Ewa, have you always wanted to be an artist?
I clearly remember the moment I was first inspired to paint. I was 13 years old and on a visit to my uncle’s house I saw Bronislow Linke’s ‘Sea of Blood.’The painting moved me and overwhelmed me emotionally.
And so for my first painting I attempted to imitate it. Obviously it wasn’t very good. But that experience was my first step in my artistic journey.From a young age I always wanted to be a professional sports woman. I actually jumped 175cm in the high jump would you believe it? But even when I would travel for athletics camp I always took my canvases and painted. The other athletes took to calling me Ewa the artist. And eventually painting took my heart completely.
Your art can be described as between abstract and Impressionism; has this always been your style of choice and if so, why?
My style is something between abstract and Impressionism. I’ve always been been drawn to strong, rich colours and it sounds silly, but I like it when the painting screams. I’ve always heard paintings as sounds and seen sounds and paintings. and listening to emotional music is often the starting point for many of my pieces.Depth is a characteristic of much of my work. I tend to paint in layers, and the build up of these layers helps give the impression of depth. As well as using thick oils and palette knives adding to the rich texture.
How would you describe your creative process?
What does a typical day look like for you?
Which artists, living or deceased most inspire/influence your work?
Fauves was a loose group of early twentieth-century artist also called ‘the wild beasts’.One of my favourite artist Henri Matisse was among others creator of the group whose members shared the use of intense colour as a vehicle for describing light and space, and who redefined pure colour and form as means of communicating the artist’s emotional state.The paintings of the Fauves were characterised by seemingly wild brush work and strident colours while their subject matter had a high degree of simplification and abstract.
“Artists can colour the sky red because they know it’s blue. Those of us who aren’t artists must colour things the way they really are or people might think we’re stupid.” – Jules Feiffer
Do you like to listen to music when you create, if so what sort of music do you listen to?
If you had one piece of advice for someone seeking a career in art what would it be?
What does the future look like for you?
