each, oil on canvas, 2010).

Especially in these paintings, I put a lot of emphasis on the relationship between the representation itself and the title of the work, which I regard as its integral part. The polysemy of the text broadens the semantic range of the image.

“Self-reflections” are thus not only a literally understood collection of light reflections but above all an “emanation of consciousness”. The luminous nimbi around the heads emphasise the para-sacred nature of the works, in keeping with the concept of “sacrum – profanum” brought up by me, present in the iconoclastic realities of mass culture, in particular pop music. 

SELF-REFLECTIONS, 150 x 85 cm, oil on canvas, 2010 

EXHIBITION INTROSPECTION, Painting Studio XII at 10 Szewska Street (Poznan, Poland 2010) 

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