MałGorzata RóżYcka

I mostly paint still life. In these paintings mostly dominate humble, common, sometimes heavily worn–out things. I present plain, everyday and simple objects – glass bottles, faience plates, tin spoons, porcelain bowls… etc. I use raw form, cleaned of all ornamentation and embellishments, characterized by analytical observation. Portrayed simplicity demonstrates the continuous quest for perfection.
Still life is like a theatrical performance – presentation of the dishes and cutlery, subtly played on a large tabletop. I group them, then again, I set them wide apart, like the characters on the stage. To the usual muted narrative composition of realistic elements, I suddenly introduce stronger accent. This is usually the mysterious object, painted as completely flat color patch. This kind of treatment is both an element of surprise, and which additionally enhances the composition.
Poverty of items is accompanied by asceticism in the application of color. I use a limited palette of white, gray, ocher and black. The color remains refined and ascetic, it serves to illustrate space and illusion. However, the one selected tone conceals a whole range of shades, always with a uniform intensity to give images an expression of peace...

I am a graduate of Marcelina RościszewskaArt School named with profile of education visual advert and after that I finished Art Education with an Art Therapy specialty at The Maria Grzegorzewska University. I received a diploma with honors with a help from my promoter professor Grzegorz Mroczkowski. I defended my master’s degree doing graduate work in painting entitled “Between realism and abstraction - a series of still life” and also theoretical work entitled “Between Morandi and Helmantel - reflections on still life” under the guidance of Dr. Magdalena Janota – Bzowska.