Pawel Kaluzinski, From the series "The Big Sleep," 2021

oil and acrylic on canvas, resin, 60.00 x 60.00 cm

Born in 1979 in Warsaw, Poland. Graduate of the Faculty of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, where he received his diploma in 2005. He studied in the painting studio of Prof. Marian Czapla. During his studies, he also did graphic design under Prof. Rafał Strent and drawing in the studio of Prof. Marek Wyrzykowski. In 2005, his installation entitled "Monumentalization. "Monumentalization" was presented at the Zachęta Gallery in an exhibition celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts.The artist's best-known painting series, "Big Dream" from 2020, is a series of canvases whose surfaces have been entirely covered with a colorless varnish, giving the impression of a mirror sheet. This effect can only be seen in person and is difficult to capture in photographs. The world in the paintings is exotic landscapes, full of magnificent old palaces and resorts, with tropical vegetation, luxurious pools and shaded patios.