Rafał Labijak
Painting has always been the first mean of communication with the outside world. It allows him to open himself to the world and, at the same time, avoid unequivocal and simple interpretations.
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Ephemeras • 4 artworks
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Playbox • 11 artworks
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The laundry • 4 artworks
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Laundry is a series of paintings and graphics referring to the subject of the seven deadly sins. This[...]
Laundry is a series of paintings and graphics referring to the subject of the seven deadly sins. This is not an attempt to exemplify the concepts of these sins, but rather a meditation and prayer to free oneself from them. The intention of the author is to create a visual tool that will help induce a cathartic reaction, which should lead its recipient to the state of freeing themself from weakness. The creator is convinced that the painting can affect the recipient in such a way as to physically induce a secondary prayer (a kind of resonance through an undiscovered method of influence), which helps in purifying. This series is a search for the best way to achieve this goal. The artist encourages us to develop an experiment that could be used to objectively examine the impact of the presented works.
United Colors • 4 artworks
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Throw into the screen • 7 artworks
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The paintings in this series are created through quick and intuitive recordings of imagined visions[...]
The paintings in this series are created through quick and intuitive recordings of imagined visions on canvas. I call this cycle: "Throw into the screen", because the way they are created is like the opposite of "screenshot".
Monotypes • 3 artworks
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Monotypes are emotional sketches for my paintings. The monotype technique serves me well in recording[...]
Monotypes are emotional sketches for my paintings. The monotype technique serves me well in recording ideas and is a kind of lab for the visual effects recording of emotional states, which I then recreate while painting.
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Biography
Rafał Labijak (born 1968) is Poznań based painter who works also abroad (Berlin, Czech Republic); in 2015-2016 he was working in a studio located in a revitalized former steel works and coal mining complex in the Dolni Vitkovice district in Ostrava.
He graduated in painting from The Magdalena Abakanowicz University of he Arts Poznan. In 1992 he graduated from the Poznań University of Technology. In 2004-2005 he audited the classes at VIII Painting Studio led by professor Józef Walczak at the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań. In 2014 he took part in Workshops and the Encounters of Arts and Social Activities organized by professor Janusz Marciniak (the University of Arts in Poznań) and Signum Foundation.
In his paintings, Labijak investigates the questions related to social relationships in the smartphone revolution era, mediatisation of virtual reality, communication in postmodern world, post-industrial landscapes, attention and its deficiency. He uses traditional painting techniques, such as oil and acrylic on canvas, and experiments with his own technique as well.
Solo exhibitions:
2013 Ignacy Kraszewski Museum and Studio in Poznań. Curator: Janusz Marciniak
2016 Rafał Labijak`s painting. Curator: Wojciech Gorączniak. Ostrava, Dolni Oblast Vitkovice. Catalogue: Rafał Labijak: painting, ed. W. Gorączniak, R. Labijak, J. Marciniak, trans. M. Turski, Poznań-Ostrava 2016.
2020 Smart Canvas: Rafał Labijak’s paintings. Curator: Ewelina Jarosz. State Gallery of Art in Sopot. Cataloque: Rafał Labijak Smart Canvas, Sopot 2020.
2021 Laundry, Rafał Labijak. Curator: Tomasz Desko, Mo Gallery, Poznań 2021.
2021 Registrations, Rafał Labijak. Curator: Dariusz Subocz, Museum of Printing and Literature, Grębocin 2021.
Group exhibitions:
2016 Collegium Physicum UAM; Exhibition in One Image Gallery
2018 Refektarz Gallery, Krotoszyn, Empathy: Art and Life. Curator: Janusz Marciniak. The exhibition was accompanied by catalogue.
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Nationality:
POLAND
- Date of birth : 1968
- Artistic domains: Works by professional artists,
- Groups: Professional Artist Contemporary Polish Artists
Influences
Education
2019 - 2021
MA
Poznań,
Poland
1987 - 1992
MAS
Poznań,
Poland
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Achievements
Collective Expositions
2022
Ten Painting Voices; Curator: Grzegorz Ratajczyk.
Czeladż,
Poland
2018
Empathy: Art And Life. Curator: Janusz Marciniak. The Exhibition Was Accompanied By Catalogue.
Refektarz Gallery; Krotoszyn,
Poland
2016
Exhibition In One Image Gallery
Poznań,
Poland
Solo Expositions
2021
Registrations, Rafał Labijak. Curator: Dariusz Subocz
Toruń, Museum of Printing and Literature, Grębocin,
Poland
2021
Laundry, Rafał Labijak. Curator: Tomasz Desko, Mo Gallery.
Poznań,
Poland
2020
Smart Canvas: Rafał Labijak’s Paintings. Curator: Ewelina Jarosz. State Gallery Of Art In Sopot. Cataloque: Rafał Labijak Smart Canvas, Sopot 2020.
Sopot,
Poland
2016
Rafał Labijak`s Painting. Curator: Wojciech Gorączniak. Ostrava, Dolni Oblast Vitkovice. Catalogue: Rafał Labijak: Painting, Ed. W. Gorączniak, R. Labijak, J. Marciniak, Trans. M. Turski, Poznań-Ostrava 2016
Ostrava,
Czechia
2013
Painting Of Rafał Labijak; Ignacy Kraszewski Museum And Studio In Poznań. Curator: Janusz Marciniak
Poznań,
Poland
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