Sylwia Gumkowska, The Power of Calm

oil, canvas, 100x80 cm, 2024

Sylwia Gumkowska graduated with a degree in economics, with an extension in accounting. Professionally, she works in accounting, but she has always been interested in art and honed her craft through numerous courses, knowledge gained from books. She prefers oil paints, large sub-paintings and sometimes an elaborate, age-old board. In the creative process, she uses the techniques of old masters' painting and gilding, taken from the process of creating sacred art. Currently, the artist is fascinated by solids, geometric shapes and figures, with the help of which she can organize space and make it more harmonious. She creates surreal images of animals, represented by spatial figures, which are reflected in her perception of ordered reality. In addition, human beings, especially women and their desires, are also the focus of her work. In addition to external beauty, the artist attempts to depict the history of the soul and hidden desires.