"Praying mantis" oil on board, 122x100cm
Jaroslaw Kukowski is a Polish contemprary artist that primary works in oil painting and some sculpture. Kukowski's work is quite difficult to describe since his paintings tend to be very surreal. Joanna Kalinowska describes his work by stating: "Kukowski explores moral and social themes relating to death and elapsing time in his works. They are also a detailed study of human nature and their objective is to move the spectator deeply."
However, the thing that I am most attracted to in his work is the beautiful skill and technique involved in creating such grotesque creatures. Most of his work includes the use of lovely, more striking colors as well as realistically depicted elements, such as statues, backgrounds or portions of the human figure, yet he pairs them with strange, squishy looking beings, or further alterations of the basic human form. I find something very visually striking about both his different painting styles and his concious decisions on depicting his subjects. His process is also quite interesting, as he documents his progress through animations which seems to directly relate to his paintings themselves as they seem to relate quite intimately with a sense of time.
However, the thing that I am most attracted to in his work is the beautiful skill and technique involved in creating such grotesque creatures. Most of his work includes the use of lovely, more striking colors as well as realistically depicted elements, such as statues, backgrounds or portions of the human figure, yet he pairs them with strange, squishy looking beings, or further alterations of the basic human form. I find something very visually striking about both his different painting styles and his concious decisions on depicting his subjects. His process is also quite interesting, as he documents his progress through animations which seems to directly relate to his paintings themselves as they seem to relate quite intimately with a sense of time.
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"Angel with Broken Wing" oil on board, 80x120cm
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"Fresco no. 39" oil on board, 80x100cm
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- Samantha Johnson
These are freaking creepy and awesome! They obviously have classic elements too them, but then there these strange creatures and shapes, done in flesh tone no less, all the more weird. Definitely was drawn to your post the first time I went on this blog, and I find myself coming back to it. Good job finding this artist.
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i dont like it I LOVE IT
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