Step into the imaginative universe of Kinga Gradowska, a visionary artist hailing from Zamość. With a keen eye for transformation, Gradowska breathes life into discarded textiles, painting ethereal faces through the lens of her camera. Nature whispers through every creation, inviting you to witness a modern tapestry that merges surrealism with a deep connection to the Earth. Join us in this viewing room, where art becomes a conduit for the mystical and a celebration of the unconventional.
Kinga's faces emerge from up-cycled textiles, painted through her camera lens. A modern ode to Arcimboldo, inviting viewers on a profound journey into her soul and the symbiotic bond with Mother Earth."
Born 1985 in Zamość, Kinga Gradowska creates mystical figures and images by laying out rich up-cycled textiles before “painting them by camera lens”. Always inspired by nature her themes surround a supernatural existence of faces that she believes are omnipresent in all dimensions. The polish-born artist sees faces in nature and wants her spectators to dive deeper into their souls and understand their connection to Mother Earth (hence the up-cycled materials).
Her works have unmistakable references to 16th century’s Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s Composite Heads in which he also created faces by using natural resources such as vegetables and fruits.
Gradowska’s art can therefore be described as modern mannerism with some abstract and surrealistic influences all bundled in a photographical scheme.
