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Ewa Wawrzyniak

Kings Langley, Herts, United Kingdom

Ewa Wawrzyniak was born in Poland and trained in ceramics and glass at Middlesex Polytechnic and Sur...

About the artist

Ewa Wawrzyniak

Joined In 2010

(21 Followers)

About the artist

Ewa Wawrzyniak

Joined In 2010

(21 Followers)

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Ewa Wawrzyniak was born in Poland and trained in ceramics and glass at Middlesex Polytechnic and Surrey Institute of Art and Design in the UK. She completed her Master of Arts at the National College of Art and Design in Dublin, Ireland, where her research explored the technical and expressive possibilities of sand casting glass.

Ewa's work is inspired by Gaston Bachelard's book "˜The Poetics of Space' and is dealing with the perceptions of a house as a "˜private space'. Always container, sometimes contained, the house serves in her work as the portal to metaphors of imagination. We need houses in order to dream, in order to imagine. These dreamscape sculptures are about vulnerability and protection. She is exploring here how we experience intimate places and to what extent our memories and experiences from childhood influence our need for this "˜dream place'. The symbols she uses are very personal and therefore more intuitive than logical. The "˜streets' are journeys towards a safe place. Every "˜street' represents a different atmosphere, creates a different environment, and reflects a mood or expectation to be found upon reaching the "˜dream house'.

The method she used to create her work is called sand - casting. It is a techni...

Ewa Wawrzyniak was born in Poland and trained in ceramics and glass at Middlesex Polytechnic and Surrey Institute of Art and Design in the UK. She completed her Master of Arts at the National College of Art and Design in Dublin, Ireland, where her research explored the technical and expressive possibilities of sand casting glass.

2023

CRAFTED
Discover Bucks Museum
Church street, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP20 2QP
United Kingdom
Harlow Open
Gibberd Gallery, Harlow, UK
2022

Wooburn Visual Arts Exhibition

“GLASSHAUSS”
Parndon Mill, Harlow, Essex.UK
Parndon Mill Open Studios
Parndon Mill, Harlow, Essex.UK

Bucks Visual Arts Open Studios
Obsidian Art, Stoke Mandeville, UK

Kimpton Art Show
Hertfordshire, UK

2021

Wooburn Visual Arts Exhibition

“GLASSHAUSS "XIIV”
Parndon Mill, Harlow, Essex.UK
Parndon Mill Open Studios
Parndon Mill, Harlow, Essex.UK

Bucks Visual Arts Open Studios
Obsidian Art, Stoke Mandeville, UK

Kimpton Art Show
Hertfordshire, UK

2019

Wooburn Visual Arts Exhibition

“GLASSHAUSS "XIV”
Parndon Mill, Harlow, Essex.UK
Parndon Mill Open Studios
Parndon Mill, Harlow, Essex.UK

Bucks Visual Arts Open Studios
Obsidian Art, Stoke Mandeville, UK

Kimpton Art Show
Hertfordshire, UK

2018

“GLASSHAUSS "XIII”
Parndon Mill, Harlow, Essex.UK

Kimpton Art
Hertfordshire, UK

Wooburn Visual Arts Exhibition

Bucks Visual Arts Open Studios
Obsidian Art, Stoke Mandeville, UK

Parndon Mill Open Studios
Parndon Mill, Harlow, Essex.UK

2017

“GLASSHAUSS "XII”
Parndon Mill, Harlow, Essex.UK

Kimpton Art
Hertfordshire, UK

Wooburn Visual Arts Exhibition

Bucks Visual A...

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