Artists

Iza Opiełka

Press release

For Iza Opiełka, painting is a way of bringing order to a chaotic reality. Her visually captivating abstract works are the result of a carefully considered process. They function as a kind of analogue algorithm, transforming a spontaneous, drawn sketch into refined, multilayered compositions with diverse textures and tonal variations. This process is recorded on the surface of the paintings, allowing the successive stages of its creation to be read from within the works themselves. The common thread of Opiełka’s newest paintings lies not only in their technique, but above all in the unsettling sensation of the fragmented world and the overwhelming amount of information that surrounds us. A psychophysical need for order is reflected in paintings limited to a grayscale palette, created using only two paints — titanium white and bone black. The essence of the process is the construction of structures, which emerge through the repetition of an original, hand-drawn motif. The repeated, rhythmic multiplication of an accidental message introduces order. This ambivalence creates a unique tension. Presented together, Opiełka’s paintings form a pulsating archive of abstract impulses. Their mechanical appearance interacts with the surprisingly sensual movement of individual motifs. The rhythm of life becomes more important than the shape of things.