Sebastian Krzywak Eraserhead

In the presented series of paintings, Krzywak starts from a white primed canvas, which is the background and also an active player in the composition. The first stage of work on it is to make a computer drawing, which is the starting point of the painting. The organic forms of the drawing, which resemble anemones, are the result of working with a computer mouse, which forces specific visual forms. In subsequent stages, the drawing is deformed, the poured paint partially destroys it and introduces the creator to other paths. The resulting forms are a record of the natural process of so-called controlled randomness. The stage when the artist decides to use tools such as a brush or sponge is a rare moment of direct contact with the canvas. The rest is literally played out in the air, in the space between the canvas and the airbrush, spray or poured paint.

In this process, Krzywak chooses to take on two roles: director and observer. The process hints at solutions that were previously unnoticed.An accidental flow of paint, a gentle shake of the hand in the tact of airbrush work opens up previously hidden solutions and hints at ideas.Through an open-minded attitude of acquiescence to randomness and the deliberate leaving of white, blank canvas surfaces, Krzywak's paintings allude to a lockable tabula rasa, invariably ready to start a new chapter or end it at an unexpected moment.

The shapes created while painting merge, are interrupted or erased like distant memories. Hence the exhibition's title, taken from David Lynch's film, "Eraserhead," which refers to the transience of memories precisely, the loss of memory and the fragility of reality. The superimposed elements are a metaphor for memory.Its ephemeral nature manifests itself in the fragments of gentle leaching and fading of color on the unpainted part of the background. One can feel an unusual softness in the paint.The purpose of such a treatment is not to obscure or hide, but to allow layers, colors and shapes to intermingle.In his latest series of paintings, Krzywak allows two elements to coexist in the painting: sharply defined forms, which are the core of the composition, and delicate layers, resembling a semi-transparent veil.Painted with a sublime technique, the paintings form the artist's individual visual language, which allows the viewer to interpret them on their own terms.

exhibition: 09.12.2023 - 10.01.2024

MOLSKI gallery&collection

Aleja Wielkopolska 65a

60 - 603 Poznan