Wojciech KUBIAK (1978), Anna in the bath; from the series: Belle Epoque; 2023

Oil, canvas; 145 x 170 cm
Signed, dated, described on the back: Wojciech Kubiak. Anna in the bath, from the series Belle Epoque, oil on canvas, 170x145cm, 2023.

Artist who realizes painting installations. Academic lecturer, postdoctoral fellow, professor at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts. Winner of the Grand Prix at the 38th Bielska Jesień Painting Biennale in duo with Lidia Krawczyk, Grand Prix winner of the Marian Michalik Triennale of Young Painting in Czestochowa, received numerous scholarships. His works have been presented at solo exhibitions in Krakow, Poznan, Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin, Paris and many others. The artist's paintings can be found, among others, in the Collection of Francesca von Habsburg, Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, in the MOCAK Museum, Krakow, in the Collection of Bunkier Sztuki, in the collection of Bielsko BWA, in the Signs of Time collection in Czestochowa, and in private collections at home and abroad. Since 2020, he has been working in an artistic duo with Anna Kubiak.
"Belle epoque," is a realization in the form of a painting installation, the main intention of which is an attempt to confront figurative painting. Both through the form of execution, references to realist and hyperrealist painting. The series of paintings consists of painting compositions juxtaposed with each other creating a story about my experience of marital beauty. The painting project is a diary from my life, a collection of experiences and moments of happiness with my wife Anna. I talk about sexuality, carnality, passion and love in a bold way. My goal is to refresh contemporary painting in terms of both form and content by giving painting actions a personal touch. In this series, I intend to transcend my habits and move to another level of realistic painting, through the form of execution and controversial narrative."
- Wojciech Kubiak