oil, acrylic, wax, personal technique; 100 x 70 cm
signed, dated, described on the back: Grzegorz Skawiński / Thorn from the series Emotions/ 2017
Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow at the Faculty of Painting in 1995, with a diploma from Prof. Jerzy Nowosielski's studio. He works as a visual artist, stage designer and costume designer. He has had many group and solo exhibitions. He is the author of costumes and stage designs realized for drama and dance theaters in Poland. He has prepared set designs for dozens of Television Theater productions. His works are in the collections of collectors in Poland and abroad. He is a member of the Association of Polish Artists and Designers and the Polish Filmmakers Association. He has worked on film projects realized in Poland, the USA, South America and Africa. Among others, he collaborated on the production of Marcin Krzyształowicz's Manhunt and Andrzej Wajda's Katyn.
Man is mysterious, the inner tension is invisible. I try to capture them on canvas. I glue the man and my worlds, from components observed and my own. It's not that I paint dispassionately. Painting without emotion, truth, feelings, is dead. You can't wipe your brushes on the canvas. I can't paint leaving myself somewhere on the sidelines. I always get emotionally involved, feel a stir, awe or drama.
Grzegorz Skawiński
