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Joanna Woś

Untitled, 202412.5 x 16 x 2cmSign in to view price
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Oil on linenCroy Nielsen
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This minimalist artwork depicts the word "DOCENT" in bold, sans-serif letters against a plain white background. The composition is simple yet striking, relying solely on the typographic element to convey its message. The muted gray color and lack of additional visual elements create a clean, understated aesthetic that invites the viewer to contemplate the meaning and significance of the text. This piece likely aims to challenge the traditional notion of art and the role of the docent, or art guide, in the contemporary art landscape. ...

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Ernestine
Joanna Woś
Artist
Joanna Woś
B.1991, Polish

Joanna Woś's artworks examine the topics of sexuality and power dynamics, and they are created in a dreamy style inspired by the elaborate symbolic language present in traditional painting. By referencing scenes from pornographic films and religious compositions from the Catholic tradition, Woś blends multiple perspectives and spaces into her canvases to depict female protagonists caught in several parallel psychological realities. Her paintings' spectral and figurative scene is full of emotional and narrative intensity. Instead of trivialising sex, Woś portrays its complex power, including its potential for manipulation, danger, and even death, as well as its connection to love and affection. Using a grisaille style and applying thin layers of oil paint, Woś's work evokes the erotic paintings of the 20th-century brother painters Pierre Klossowski and Balthus. The critical difference is that the female figure is not portrayed as a fetishised object but as a conflicted subject grappling with sexual and moral uncertainty. ...

Joanna Woś: Artworks
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Joanna Woś
Untitled, 2022
70 x 140cm
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Joanna Woś
Untitled, 2022
170 x 110cm
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Joanna Woś
Untitled, 2022
170 x 110cm
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Joanna Woś
Untitled, 2022
22 x 18cm
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Joanna Woś
Untitled, 2022
170 x 120cm
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Joanna Woś
Untitled, 2022
14 x 24cm
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Joanna Woś
Untitled, 2023
180 x 80cm
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Joanna Woś
Untitled, 2023
100 x 190cm
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Joanna Woś
Untitled, 2023
170 x 120cm
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Joanna Woś
Untitled, 2024
110 x 170 x 3cm
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Joanna Woś
Untitled, 2024
110 x 170 x 3cm
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Joanna Woś
Untitled, 2024
170 x 80 x 3cm
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Joanna Woś
Untitled, 2024
90 x 30 x 3cm
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Joanna Woś
Untitled, 2024
90 x 30 x 3cm
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Joanna Woś
Untitled, 2024
12.5 x 16 x 2cm
Croy Nielsen
Gallery
Croy Nielsen
Vienna

In 2016 Croy Nielsen moved from Berlin to Vienna, where it is located in the beletage apartment of a historical building in the 1st district. The gallery was founded by Oliver Croy (AT) and Henrikke Nielsen (DK). Artists such as Nina Beier, Marie Lund, and Benoît Maire, have been part of the program since its inception, and were later joined by Olga Balema, Georgia Gardner Gray, and Sandra Mujinga. Vienna-based artists include Ernst Yohji Jaeger, Joanna Woś, and Soshiro Matsubara. The gallery has strong ties to the Nordic region, representing several artists from the Scandinavian contries and regularly participating in fairs and projects in the area. ...

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