Krzysztof Turlewicz
Born in 1983 in Lublin.
The artist operates in the domain of forms characterized by a clearly linear and spatial structure, the two being a connecting element of his intriguing compositions. Turlewicz is an acute observer of his immediate reality, extracting from it shapes and bends in the perspective approach – stairs, windows, power lines become a starting point for presenting a line which runs towards the inside of the picture, abstract systems of forms shaping up spaces on the borderline of reality.
Turlewicz uses a subdued, monochromatic colour scheme, combing the airbrush and traditional brush, lending his painting a graphic sharpness and precision. The technique offers a clear, geometric construction of the canvases, giving them a cool, analytical character. The picture space is organized by his aptly chosen brightness and skilful use of light. The cycle of paintings entitled “Electrification” refers to the process of developing power grids and shows fragments of lines, cables and poles which are slowly becoming obsolete, replaced by underground installations. With archaeological precision, Turlewicz documents the passing elements of our civilization. The (photo)graphically represented cable grids show the linear character of the environment, emerging from the saturated background with a nostalgic note. The “Freeze Frame” cycle of paintings refers to the linear structure of wire mesh in an all-over composition. The simplified, clear form results in the effect of a sublime painting representation based on deliberate, symmetrical divisions. It has only features of reality, its rhythmicality generating an op-art illusion grants it a metaphysical character, attempting to express infinity in a symbolic way.
Jakub Ciężki
Krzysztof Turlewicz
Education:
- 2008-2010 Faculty of Fine Arts, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin,
- Diploma in painting, Prof. Tomasz Zawadzki’s studio
Achievements:
- Finalist of the Eibisch Foundation Grand Prix competition, 2012
- Finalist of the 6th edition of the Arte Laguna Prize competition in Venice, 2012
- Finalist of the competition The Most Distinguished Young Painter of the First Half of the 21st Century, organized by Dr M. M. Pieńkowski’s Foundation, 2011
- Finalist of the Interior competition, organized by the Green Carrot Foundation, 2011
- Participation in the international art workshops of M. M. Pieńkowski’s Foundation, Uhra, 2010
Individual exhibitions:
- Electrification, White Gallery, Lublin, 2011
- A Painter Visits a Barber, Attractiva Gallery, Lublin, 2011
- Freeze Frame, Culture Workshops, Lublin, 2011
Selected collective exhibitions:
- Eibisch Foundation Grand Prix, K. Napiórkowska’s Gallery, Warsaw, 2012
- No Budget Show #4, MOCAK, Cracow, 2012
- Opening of the Oficyna Gallery, Oficyna Gallery, Płock, 2012
- Arte Laguna Prize, exhibition of the 6th edition of the competition, Arsenal, Venice, 2012
- The Most Distinguished Young Painter of the First Half of the 21st Century, post-competition exhibition of M. M. Pieńkowski’s Foundation, Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław, 2012
- No Bu
- No Budget Show #3, Kordegarda Gallery, Warsaw, 2011
- Nice Art, Mazowieckie Museum, Płock, 2011
- Interior, competition exhibition, National Ethnographic Museum, Warsaw, 2011
- Opening of the Platon Gallery, Platon Gallery, Wrocław, 2010
- No Bugdet Show #2, Towot Squat, Lublin, 2010
