Introducing the Artists from Graphic Art Raffle 2020
Ewelina Kolakowska (PL)
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Vinicius Libardoni (BR/IT)
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Ewelina Kolakowska (PL)
Title: “0401201707012017”, Artist: Ewelina Kolakowska,Technique: Intaglio,
Image size: 140 x 100 cm,Paper size: 140 x 100 cm,Year: 2017,Edition: 29/30
Ewelina Kolakowska’s intaglios feature dark entangled bodies. The prints are monochromatic. Small thin lines can be seen all over the pieces, as well as surrounding the two main subjects. These lines are part of Kolakowska’s working process, as she always starts her works without initial ideas, letting her impulses guide her.
For this series of works, Kolakowska focused on the union of bodies, the union of two partners forming one.
In the works, one body is lighter whilst the other is almost like a shadow, perhaps reminding us of the yin and yang. Both subjects unite perfectly, creating a pleasing visual representation.
The curved lines resulting from the visual unity of the two partners create grace and balance. A certain harmony is brought about on the paper.
Vinicius Libardoni (BR/IT)
Vinicius Libardoni is a Brazilian-Italian architect and printmaker. In his etchings, he represents majestic architectural scenes.
The sense of loneliness combined with the use of perspective and the piece’s many details, is very impressive.
These impressive buildings appear abandoned or only half built.
Prodigious structures are suspended in space and time, surrounded by planks of wood and metal. Through vast spaces, Libardoni communicates a sense of loneliness.
These buildings convey a sense of nostalgia, through impressive perspective, they evoke a past grandeur. The unorganised planks on their walls and roofs remind us of bruises, injuries acquired through age and abandon.
This feeling of melancholy is reinforced by the monochromatic colour scheme. Through their isolation, deterioration and neglect, they remind us of their uncertain future.
