Jarek Puczel

I try to be an intuitive artist and flow with the stream of life, so I abandon the developed forms as soon as I notice their mismatch to my new experiences. Recently I am interested in the parallelism of the different realities, which are available simultaneously for certain events. For instance, in one "layer" we have well-known and established experiences, that are often outdated or irrelevant to the vibrant life. Next layer put on them the living thoughts and feelings that lead to new, more freely actions. I feel that this tension between the realities may be an interesting starting point for artistic and social studies.

Context of space... Presented object belongs to something bigger, that determines or expresses it. Simultaneously, art form engages it in a specific game of illusion. Something belongs to the world of matter, most often a sensual element, like hair or flowers, and something is already a sign of belonging to a larger, undefined space.

Jarek Puczel (Jarosław Puczel)

Warsaw University, Faculty of Art Pedagogy - MA, 1990
Creative Film Workshops, OKO, Warsaw, 1985-90

Member of Polish Painters and Sculptors Union

Individual exhibitions (selected):

• Gallery Twenty-Four, Berlin 2002
• Galerie Sandhofer, "3 Seiten der Leinwand", Innsbruck 2006
• Rynek Gallery, Olsztyn 2011

• Gallery Milano, Warsaw, 2012

Collective exhibitions (selected):

• "Et voila la Pologne" - Presentation of Polish Art, Bruksela, Luksemburg, Liege 2000/2001
• 7th Internet International Art/Photo Contest - distinction, NetCentury.Inc, Japan 2002
• "ProGram 2003 - Warsaw, Paris, New York", Sienna Gallery, Warsaw 2003
• V Biennial of Small Forms of Painting, Wozownia Gallery, Torun 2003
• "ProGramme 2003/2004 - Warsaw, Paris, New York", Galerie Tristan Bernard, Paris 2004
• ART International Fair, Innsbruck 2009
• Night of Culture in Lublin - ATU gallery, Lublin 2009
• Juried Showcase Winner - Artslant.com, January 2010
• Scope Miami - digital presentation at myartspace.com booth, 2010

• Group exhibition of "Milano" artists - Milano Gallery, Warsaw, 2011