Rafal Zar
www.brushwithdeath.org
@rafalzar
Statement:
My paintings are multilayered and they represent my thinking processes. I paint about my fascinations and fears. I desire to understand the complexity of life. My paintings are highly conceptual as every and each of them contains a line of a horizon. This line represents my axiom, my will to live. Through the repetition of this gesture I create my own religion. My art isn't instantaneous, because it comes from a life-long deliberation with myself. I see my paintings as a track record of my inner life. How I change and how much I want to comprehend my own existence. I like my paintings being decorative in a way, but what I really paint for, is to find and define meanings. I’m interested in depth.
I come from Silesia in Poland. The heart of the coal mining industry. That’s why I painted Saint Barbara, patron saint of black gold miners. This in an ongoing attempt to refer to my roots and define my identity. However the true subject matter of this painting is my relationship with my mother, my ZAR garden located in Poland, and my fascination with the life, the nature, and the spiritual aspect of existence. The immense drive to paint is to attempt to liberate myself from the tyranny of norms and traditions, and the celebration of my inner strength and perseverance.
www.brushwithdeath.org
@rafalzar
Statement:
My paintings are multilayered and they represent my thinking processes. I paint about my fascinations and fears. I desire to understand the complexity of life. My paintings are highly conceptual as every and each of them contains a line of a horizon. This line represents my axiom, my will to live. Through the repetition of this gesture I create my own religion. My art isn't instantaneous, because it comes from a life-long deliberation with myself. I see my paintings as a track record of my inner life. How I change and how much I want to comprehend my own existence. I like my paintings being decorative in a way, but what I really paint for, is to find and define meanings. I’m interested in depth.
I come from Silesia in Poland. The heart of the coal mining industry. That’s why I painted Saint Barbara, patron saint of black gold miners. This in an ongoing attempt to refer to my roots and define my identity. However the true subject matter of this painting is my relationship with my mother, my ZAR garden located in Poland, and my fascination with the life, the nature, and the spiritual aspect of existence. The immense drive to paint is to attempt to liberate myself from the tyranny of norms and traditions, and the celebration of my inner strength and perseverance.
Feeding my Depression
61 x 76cm
Oil on canvas
2021
61 x 76cm
Oil on canvas
2021