THERAPY

Paramedicine, Unique Colour Schemes and Irony in the Work of Grzegorz Sztwiertnia

Irony is a constant element in Grzegorz Sztwiertnia's work, but in the artist's special understanding it is a warm expression of his relationship to the world, respect for mankind, skilfully balancing between seriousness and jest. He uses irony like a friendly pat on the arm. It comes from an earlier developed or inborn gift to take some distance from reality, and above all, from himself.

The artist appeals to the viewer's intellectual imagination: he invents therapies, conducts research and constructs models which he theoretically explains and practically demonstrates. Grzegorz Sztwiertnia supplements the contemporary art's concern with the issue of the body with the issue of the soul. He opens space for the imagination, intellectual play, ambiguity. His work enjoys more and more recognition among experts, and other viewers are alternately fascinated and terrified. It is multifaceted, rich and erudite, and requires a great deal of attention to be understood and intelligently interpreted.



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