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Exotic grass, undulating shoots, tiny blossoms: all these motifs made their way into Jakub Julian Ziółkowski’s work in the aftermath of his journey to Brazil. Yet the painting is no travelogue. All inspiration is conventional, filtered through the artist’s sensitivity and trademark style. Ziółkowski is fond of applying the micro scale. Dissecting the human body into individual components, he examines it and reveals its inner structures. The piece may be interpreted as a rendition of the “prehistoric man”, close to nature and organically associated with it.

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 21^st 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 55^th Venice Art Biennale in 2013. He lives and works in Kraków.