Joanna Grochocka / Dancers / acrylic and pastel on cardboard / dimensions: 70x100cm
The biggest inspiration for the work was, of course, Gronowski himself - outside the context of the exhibition, I have been an admirer of his work for many years. The painting I refer to (couple in dance), despite its subject and modern (for the time) means of expression, is quite static and calm: it seems almost conservative. The characters are at a correct distance from each other, potential emotions or passions are absent or in intellectually controlled positions. The energy balance is stereotypical: the man adopts an active pose, the woman is passive. My work, taking into account a certain geometrization and conventionality, departs in a slightly different direction: dynamics and movement appear in it, there is room for freedom and spontaneous activity on both sides. Energies mix and create a new common quality, elements of both figures begin to intermingle, more expressive and "uncontrollable" lines and shapes appear. The color scheme is more vivid, although I am still moving in a severely limited color palette. The dance of two people becomes one figure.
BIO ARTISTS:
Visual artist, author of book and press illustrations, posters, murals, stage designs.
Winner of a silver medal in the Society of Illustrators competition in New York in the Book Illustration category for 2019. She has illustrated for the New York Times, Washington Post, National Geographic, and the National Opera. She has created set designs and set design for art, theater and fashion events (including Arsenal Gallery, Television Theater, TFH Concept). Graduate of philosophy at the University of Gdansk; studied graphic design at the local Academy of Fine Arts. A regular contributor to Przekrój Quarterly, she runs, among others, the columns "Wyimki Ilustrowane" and "Imponderabilia Miejskie".
