Agata Rościecha – Mystery games

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January 20th 2017, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Data rozpoczęcia: 21.01.2017

Data zakończenia: 03.02.2017

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From decorativeness to minimalism

Femininity can have many different faces, as different as women. It can be delicate, ethereal, and sophisticated, but on the other hand also forceful, be the source of power, the canvas to build a worldview upon. Femininity is the fundamental issue of Agata Rościecha's painting. It cannot be avoided nor ignored. Being a woman is not inconsequential.

The artist chose the theme of the feminine world a long time ago, at the very beginning of her creative journey. She develops it in various ways and finds endless inspiration in it. Rościecha does not like being literal and appreciates the decorative opportunities found in ornaments and materials. That is why she reached for symbolism and retro costumes, often finding their way to her pieces' titles. We encounter pre-war telephones, slug irons, typewriters, gramophones, veiled hats, buttoned shoes, fans, corsets and gowns. A multitude of elements reminding us of mostly forgotten words like milliner, dressing room or a vanity. It is a whole arsenal of seduction weaponry. Weaponry that makes women strong, ready to face the world and able to win every battle.

Not always, or even not often, do Agata Rościecha's paintings introduce us to a character. Her presence can however be felt through her leftover attributes. We are invited into a woman's boudoir whose owner either had already left or has not yet arrived to attire. This gives our prying eyes an opportunity to ferret among the gowns and accessories, to penetrate the author's favourite fabrics and haberdashery while in fact contemplating the destitution. Agata Rościecha's dressing rooms and boudoirs lead us to pondering and contemplation, granting us room to catch breath and time for nostalgia. It is a valuable gift in the world of today.

The artist's creation balances on two polar opposites. One of them is overloaded ornamentation, the other being frugal minimalism. Rościecha expresses herself perfectly in both these conventions. Some of her paintings emanate a simply baroque elaboration. The artist very skilfully uses gilding, draws from the wide assortment of techniques related to medieval panel painting, baroque whirls of fabrics and secessionist meandering lines. In other series she employs graphic generalisations, building the whole of her compositions between black and white, sometimes placing a red counterpoint, resulting in a feeling of absolute chariness and accuracy of the message. This combination of two different kinds of poetics shows Agata Rościecha's awareness in the choice of her painting methods and her mastery in their application.

The artist's series of pastels place themselves at the intersection of these two ways of expression. The technique itself is very difficult and demands considerable skill. It is worth noting that the author was awarded numerous prizes on this field. Rościecha's pastels reveal the full extent of her painting's finesse and the subtlety of her tones. We encounter works both black and white or ablaze with vivid colours. They are a full expression of the artist's painting, the synthesis of her ability. They are femininity in a nutshell. A true quintessence of mystique and subtlety.

Agnieszka Gniotek

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