Dorota Szpil explores themes of identity and human presence within larger forces such as nature or spirituality. It communicates themes of balance - between light and darkness, the individual and the community, man and nature. She bases her art on...
Read MoreDorota Szpil explores themes of identity and human presence within larger forces such as nature or spirituality. It communicates themes of balance - between light and darkness, the individual and the community, man and nature. She bases her art on careful listening and feeling. Her work is one of unity between physical and spiritual, an attempt to show that all matter is connected. She mainly paints portraits, calling them 'portraits of souls'. Thanks to rich symbolism, the artist shows the inner world of the portrayed people. She is also inspired by her own, intimate experiences as well as nature and esotericism.
She paints mainly in tempera technique on
wood, canvas and paper.
Her works have been awarded with the Luxembourg Art Prize in 2021, 2022, and 2023. The artist's paintings were exhibited at international art exhibitions in Venice, Rome and Florence.
Born
in 1971. She lives and works in Kraków, Poland.
