Paweł Sobczak - Source

CZK 47,000.00

Dimensions: 50 × 70 cm
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Year: 2023

Dimensions: 50 × 70 cm
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Year: 2023

The painting was created for the solo exhibition The Blackness of the Salty Land at Jak Zapomnieć Gallery in Kraków. It refers to Silesia, the artist’s place of origin, known for its mining history and the marks it left on the landscape. Source explores ecological issues and reflects on the decline of mining and the depletion of natural resources. Religious motifs appear throughout the composition, influenced by the artist’s upbringing and interest in traditional iconography. This work also introduces the theme of disappearance, which later became one of the key elem

Exhibition History of the Painting

Solo Exhibitions (2024)

  • Czerń ziemi słonej, Jak Zapomnieć, Krakow, Poland

  • Czemu pies szczeka, targa się po nocy?, Tichauer Art Gallery, Tychy, Poland

Group Exhibitions (2024)

  • POSTBAUHAUS: Memories of the Future, PLATO Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic

  • Urządzenie ciał, Monidło Studio, Katowice, Poland

 
About the artist