Katarzyna Bułka-Matłacz (born 1965), PEGASO URBANO, 2019

patinated bronze (cast with lost wax technique), pedestal - marble conglomerate, 40 x 31 x 32.5 cm, signed: '.II. K . B.Matlacz | 1/1 -2019-'

She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw at the Faculty of Sculpture. She studied under professors: G.Zemla, J.Kucz, P.Gawron, S.Kulon, J.Pastwa and T.Łodziany. In 1991, she received her master's degree in art. She is a member of ZPAP in Warsaw and the French Association Art'PAIR International. She is the author of many prestigious statues and awards for, among others: European Bridge League ("HALL of FAME"); Puls Biznesu ("GAZELE BIZNESU"); TVN ("THE JUSTICE BOHATER"); Polish Academy of Sciences ("CHEMICAL MARCH"); WPROST ("PORTFEL WPROST"); TVN Turbo ("MALE THING"). She works on a permanent basis with Art Galleries in Poland, the Netherlands, Great Britain, Denmark, Belgium, Austria, Germany and France. She has received numerous awards at home and abroad for her works. Selected awards and achievements: 2017 - Honorable Mention in the 3rd Edition of the "NanoArt" Art Competition, for her sculpture "Nano-particle" (Galerie Roi Dore - Paris); 2016 - Participation in the Final Post-Competition Summer Exhibition 2016 at the Castle Gallery in Birmingham, organized by INSIGHT Building Creative Talent; 2013 - GRAND PRIX (gold medal) for her sculpture "Dream of Venice" at the Salon d'Automne Coubron Paris; 2012 - Second Prize and Audience Award for her sculpture "Carmen" at the Greater Paris Salon. Her works are poetry of accurate mental shortcuts encapsulated in surreal form, creating complete stories with deep philosophical meaning.