acrylic, canvas; 114 x 147 cm;
signed and dated p. d.: 2002 E. DWURNIK;
on the back described: 2002 / E. DWURNIK / "PŁOCK" / NR: IX [in a circle] - 1138 [in a rectangle] - 2902 [in a rectangle], on the painter's cut: PŁOCK IX [in a circle] - 1138 [in a rectangle] - 2902 [in a rectangle] (in pencil).
To this day, by the way, I still paint unexpected things - animals, giraffes or surfers in Castle Square. There is a kind of surrealism in it, which I like very much. So I used to paint à la Nikifor - he showed me perspective and delighted me in general - Edward Dwurnik.
In 1965, in Kielce, Edward Dwurnik had his first opportunity to encounteŕs̨ Nikifor's works. He met the Krynica-based Matejka in person, during his stay in the capital, when Nikifor painted in the courtyard of the Academy of Fine Arts. The Warsaw painter was greatly impressed by the compositions he saw and decided to continué the work of the art brut artist. Nikifor painted commemorative views on small pieces of paper - schematically designed public buildings, churches, orthodox churches. He built perspectivę in a peculiar way, at the same time emphasizing the construction of urban panoramas with black definite lines. In these, realistic watercolors, Edward Dwurnik recognized a unique synthesis̨ of painterly form and an exceptional sense of color. Nikifor's biography also influenceḋ the artist's decision to lead́ the life of an itinerant painter and, like the master from Krynica, immortalizé in panoramas the images of the towns he encountered.