Ziemowit Cichon

I am 28 years old and a self-taught, independent artist. My journey did not begin at an academy, but from a need to express what I could not define in words. I have been painting for many years, and the oldest surviving works in my portfolio date back to 2018. Since then, I have consistently developed my own painterly language, rooted in abstraction, expressive gesture, and a sense of artistic rebellion.

I do not paint according to predetermined rules. I am interested in emotions, tensions, and the moment when color and form begin to speak with their own voice. I create intuitively. Each painting emerges through successive layers, gestures, and decisions until it reaches its own sense of balance. In my work, rawness meets sensitivity, and spontaneous energy intertwines with thoughtful composition.

My paintings do not impose a single interpretation. It is important to me that viewers can discover their own emotions, memories, and meanings within them. Although I remain outside the academic circuit, my works have already found audiences beyond Poland’s borders. Today, they are part of private collections in Poland, Germany, Sweden, and France. Each canvas is a record of a particular moment and a fragment of the evolving story of my...