Pejzaż miasta – portret wewnętrzny. Graficzna podróż Małgorzaty Stanielewicz

Abstract

Cityscape – inner portrait. The printmaking journey of Małgorzata Stanielewicz (Summary)

The printmaking oeuvre of Małgorzata Stanielewicz, an effect of city life fascination, its constant transformations and degradation, is apart of abroader phenomenon, called by some the „dot linocut”. Despite the fact that the artist herself met the name relatively late and did not identify with it, her experimentative attitude relative to linocut matrix has its roots in phenomenal Józef Gielniak, who defined Polish printmaking after World War II. Travels to the cities marked with its history and suffering juxtaposed with the force of nature strongly resonates with Stanielewicz’s inner world which she portrays through architectural transformations into organic congeries of the artificial and the natural.