Jakub Konstanty WASILEWSKI
Mask, 2021
oil on canvas, 115 x 75 cm
signed p. d. corner: 'J. Wasilewski'
signed and described on the reverse: 'J. Wasilewski'
Jakub Konstanty WASILEWSKI (b. 1982,Gdansk , Poland)
Graduateof the Faculty of Painting at the Academy ofFineArtsinGdanskin the studio of Prof. PiotrJózefowicz. He isinterestedin human emotions,expressedthrough facialexpressions. The artist's worksdepict faces,often damaged, wrinkled,havingaclear expression ofa hardorhealth-degrading life. Thedenselyapplied oil paint in the portraits isanattempttoimitatethe texture of theskinoutlinedby wear and tear. It is the author's vision and a peep into the emotionsexpressedat a given moment or period of life. The current series of works isrelated to the environment ofpeopleimmersedin alcoholism, livingon the street, makingaliving from collecting. The artisttriestoconvey their faces in a simple, clear way andfindbeauty in themthrough color,structure.
