Paweł ŚWIĄTEK (b. 1982), Match Point, 2026

acrylic on canvas, 40 x 60 cm, signed on the back

Paweł Świątek
(b. 1982) earned his bachelor’s degree from the Władysław Strzemiński Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź, Department of Graphic Arts and Painting. In 2012, he received his master’s degree with honors from the Studio of Spatial Graphic Design and Poster Design led by Prof. Sławomir Iwański; he completed his painting specialization in the studio of Prof. Marian Kępiński. In 2013, he received an honorable mention in a competition organized by the Museum of Cinematography in Łódź for a poster for a Polish film.

The artist works in painting and graphic design (particularly poster design). He has presented his works at major exhibitions in Poland and abroad (China, Belgium, Bulgaria, Norway, Russia, Switzerland), including: “Fig. 4 Graphic Festival in Liège,” Belgium (2020); “3rd National Painting Biennial / Architectural Landscape,” Bisztynek (2020); “Blank Poster Volume 1 Event,” Punkt Studio, Oslo (2019); “9th International Triennial of Stage Poster – Sofia” (2019); “26th Polish Poster Biennial in Katowice,” BWA Katowice Gallery (2019); “6th International Quadro Art Painting Biennial,” Willa Gallery (2018); “Moscow Global Biennale of Graphic Design Golden Bee,” Moscow (2018); “Painting and Poster” – solo exhibition, “Na piętrze” Gallery in Łódź (2018); “25th Polish Poster Biennial in Katowice,” BWA Katowice Gallery (2017); “National Painting Competition ‘My Zakopane’,” Municipal Art Gallery in Zakopane (2017); “11th Macau Design Biennial,” Macau (2017); “Weltformat 16 – Poster Festival Lucerne,” Lucerne (2016); “2nd International Student Poster Biennale,” Lublin (2015); “Metaphysics and Reality,” Bałucka Gallery, Łódź (2012); “Schools Review,” Łódź Design Festival, Łódź (2010).

The artist describes the essence of his work as follows: “My artistic exploration encompasses two parallel strands: painting and poster art. On my canvases, I juxtapose motifs borrowed from reality and capture the most characteristic aspects of phenomena, which naturally leads me to synthesize forms and use vibrant colors. In my stylistically diverse posters, on the other hand, I use my own original typography.” The artist’s works are held in private collections both in Poland and abroad.