Collection

Jakub Julian Ziółkowski

untitled

2008, oil, canvas, 50 × 70 cm

Jakub Julian Ziółkowski is an artist said to apply an “overgrowth strategy”. His paintings teem with characteristic lush flora, captured in a moment of buoyant growth. Ziółkowski’s “overgrowth” should also be grasped in a less literal sense, as horror vacui, his canvases covered with a plethora of elements, abstract and figurative alike. The painting depicts a tree, its roots having shattered the pot. The table the tree rests upon is transparent, its edges marked with minuscule white beads. The piece of furniture is but a convention; conversely, the roller blind discernible near the upper edge of the canvas is realistic, reminiscent of the old practice of draping paintings with the intent of raising their value.

Jakub Julian Ziółkowski

b. 1980, Zamość

Painter, creator of drawings, objects, and videos. A graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, he represents the generation of artists “worn out by reality”, inspired by surrealism, metaphysical painting, and the art of non-European cultures in the early 21st century. He has shifted towards religious symbolism and devotional objects in recent years, frequently collaborating with artist Hyon Gyon, whose work alludes to Korean shamanism and transcendental energy. He participated in the main event, Il Palazzo Enciclopedico, at the 55th Venice Art Biennale in 2013. He lives and works in Kraków.

b. 1980, Zamość

Painter, creator of drawings, objects, and videos. A graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, he represents the generation of artists “worn out by reality”, inspired by surrealism, metaphysical painting, and the art of non-European cultures in the early 21st century. He has shifted towards religious symbolism and devotional objects in recent years, frequently collaborating with artist Hyon Gyon, whose work alludes to Korean shamanism and transcendental energy. He participated in the main event, Il Palazzo Enciclopedico, at the 55th Venice Art Biennale in 2013. He lives and works in Kraków.

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