Anna maria kołodziejczyk
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Image of Destruction

My artistic practice revolves mostly around architecture, which I approach as a great scene of human life. What interests me the most as a painter is the unclear status of ruins, which are no longer architecture but its remains – forms that transform over time, subject to successive phases of destruction, where each intermediate stage builds up a separate quality. The series Image of Destruction is based on the idea of eliminating any personal narratives and focusing instead on the twists and turns of history as recorded in the architectural tissue. The captured process of deconstruction, which is a symbolic transition from order to chaos, is also intended to signal continuity, the repeated building process and the formation of a new style that matches its time. The study of ruined buildings captured at the critical point of a destructive process that lasted long enough, or was spectacular enough, can also reveal the structural dimension of architecture – the metaphorical and implicit interface between interior and exterior.
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In Praise of Shadows

A series of paintings inspired by the aesthetics of Japanese architecture and gardens. The title is taken from the book by Junichiro Tanizaki titled In Praise of Shadows, published in 1933. Some of the works were created in Tokyo during an artist residency in 2022.
In the essay In Praise of Shadows, the concepts of simplicity, modesty, and restraint appear like a refrain; however, simplicity is not the most important aesthetic category here. None of the objects or phenomena described in the book would acquire a mysterious glow if, paradoxically, they were not hidden in half-light. ‘There is no beauty without shadow’ Tanizaki writes, for what is concealed in darkness most fully reveals the transience and fragility of the world around us.


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Mighty Beauty

The paintings in the Mighty Beauty series study the interiors of the Egyptian pharaohs’ tombs. They were painted with a replica of the so-called Mummy Brown (Rinascimento series), produced until 2020 by the Italian paint manufacturer Maimeri.
Mummy brown is a mixture of pigments obtained by grinding asphaltum, coal pitch (a product formed during the distillation of coal tar) and mineral materials, while historically it was obtained from Egyptian mummies, myrrh, asphaltum and manganese bronze. This unusual pigment, made partly from mummified human remains, was used by artists from at least the 16th to the early 20th century. Painters, especially followers of the historical style, appreciated mummy bronze for its rich, translucent hue.
In 1964, Time magazine noted that the last distributor of authentic mummy bronze, Roberson&Co, had announced its discontinuation as stocks of mummies had run out. The last tubes cost about £3 apiece.
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Fragile

Seria przedstawia historyczne obiekty szkła użytkowego takie jak kielichy, wazy, amfory, pochodzące z nieistniejących obecnie, dawnych hut szkła działających na początku XX wieku na terenie Dolnego Śląska.
Najsłynniejszą i największą z hut w regionie, aż do czasu swojego upadku, pozostawała Huta Josephine, uruchomiona w Szklarskiej Porębie, w 1842 roku, z polecenia niemieckiego rodu Schaffgotschów. Była znana głównie z produkcji serwisów dla europejskich rodów królewskich. Wyroby te cechowała elegancja, szlachetne proporcje, kunsztowne zdobienia i doskonałej jakości wykonanie.

