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PietrykaText by Marta Dziedziniewicz
@dzydzolina
Between Us is the latest artistic
project by Daria Pietryka,
born in 1983, a Wroclaw-based
painter, architect, interior
and exhibition set designer.
The subject of the show is human
relations - a broad, multilayered
and dynamic issue.
Humans as social beings are
entangled in a network of micro
and macro relationships -
with themselves, with others,
with the surrounding world.
The relation itself is treated
as a process, because our relationships
are dynamic, they
change, evolve, require work,
sacrifice and attention. Neglected
they get complicated
or simply end. Pietryka carefully
observes herself in the
world, collects experiences,
notes observations, questions
and problems, and examines
the emotions accompanying
them. From that very moment
images begin to appear in her
head. It all starts with an experience,
an observation and
a feeling. Then it’s the time
for reflection and sketches.
Finishing paintings takes a
lot of time and work, the artist
changes them many times,
applies subsequent layers of
paint, interferes with the canvas
with thread, sand, colour,
builds a multilayer structure.
Thus, another protagonist of
the exhibition is painting itself,
both in the context of skill
and craft, but also as a form of
complex narration.
Daria designs interiors and
architecture professionally.
According to her, art is an inseparable
element of architecture
and design. She has been
painting since she can remember
and considers painting to
be her first real passion.
Between Us (Spring), 140x100cm, oil on canvas
For Daria, painting is a kind of
meditation, a journey inside
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