Dimensions: 61 x 61 cm
signed and dated p.r.: '[Yola] | 2025'
signed, dated and described on the reverse: '"Nike lives in every goal" | Story | [Yola] | 2025'.
Literature
"The starting point for the creation of this work was the figure of Ewa Pajor - not only an outstanding soccer player, but above all a girl whose story is a symbol of determination and the power of dreams. Ewa grew up in a small town. Her first goals fell not in big stadiums, but in a rural landscape, into a makeshift goal painted with paint on a barn wall. However, in this simplicity there was great power - a desire to play, a passion and a vision that nothing could stop.
In this story, I saw a universal message that goes beyond sports: regardless of our starting point, we can build our own path toward our dream future. This message becomes especially important in the context of women and girls, who too often hear that something "isn't for them," that they should fit into imposed roles. Eve's story shows that boundaries exist only to be crossed.
The figure in the painting - running, with her arms outstretched like wings - is a metaphor for this freedom and courage. The wings, inspired by the iconography of the goddess Nike, are not only a symbol of victory, but also of rising above barriers. However, this is not a classic triumph over a rival, but a victory over doubts, stereotypes and one's own fear.
The title Nike lives in every goal contains a play of meanings: "goal" is both a goal and a target. Each of us has our own goals - sometimes clearly outlined, sometimes distant and barely discernible, like that goal on the barn wall. Each requires courage to move toward it. The dynamic lines in the background - "speedlines" - mark the track of the ball's movement, but symbolically they are the path of life, where every decision, every step becomes part of a larger path.
The technique of collage and drawing is not accidental. In it I combine fragments, textures, sketchy gestures and photographic details to tell a story that is also complex. Just like life - layered, full of contrasts, tensions and unexpected turns. It's a work about movement, strength and lightness at the same time, about transcending limitations that often exist only in our imagination.
"Nike lives in every goal" is a tribute to women who dare to dream and pursue their goals, no matter where they start. It is a story about the power of desire, which can lift a person higher than all barriers."
YOLA KUDELA
Biography
She directs films, including animated ones, and is a specialist in special effects. Born in Poland, she has lived in Paris, London and Warsaw. She is a graduate of the Łódź Film School (diploma in animation and special effects). She did her postgraduate studies at CFT Gobelins in Paris. The streets are her gallery and the local community is her audience. She bases her works on classical painting while introducing contemporary figures. She works in public spaces and creates socially engaged art. She believes that artists should not produce decorative, meaningless paintings that serve only as advertising gimmicks. She works on the street and her art reflects what is happening in our world on the street. She tries to do so with humor, even as she talks about serious issues: racism, aging and homophobia. He creates collages of considerable size. He photographs people, prints the photos on paper and pastes them on walls. For the stickers, she chooses crumbling, abandoned buildings that have souls. They become an organic part of the urban scenery. He resembles spaces nobody needs and turns them into "art galleries." He realizes works all over the world, including Melbourne, Buenos Aires, San Francisco, Paris, Warsaw, Brighton, Liege, Doel and London.