Acrylic on canvas, 160x110 cm, 2016
Photo by Małgorzta Kujda
Acrylic on canvas, 140x110 cm, 2016
Photo by Małgorzta Kujda
Acrylic on canvas, 160x120 cm, 2017
Photo by Małgorzta Kujda
Oil on canvas, 160x120 cm, 2022
Photo courtesy of Tomasz Piars/Art Salon Contemporary/Budapest/Hungary
Oil on canvas, 160x120 cm, 2021
Painting from the series The Image of Destruction
View of the solo exhibition entitled What Grows Out of The Ruins
Old Town Hall, City Museum, Wroclaw, Poland, 2021
Photo by Małgorzta Kujda
Muzeum, from the series The Image of Destruction
Oil on canvas 100x70 cm, 2019
Photo by Małgorzta Kujda
From the series entitled The Image of Destruction, detail, 2018
Oil on canvas, 100x140 cm, 2018
Painting from the series The Image of Destruction
View of the solo exhibition entitled What Grows Out of The Ruins
Old Town Hall, City Museum, Wroclaw, Poland, (2021)
Photo by Małgorzta Kujda
Noc w Muzeum/ Night in Museum‍, acrylic on canvas
View of the solo exhibition What Grows Out of The Ruins, Old Town Hall, City Museum,
Wroclaw, Poland, (2021), Photo by Małgorzta Kujda
Painting from the series The Image of Destruction
View of the solo exhibition entitled What Grows Out of The Ruins
Old Town Hall, City Museum, Wroclaw, Poland, (2021), photo by Małgorzata Kujda
Painting from the series The Image of Destruction
View of the solo exhibition entitled What Grows Out of The Ruins
Old Town Hall, City Museum, Wroclaw, Poland, (2021), photo by Małgorzata Kujda
Obojętność na kwestie estetyki /Indifference to the Question of Aesthetics
Acrylic on canvas, 160x120 cm, 2016 photo by Małgorzta Kujda
Koronkowe sklepienia, eteryczne mury / Lacy Vaults, Ethereal Walls
Acrylic on canvas, 160x120 cm, 2016, photo by Małgorzta Kujda
The Seventh Continent (based on the film by Michael Haneke)
Acrylic on canvas, 150x130cm, 2015
Painting from the series The Image of Destruction
View of the solo exhibition entitled What Grows Out of The Ruins
Old Town Hall, City Museum, Wroclaw, Poland, (2021), photo by Małgorzata Kujda
Wkraczając w pustkę/Entering the Void
Oil on canvas, 160x120 cm, 2021, photo by Małgorzta Kujda
Wkraczając w pustkę/Entering the Void
Oil on canvas, 160x120 cm, 2021,
View of the solo exhibition entitled What Grows Out of The Ruins
Old Town Hall, City Museum, Wroclaw, Poland, 2021, photo by Małgorzta Kujda
Homedecor
Acrylic on canvas, 110x90cm, 2017
Photo by Małgorzta Kujda
Tożsamość ruin/The Identity of Ruins
Acrylic on canvas, 130x100cm, 2013
Painting from the series The Image of Destruction
‍View of the solo exhibition entitled What Grows Out of The Ruins
‍Old Town Hall, City Museum, Wroclaw, Poland, 2021
Photo by Małgorzta Kujda
Jak działa Architektura, oil on canvas, 160x120 cm, 2022
View of the solo exhibition entitled What Grows Out of The Ruins,
Old Town Hall, City Museum, Wroclaw, Poland, 2021 photo by Małgorzta Kujda
New. After Tokyo
Acrylic on canvas, 80x60 cm, 2018
Painting from the series The Image of Destruction
‍View of the solo exhibition entitled What Grows Out of The Ruins
‍Old Town Hall, City Museum, Wroclaw, Poland, 2021
Photo by Małgorzta Kujda
Korytarz z ciemnego drewna, lśniący jak lód/Corridor Made of Dark Wood, Shining Like Ice
From the series In Praise of Shadows,
oil, alkyd on canvas, 160x120cm, 2021
Photo by Małgorzata Kujda
Stone Garden from the series In Praise of Shadows, oil on canvas, 50x70cm, 2022
Photo by Małgorzata Kujda
The Fast Way to Know The Truth
Oil, alkyd on canvas, 119x98cm, 2020, photo by Małgorzata Kujda
Structure of Iki
Acrylic on canvas, 20x15 cm, 2022, photo by Małgorzata Kujda
From the series In Praise of Shadows, 2022, photo by Małgorzata Kujda
The Beauty of Impermanence, from the series In Praise of Shadows,
created in Tokyo/Japan during an art residency at 3331 AIR in 2022
Photo by Małgorzata Kujda
The Beauty of Impermanence (detail), from the series In Praise of Shadows,
created in Tokyo/Japan during an art residency at 3331 AIR in 2022
Photo by Małgorzata Kujda
Japaneseness, oil, alkyd on canvas, 119x98 cm, oil, 2020
photo by Małgorzata Kujda
Japaneseness (detail), oil, alkyd on canvas, 119x98 cm, oil, 2020
photo by Małgorzata Kujda
The Architect's Garden, oil, alkyd on canvas, 70x50 cm, 2021
Photo by Małgorzata Kujda
The Architect's Garden (detail), oil, alkyd on canvas, 70x50 cm, 2021
Photo by Małgorzata Kujda
Nakagin Capsule Tower. The Last Record, oil, alkyd on canvas, 80x50 cm, 2022
Photo by Małgorzata Kujda
New Year Old Ideas, c-print, based on archive, 2022
From the series entitled Architecture of the Gods. Egypt
Oil, alkyd on canvas, 160x120 cm, 2021, photo by Malgorzata Kujda
Studio view, Mighty Beauty from the series entitled Architecture of the Gods. Egypt
Oil, alkyd on canvas, 160x120 cm, 2021, photo by Malgorzata Kujda
From the series entitled Architecture of the Gods. Egypt, 2021, photo by Justyna Fedec
From the series entitled Architecture of the Gods. Egypt, 2021, photo by Malgorzata Kujda
From the series entitled Architecture of the Gods. Egypt, 2021, photo by Malgorzata Kujda
Mighty Beauty from the series entitled Architecture of the Gods. Egypt

Oil, alkyd on canvas, 160x120 cm, 2021, photo by Malgorzata Kujda
Painting from the series entitled Beautiful Times
Show in the interiors of the former Royal Palace/Wroclaw City Museum, 2022
Photo by Alicja Kielan, courtesy of the Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław
Painting from the series entitled Beautiful Times
Show in the interiors of the former Royal Palace/Wroclaw City Museum, 2022
Photo by Alicja Kielan, courtesy of the Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław
Painting from the series entitled Beautiful Times
Show in the interiors of the former Royal Palace/Wroclaw City Museum, 2022
Photo by Alicja Kielan, courtesy of the Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław
Painting from the series entitled Beautiful Times
Show in the interiors of the former Royal Palace/Wroclaw City Museum, 2022
Photo by Alicja Kielan, courtesy of the Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław
From The History of Ornament, from the series entitled Fragile
Oil, alkyd on canvas, 117x98 cm, 2022, photo by Małgorzata Kujda
From The History of Ornament, from the series entitled Fragile (detail)
Oil, alkyd on canvas, 117x98 cm, 2022, photo by Małgorzata Kujda
Herz aus Glas from the series entitled Fragile, olej na płótnie/oil on canvas, 2021
Photo by Małgorzata Kujda
From the series entitled Fragile, oil on canvas, 50x40 cm, 2023
Photo by Małgorzata Kujda
Cobalt Glass from the series entitled Fragile
Oil on canvas, 90x47 cm, 2023, photo by Małgorzata Kujda
Collector's House from the series entitled Fragile
Oil, alkyd on canvas, 117x98 cm, 2021, photo by Małgorzata Kujda
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