Jolanta
Johnsson

I graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, where I specialized in graphics. I have since then worked as a freelancing artist, and painting and drawing are the techniques that dominate in my work. I create figurative compositions and landscapes. Through the figurative representations, I seek to portray existential questions, and I focus on the reality that I am surrounded by, i.e. the reality of the "modern man" living in an era of multidimensional change. The second main theme of my work are landscapes. I interpret the strong emotions that my surroundings, and especially nature, evoke. My compositions sometimes preserve observed orders and divisions, often, however, the painting leads me into more abstract grounds. In my work on landscapes the need to simplify and summarize dominates, but at the same time I work with different textures to create a living image. I strive to keep my compositions simple yet able to convey complex messages. I want my work to express profound and multilayered ideas, as this characteristic, in my opinion, makes art accessible to a wider public. I strive to keep my compositions simple yet able to convey complex messages. I want my work to express profound and multilayered ideas, as this characteristic, in my opinion, makes art accessible to a wider public.Since 1988 I exhibited my works om 29 solo exhibitions and numerous group exhibitions.

I work on all themes using various techniques. I create graphics with an addition of my own techniques, and every time I try a new technique I feel inspired by the possibilities that it brings. In my work I alternate between different ways of creating, I have periods when I focus more on a particular technique, and after working intensively with graphics I truly rejoice in painting. In last time I turn to other materials, such as plastic and other garbage. It gives me opportunity to make things in bis scale.