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Artist Biography
Aleksandra Monika Chuchmacz is a visual artist, painter and photographer, born in 1978 in Będzin, Poland. She lives and works in the Marche region, Italy. She is a Polish and Italian citizen.

She received artistic training in Poland, where she earned a high school diploma in an artistic program with a focus on graphics and photography and subsequently earned a master’s degree in Graphic Arts and Photography from the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. In 2003–2004 she participated in the Erasmus program at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan. The degrees are recognized in Italy by the Ministry of Education.

She has been active for over ten years in the field of visual arts, with experience in painting, photography, graphics and decoration. Since 2007 she has worked as a freelance photographer and has run a professional photography studio in Emilia-Romagna.

His body of work consists primarily of oil-on-canvas paintings, presented in group exhibitions, art fairs and competitions in Italy and abroad. Between 2016 and 2019 he exhibited in Monte Carlo (Biennale d’Arte), Rome, Turin, Cesena, Forlì, Pesaro, Loreto, Montecosaro and Porto Sant’Elpidio.

Character of painting
Aleksandra Monika Chuchmacz's painting sits within contemporary figurative art that unites realistic references with a freely expressive interpretation. The subjects, predominantly floral and natural, are recognizable but not descriptive in a photographic sense: reality is filtered through gesture, color, and matter.

The starting realism is transformed into an emotional and symbolic vision, where the flower becomes an autonomous presence, often isolated or suspended in space. The forms emerge from abstract or textural backgrounds, creating a constant dialogue between figuration and abstraction.

The brushstroke is energetic and layered, with an evident use of painting material and controlled drips that accentuate the sense of movement. Color plays a central role: intense and contrasting tones coexist with lighter blocks, generating depth and visual rhythm.

The composition seeks a balance between technical control and a free gesture. The oil on canvas is used to enhance texture, light, and chromatic density, giving the works a strong physical presence. The painterly language can be defined as material expressive realism.