Magdalena Kurek

In oil paintings, the most important actor is light, which builds the composition, adds dynamism and contrast, and sets the mood and fleeting moment. I value experiments with texture (mixing paint with sand), experiments with collage (different materials, clock faces, hangers, keys), and depending on my life stage, psychology of characters, architecture, wordplay, self-irony are important to me. In nudes, referencing the past is important. I gladly reach for installation or theatrical expression – a model, costume design. I’m passionate about theater, which not only inspires me but fascinates me with discovering contemporary relevance in classical dramas, e.g., Strindberg, Chekhov, Ibsen. Just like in theater—and in painting—layering and multiple interpretations are important.

Japan, where you can find everything you desire, and even more. Every detail of a cityscape, temple, fans, umbrellas, kabuki theater masks, or interiors can be an interesting subject for a painting.
The painting "Lost in Translation" hangs between traditional Japan—with its lanterns, lights on the water, and boats—and the modern world through a reference to the film in which people in a big city like Tokyo pass by each other in a crowd without the time for ...

Magdalena Kurek -
Graduate of the High School of Fine Arts in Katowice, Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław .Diploma in Painting inspired by archaeological excavations in France. Supplement in Printmaking and in Scenography.Multimedia, as well as a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków – Postgraduate Scenography (diploma 2012) The master's thesis 'Elements of Contemporary Artistic Visions' is owned by Mr. Andrzej Wajda with an autograph.

Information about teaching activity:
Teacher 15 years of work as an educator. TEACHER - 2006-2026 painting teacher at the High School of Fine Arts and basic school.
SET DESIGN ASSISTANT – collaborated on the premiere of "Pustyni" at Teatr Polski in Wrocław, 2008/2009 "Baal" dir. Anna Augustynowicz, Teatr Współczesny in Wrocław, "Three Sisters" dir. Monika Pęcikiewicz, Teatr Polski, Warsaw, 2011 – "Traviata" at Krakow Opera, dir. Krzysztof Nazar, publication in the "Traviata" program – as assistant to set designer Mr. Marek Braun.
VOLUNTEERING –
participated in a two-week archaeological excavation in Châtell sur Moselle near Nancy, France. Cooperation in organizing the International Festival "Dialog" at WTW 2013 – volunteering on the set of the film "First Love" ATM, volunteering at Hala ...

GROUP EXHIBITIONS: - 'Survival' Wrocław-exhibition at Hubska Street 44, drawer installation. 'Pizza Hut' post-competition painting exhibition. 'Impart'Wrocław- printmaking graphics. 2011 - participation in the year-end ship model exhibition. At the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, 2012 – diploma exhibition of models at the Center for Polish Scenography in Katowice. Publication of the model in the exhibition catalog issued by the Center for Polish Scenography in Katowice. Project and organization of exhibitions for youth, children, and adults, including in libraries, the Polish Theatre Stage on Świdnicka Street in Wrocław, the Mediateka, and the “Firlej” Club, featuring works from ROE, and the Arsenal in Wrocław.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS: – diploma exhibition at the BWA, in the second foyer of the Polish Theatre in Wrocław; “Lapidarium” at the Rozrywka Theatre in Chorzów, drawer installation; – “Spam-omation” at the Contemporary Theatre in Wrocław.
AWARDS – 2008 – Ministry Scholarship Culture and National Heritage 2012 – six-month scholarship from the Minister of Culture and National Heritage.