Oil in mixed technique on canvas, dimensions: 30 x 30 cm, signed
Magdalena Szilke (born 1983 in Warsaw)
Graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, where she lives and works. She received a diploma in the department of easel painting with dean's distinction in the studio of Professor Stanislaw Baj. She received an annex with distinction in the fabric studio of Professor Dorota Grynczel.She creates in many techniques, such as : ink, watercolor, batik, tapestry, embroidery, felt,ceramics, glass mosaic, tempera. However, the main technique remains oil painting on canvas, sometimes with elements of assemblage. Currently, he creates abstract paintings focusing mainly on the representation of color. These are minimalist compositions alluding to the work of Mark Rotko. Inspiration for creation comes from such ephemeral phenomena as light, shadow, wind, depth, temperature, but also from more material ones such as landscape, texture of meadows, vegetation, clouds, water and minerals. The paintings, often with a narrowed, minimalist range and simple composition, reflect the author's urges and feelings. The often repeated motif of transition is symbolic. The main goal is to convey emotions in a non-literal way, allowing the viewer to interpret them freely.
Magdalena Szilke cooperates with Fibak Gallery in Warsaw, Ether Gallery in Warsaw and Vivid Gallery in Wroclaw and WorldartB Gallery . Her paintings are in private collections in Poland, USA, France, Australia.
Exhibitions:
- 2010 - " Fairy Tales in the Underground", exhibition of Prof. Baj's studio in the Evangelical Augsburg Church, Warsaw.
- 2010 - 6th International Biennale of Artistic Linen Textile " From loom to loom", Krosno.
- 2011 - exhibition in Czajka Gallery, Warsaw.
- 2011 - post-competition exhibition " Promotions 2011", Legnica.
- 2012 - 7th International Biennale of Miniature Art, Test Gallery, Warsaw.
- 2012 - exhibition in Czajka Gallery, Warsaw.
- 2012 - solo exhibition at Art- Bem Gallery, Warsaw.
- 2012 - 7th International Biennale of Artistic Linen Textile " From loom to loom", Krosno.
- 2012 - Exhibition at Ether Gallery, Warsaw.
- 2013 - " Art of Fiber," DAP 1 Gallery, Warsaw, Poland.
- 2013 - 12th National Exhibition of Unique Textile Lodz 2013, Lodz.
- 2013 - 10th National Exhibition of Miniature Weaving Łódź 2013, Łódź.
- 2014 - Chapeau bas!, drawing exhibition dedicated to the memory of Professor Marek Wyrzykowski, Styk Gallery, Warsaw.
- 2017 - solo exhibition at Autograf gallery, under the title "Transitions". , Waszawa
- 2017 - group exhibition at Fibak gallery,Warsaw.
- 2018 - solo exhibition, Hotel Bristol, Warsaw.
- 2019 - In the Jungle, group exhibition at Agra Art Nova, Warsaw.
- 2019 - Collective exhibition on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Japan-Poland diplomatic relations, Warsaw, Tokjo
- 2019 - Triennale of Small Painting Forms, Wozownia Art Gallery,Torun.
- 2019 - group exhibition Image from the Studio, House of the Artist,Warsaw.
- 2020 - Kiodygresy, group exhibition, Ostróda.
