Jarosław Kukowski (born 11 April 1972 in Tczew) is a Polish contemporarypainter, juror of international art competitions (including The World's Greatest Erotic Art of Today[1][2]). His works were exhibited, among others Branch Museum of the National-Królikarnia Salons Rempex Auction House, the Museum of Galicia, the Contemporary Art Gallery, Castle Voergaard,[3] the Art Expo New York and many other galleries and museums in the world. He is considered one of the most influential contemporary creators of the Surrealist circle.[4]
Information on his work
In the early period of his work, the atmosphere of his works, considered symbolic, is saturated with drama and sadness. Painful deformed human figures and mythical creatures are shown against a surreal background landscapes. This series of works was defined by the author as non-dreams. In the next period Kukowski definitely brightened his palette. The dominant theme of his paintings became nudes, but even here the mark of disintegration and the passage of time is felt. These works have been painted in the form of frescoes destroyed by time and revealing completely different images under them. In the next phase of the work, Kukowski referred to his first works, but despite his lighter tones his paintings became more and more ironic and provocative.
The artist also cooperates with musicians and avant-garde artists. His works are used for illustrative forms related to contemporary music (he collaborates with the Theater of Creation[5] and the alternative formation of Peter Murphy - Dali's Car - a record - "InGladAloneness".[6]
"Memento" is a combination of sculpture, painting and monumental clocks.[8] The cycle "Memento" is a development of the painter's series "Frescos" realized by the creator in the 90s. The clocks were displayed in many galleries and museums (among others, Zachęta, and in the Diocesan Museum in Pelplin).
He is also the creator of animations documenting the creative process of his paintings.
3D Mural by Jarosław Kukowski, made in 2018 in Tczew
Works in public space
Diocesan Museum in Pelplin (two objects from the "Memento" series)
^Domoń, Michalina (2011). "Artysta i Sztuka: magazyn dla artystów, kolekcjonerów i miłośników sztuki stworzony z udziałem artystów". Mueller Tomasz, Artysta i Sztuka: Magazyn Dla Artystów, Kolekcjonerów i Miłośników Sztuki Stworzony Z Udziałem Artystów (in Polish). ISSN2082-9787. OCLC823581907.
