Maciej Olekszy

I decided to paint the works in watercolors since I generally find them perfect as regards imitating human body, i.e. the soft and delicate tissue we consist of. I have always tried to work fast and without hesitation and I think the technique actually requires such an attitude - one cannot change or correct anything. During a painting session I create up to a dozen or more works which later become subject to harsh selection. I neither do sketches nor plan the composition of any given painting. I work very impulsively and emotionally. Sometimes it takes hours before the right moment comes and I can finally start painting. It also happens that I provoke such moments, and that I miss them. Nonetheless, the distance I have gained and the sufficient amount of time allow me to evaluate the right moment accurately, despite the fact that it might seem useless during the work itself.

1998/2002 – graduated from high school, the State Arts in Koło, Poland.
2002/2007 – graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań, Poland.

selected individual exhibitions:
2014 – Konterfekt - similarity in time and memory - Galeria Sztuki WOZOWNIA / Art Gallery WOZOWNIA in Torun. Poland
2013 – Walenty Potwora / Valentine Monster - Galeria Sztuki WOZOWNIA / Art Gallery WOZOWNIA in Torun. Poland
2013 – Confabulation - Galeria Pionova / Gallery Pionova in Gdańsk, Poland.
2013 - The song remains the same - Galeria Baszta / Gallery Tower in Zbąszyń, Poland.
2011 – Iron Stove - Poznańska Galeria Nowa / Poznan New Gallery in Poznań. Poland.
2011 – Iron Stove - Galeria CKiS „Wieża Ciśnień” / Gallery Center of Culture and Art „Water Tower” in
Konin. Poland.
2010 – Iron Stove - MBWA Leszno / Municipal Office of Art Exhibitions in Leszno. Poland.
2009 – Salted Candy 2009 - Poznańska Galeria Nowa / Poznan New Gallery in Poznań. Poland.
2009 – In the Landscape - Municipal and County Public Library in Nowy Tomyśl. Poland.

selected group exhibitions:
2013 - Interdisciplinary 36 meeting artists - Gallery BWA i UP in Piła, Poland
2012 – Werticart - Galeria Pionova / Gallery Pionova in Gdańsk, Poland
2010 – Remake - group exhibition of artists Salted Candy 2009/2010, Poznańska Galeria Nowa /
Poznan New Gallery in Poznań. Poland.
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