Sunday at the Zoo Painting

During a summer visit to the Warsaw Zoo, right after entering, we encounter the runway of flamingos. As a mother, I am in a permanent visitor at the Zoo, at least an-nually. The view of the herd of flamingos quietly strolling around the green water of the pond, always stops me for a longer while. Each time I am struck by the contrast between the Warsaw street and the fairy tale view seen a moment later. The painting "Zoo" was inspired by a visit to the Zoo. In the painting I tried to reflect the colours and the atmosphere of the flamingos’ runway. However, I did not paint the birds them-selves. I introduced elements in the form of pink circles into the painting as of something alien and different. I have often used the procedure of introducing geometrical forms in landscape earlier before. I was tempted by the idea of giving an apparent three-dimensional representation and introducing a certain mystery. In the case of the Zoo painting, pink dots are a witty reference to flamingos. Their presence is equally alienated and abstract.