Michelle J Kowalczyk
is an artist living and working in Regional Victoria where she draws
inspiration from the world around her. Her artistic practice blends traditional
and contemporary techniques and media to explore the natural world around us
and our emotional connections to that world. Nature, conflicts of perception
versus reality, and the layered, interwoven colors of human emotion are central
themes that form the foundation of her explorations. These explorations are
expressed through drawings, oil paintings and mixed media artworks that have
been shown in numerous exhibitions over the years. Michelle’s artistic practice
may be diverse, but her aesthetic creations always aim to capture the balance,
symmetry and beauty through the considered use of shape, tone, colour and
texture. These creations are motivated by the stories they represent and the
complexity of beauty and reality that they portray through a unique balance of
contrasting elements, allowing Michelle to explore the surface beauty and its
underlying complexity.
Michelle’s
dedication to the arts is reflected in her daily art practice as well as being
an integral part of her lifestyle, which includes artist workshops and writing.
She is a strong believer that creativity is not something that should be
limited, it should be encouraged in every area of life.