Inspired by Japanese and 18th-century woodcuts, I created a series of four works titled 'ONe_0'. I sought to draw from their calmness, delicacy, and precision. In this instance, I aimed to sidestep my usual intuitiveness and expressiveness.
Behind the geometric form, the central composition shows a calm figure.
This calm figure is full of emotions, which can be seen quite sparingly in the movement of her body and hands, but are extremely buzz all around.
I tried to make the subtle line of the pencil and abstract, but legible typographic forms tell, and record - not only the body text but the countless emotions of small moments in life.
Expressive, often spontaneous spots of oil pastels rubbed by hand and lines of intense black, orange, red and pink - not only show the rawness of these moments but also the need to pour them out of myself.
the KISS SPhERE
Kasia Słania.
"My artistic process involves combining the pencil line with the painterly trace of oil pastels. Oil pastels with graffiti ink. Often, my drawings evolve into collages with layers of other materials, such as fragments of my old lithographs, newspaper scraps, notes, and sketches of my child.]
First I studied interior design then graphic arts and painting. I graduated with distinction from the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts.
I grew up in the working-class city of Bytom, where I was born. Now, I live in Warsaw, Poland.
As a young artist, I've exhibited my works in a few solo and group exhibitions in Poland (Katowice, Bytom) and Germany (Dortmund, Essen, Düsseldorf).
Even though life can sometimes bring unexpected changes, I have never given up my passion for art. However, I had to take a break from being a full-time artist. Recently, I started exhibiting my work again.
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