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Elzbieta Krawecka
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Elzbieta Krawecka
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Elzbieta Krawecka is a Polish-born artist who creates studies of the sky and interpretations of the landscape reminiscent of European landscape painters. The soft and ephemeral landscapes are anchored by a hint of realism. With an underlying theme of the
sky as a reflection of our collective consciousness, she paints beautiful cloud formations and atmospheric effects. The glimpses of land, roads and buildings below seem almost universal in appeal.
At a young age, Krawecka moved from Krakow,
Poland with her family to Kuwait on the Persian Gulf. Her parents worked as architects in Kuwait for nine years. Krawecka continues to be a frequent and experienced international traveler.
She received her formal art training at the Ontario
College of Art and Design (OCAD) between 1989-1994, and she participated in OCAD’s Off-Campus Program in Florence, Italy between 1992-1993.
Krawecka has exhibited her work throughout Ontario since 1997. Her distinctions include an artist
residency at the Pouch Cove Foundation in April 2004 and first prize at the Ontario Society for Artists Juried Show in Toronto in 2003.
Artist Statement:
My paintings are an exploration of movement and space. Through experimenting with
colour shifts and contrasts, I observe the transient nature of light and other elements that qualify a landscape. I am interested in large areas and open spaces, such as skies and surfaces defined by pattern formations.
I use thick, opaque paint
often applied in parts with a palette knife followed by translucent glazes of thinner washes. This creates texture and depth through contrast while giving the paintings weight and substance.
I am working towards a style that combines traditional
painting techniques with personal experiences. My inspiration comes from my travels and exposure to world cultures. Perhaps this accounts for why my work seeks out subjects that resist change. Despite their variance, my skies refer ultimately to a
universal space of collective memory.
...within these paintings, movement and space pose a question, which pertains to entering a work where place and time are not defined
...what is required is something personal ...a memory...a
thought...a colour...an ephemeral quality of sunlight...a timeless sky
...a painting style...inspired by the techniques of the Old Masters is the personal exploration of the transient nature of light
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Elzbieta Krawecka
Awards
2004 April Artist Residency - Pouch Cove Foundation, NF
2003 1st Prize - Water - Ontario Society for Artists Open Juried Show, Toronto, ON
2002 July Artist Residency - Pouch Cove Foundation, NF
2001 Curry's Award - Home - OSA Open Juried Show, Toronto, ON
Education
1992-1993 OCA Off-Campus Florence Programme
1989-1994 AOCA, Ontario College of Art - Toronto, ON
Exhibitions
2008 Canada House Gallery, Banff, AB
2007 with Amy-Claire Huestis - Diane Farris Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2006 First Encounter, Diane Farris Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2006 Milk, Bedroom Gallery, Toronto, ON
2006 Water, James Baird Gallery, St John's, NF
2006 Made to Measure, Arts Etobicoke Gallery, Toronto, ON
2005 Spotlight - James Baird Gallery, St John's, NF
2005 Sojourners '05 - Level Gallery, Collingwood, ON
2005 New Work - Galerie d'Avignon, Montreal, PQ
2005 Toronto International Arts Fair, Toronto, ON
2005 I Am - James Baird Gallery, St John's, NF
2005 Toronto Inside Art Expo - Toronto Convention Center
2004 Recent Work - James Baird Gallery, St John's, NF
2004 D'un ocean l'autre - Galerie d'Avignon, Montreal, PQ
2003 Sojourners - Level Gallery, Collingwood, ON
2003 About Love - Juried Show, Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, ON
2003 Standards - De Long Gallery, Toronto, ON
2003 Whistler Art Gallery, Whistler, BC
2003 Your Choice - Praxis Gallery, Toronto, ON
2003 New Paintings - Galerie d'Avignon, Montreal, PQ
2003 A.D. - Praxis Gallery, Toronto, ON
2003 James Baird Gallery, St John's, NF
2003 Winter 2003 - Level Gallery, Collingwood, ON
2002 Ingressio - James Baird Gallery, St John's, NF
2002 Recent Paintings - Arcadia Gllery, Toronto, ON
2002 Water - James Baird Gallery, St John's, NF
2001 Summer Show - Arcadia Gallery, Toronto, ON
2001 OSA 127th Annual Open Juried Show - John B Aird Gallery, Toronto, ON
2000 New Artist Group Show - Arcadia Gllery, Toronto, ON
1999 Barnboard - Juten Gallery, Toronto, ON
1998 Realm - Gallery 401, Toronto, ON
1998 Reverence Lost - Wagner Rosenbaum Gallery, Toronto, ON
1997 Stark Nature - Gallery 306, Toronto, ON
1994 Queens Quay Gallery, Toronto, ON
1993 Group Show Of Canadian Artists, Florence, Italy
Icon - Canadian Consulate General, Rome Italy
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