This black and white artwork features an abstract, textured composition that appears to depict a surreal, nightmarish landscape. The dominant shapes and forms create a sense of menacing, organic structures that seem to emerge from the dark, shadowy background. The overall visual style is characterized by a moody, monochromatic palette and a bold, expressive use of contrasting textures and shapes, suggesting a strong emphasis on the interplay of light and shadow. The eerie, dreamlike quality of the piece may allude to the artist's intention to evoke a sense of unease or the subconscious. ...
Cezary Poniatowski’s creative universe is anchored in the uncanny resonance of everyday materials—think pleather, foam, and carpet—transformed into haunting, tactile forms. Drawing from remnants of socialist-era architecture, he threads together the known and the uncanny, constructing sculptural reliefs that hover between painting and installation. His works embody a subtle yet potent commentary on social upheaval and transition, reflecting the shifts experienced in post-socialist societies. With a restrained palette and tactile textures, Poniatowski’s pieces unsettle the viewer while compelling physical presence. His practice continuously destabilizes the boundary between object and space. Whether through wall-mounted reliefs that expand into installation or three-dimensional forms that claim room and atmosphere, he invites a spatial engagement that disrupts straightforward interpretation. In layering material and memory, Poniatowski enables environments to emerge that are less about representation and more about evocation—spaces where architecture, memory, and material culture collide in unexpected, disquieting harmony. ...
Wschód /vshood/ translates to sunrise, new beginning. It also refers to geographical east.
Wschód is a contemporary art gallery founded in 2017 in Warsaw by curator and critic Piotr Drewko. The gallery represents international artists working across a wide spectrum of practices including video, sculpture, installation, painting. Apart from the exhibition program the gallery initiates a wide range of cultural activities – publication, institutional projects, podcasts in collaboration with artists, curators, critics.
In 2018, Wschód initiated a gallery exchange program Friend of a Friend. In 2022 the gallery conceived a time-shared exhibition space ECHO in Cologne. Starting from the Fall of 2023, Wschód has expanded to New York with a yearly curated program of exhibitions and video / film projects. ...
