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WE ARE NOT ALONE Painting

Monika Malgorzata Gabrys

Mexico

Painting, Oil on Canvas

Size: 39.4 W x 31.5 H x 2 D in

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"We Are Not Alone" captures a quiet yet profound moment of human connection, set in a scene where figures gather around a chessboard. The painting evokes the subtle tension between solitude and togetherness, where the game becomes a metaphor for life’s strategic movements, decisions, and relationships. Each character, delicately rendered, seems to exist both within and outside of the game—connected by invisible threads of thought, yet isolated in their own contemplations. Inspired by the complexities of human interaction, this piece invites viewers to reflect on how we navigate our lives in the presence of others, and how even in shared spaces, we often remain enigmatically alone. The use of muted tones and expressive forms highlights the contrast between the physical closeness of the figures and the emotional distance implied by their expressions. Through this work, I hope viewers will contemplate the dynamics of connection, the delicate dance between presence and absence, and the internal landscapes we navigate, even when surrounded by others. The style, a blend of abstraction and figuration, was chosen to represent the ambiguity of these relationships, while the chess game serves as a universal symbol of life’s calculated yet unpredictable nature.

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Painting:

Oil on Canvas

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39.4 W x 31.5 H x 2 D in

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Monika Gabrys I was born in Cracow, Poland, however, since 2004 I live and represent Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. I am binational since 2009. I have a career of more than 20 years in painting and in the medium of visual arts. I have dedicated myself to painting, drawing, collage, I have experimented with engraving, contemporary textile art, installations, conceptual art and action art. As a painter I have been active since 1995, after having won first place in a local art festival FEKUSZ and I am still active, since in addition to the Master's artistic project I have just finished the other, selected and supported by the Merida Municipal Fund for the Visual Arts. My main focus is painting, although the label of the painter conflicts me, since my personal search has led me to experiment in different fields and with different media, that is, my position is flexible and open towards what is called interdisciplinary and trans art. I also have a Bachelor of Nursing degree (Institute of Human Sciences INCIH) and experience gained at the Medical Center of the Americas (CMA) and the Agustín O'Horán General Hospital, the fact that at first glance it could be seen as very abstracted from art . However, I consider it an extension of the same search that motivates me to make art, because in recent times, innumerable aspects have been opened that can be used in artistic paths. Painting seems to be a relic of the past, and yet it is still alive, because the act of painting accompanies the human being practically from the beginning. That is why my idea of two-dimensional painting and art oscillates around the questions —which are in accordance with my line of research—: How could painting, located in time and space, be reconciled with the accelerated and paradoxical transformations of contemporary world? How to figure and represent —through painting— our situation in space and time inevitably linking to the computerized and globally interconnected world-space? Because, definitely, we are facing a complex world, with an excess of information, images, screens, references and, now, a post-pandemic world. By choosing this medium (painting) I place myself again in "between” (which is part of my research). I am currently counter-producing with the collective "Des-obra".

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