Dove’s Heart, Lion’s Heart (Serce gołębia, serce lwa) – Helena Minginowicz [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='3' down=''] 2022, acrylic on canvas [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='3' down=''] The painting depicts a clash of two bodies which are opposed to each other, but at the same time, they...
Wake, Not Party (Stypa nie impreza) [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='3' down=''] 2023, oil on canvas [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='3' down=''] “Wake, Not Party” has an autobiographical quality, as the artist confronts the fear that her drink may have been laced with narcotics. The potential threat...
You’ve got a Spider, I Know (– Masz pająka, – Wiem) – Karolina Szwed [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='3' down=''] 2023, oil on canvas [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='3' down=''] The painting was inspired by an incident in the artist's life when a small spider got stuck...
Back Memory (Pamięć pleców) – Karolina Szwed [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='3' down=''] 2024, oil on canvas [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='3' down=''] The painting, which is autobiographical in nature, depicts a fragment of her back where we can see indistinct marks related to events in the artist's...
Sweaty in the Fitting Room – Karolina Szwed [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='3' down=''] 2023, oil on canvas [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='3' down=''] The painting depicts a scene from a fitting room in which a half-bent figure takes on a geometric shape, devoid of roundness. Her...
What If…? (Co jeśli…?) – Helena Minginowicz [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='3' down=''] 2023, acrylic on canvas [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='3' down=''] A ladder in her tights, traces of fur on her clothes and a sweaty hand that, like her outfit, betrays her disobedience. The sour...
My Road to Hell (Moja droga do piekła) – Barbara Cabaj [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='3' down=''] ...
Hiromancy (Hiromancja) – Helena Minginowicz [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='3' down=''] 2022, acrylic on canvas [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='3' down=''] The title of the painting is the result of a combination of the name of the fortune-telling technique of palm reading, or chiromancy, and the artist’s name....
Fear of Leaving Home (Strach wyjść z domu) – Barbara Cabaj [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='3' down=''] 2023, oil on canvas [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='3' down=''] The painting has been inspired by media reports of a potentially deadly threat - tropical spiders hidden in supermarket bananas....
Just Hatched – Karolina Szwed [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='3' down=''] 2023, oil on canvas [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='3' down=''] The hatching period of the title alludes to the time of growing up and the moment of transition. The representation, although seemingly innocent, contains an element...