The Grand Canyon (view 1) Painting

Abstraction, expression, hyperrealism, naive art - elements of all these often contradictory styles can be found in the artist's latest paintings. But these names / labels have no meaning for him. All subsequent canvases are created with impatience, the need to constantly search for new artistic possibilities, innovative language of expression, research on non-traditional formal solutions and, above all, the pure pleasure of creating. As a result, the viewer can encounter risky, non-obvious compositions. Piotr Szczur is not afraid to juxtapose realism with abstraction, three-dimensional with naive flatness, and create shocking color combinations. The classical principles of composition or perspective are also no longer relevant. Rock formations, full of meanders and breaks, seen from the Zabriskie Point vantage point, occupy almost the entire space of the canvas, are shown flat, painted with expressive, unnatural, almost neon colors - thanks to which they create a provocatively decorative representation. Expressively laid lines rush, diverge, blur - as if we were watching the world through the windshield of a car speeding down the highway. What matters is the effect - the expression of the final work. Color has become the most important thing. Sharp, screaming, unusual - although still having its source in nature, in the colors of the sky, sand of deserts, setting sun - which the artist remembered from his trip to the United States. The latest compositions by Piotr Szczur scream, fight for attention and irritate. The viewer has to get used to them. After all, we live today in a world of a million fleeting images that are constantly flashing before our eyes.- Marcin Krajewski