'Untitled' NO21. Artwork

AGATA REK IS A POLISH-AMERICAN INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTIST SPECIALIZING IN COLLAGE ART TECHNIQUES, AND PHOTO MANIPULATION. WORKING ON BOTH COMMERCIAL AND ARTISTIC EVENTS. Having lived in Europe and the United States, she feels at ease with the visual landscapes of both. Experimentation is an integral part of her working process. Her curious mind and desire for learning are perceived in her practice, conductive diverse body of work. She worked across several media, including painting, drawing, sculpture, and illustration. Educated as an architect leads her work to clean forms, symbolism, great attention to composition, and thinking out of the box - which is her greatest strength. Her work typically features a point of view created from a sense of observation and intuition. Because Agata’s work bridges multiple disciplines, her skills are valued by a diverse range of international clients, primarily related to fashion which is her natural habitat. She was commissioned to create imagery for fashion brands, designers, magazines, and publishers. - Selected clients: _Vogue, Macy's, Ted Baker London, Wedding Magazine, Beyond Luxury Media, Darling Magazine, Helion Publisher, Barbara Hulanicki, Vaute Couture New York, Miami Fashion Network, and private collections worldwide. Selected publications: Vogue, Nylon, KMAG Magazine, Collazine Italy, Contemporary Collage Magazine. Artist statement: I create a visual narrative from the desire to communicate. The collage technique is my current medium of choice. My work becomes a documentation of perceptions of the external and internal world, ultimately showcasing my evolution as a human being or more modestly speaking as an artist. I like to explore the unpredictable nature of assembling preexisting imagery. To me, it’s not just a relationship between the subjects within the piece but a metaphor that tells a story. I crave to create something permanent from something disposable. By literally breaking images from their original context, they become free to convey a new message. I create in chaos and always with a couple of pieces at a time. That’s why, I believe, my collages have opposite directions, clean forms, shapes, and composition directing my attention to symbolism and clarity towards the objects I am choosing. I believe it has also to do with my education as an architect where I was trained to be precise and particular.