Paweł ZAKRZEWSKI (b. 1980), Midas, 2022

acrylic on canvas, 70 x 50 cm, signed on the back

Born in 1980. A graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Faculty of Graphic Arts. He created his thesis project in the form of a book for his own short stories in the Book Design and Illustration Studio under the supervision of Błażej Ostoja Lniska.

He also graduated from the Leon Schiller National Higher School of Film, Television, and Theater in Łódź from the Cinematography Department (TV Production), as well as Cultural Studies at SWPS University in Warsaw.

His work is primarily characterized by expression mixed with dark humor, formally drawing on the aesthetics of street art, neo-expressionism, and brut art. He draws inspiration from indigenous cultures, the world of microfauna, and the principles of quantum physics. He is also a creator of video art and documentary films.