Renata Masłyk - Plaża

The Beach belongs to the Color Box cycle, in which small human silhouettes are placed in vast fields of color and texture. In this work, a small figure resting on a board is juxtaposed with a wide expanse of blue and the warm color of sand.

A small-scale figure is a deliberate element of the composition. A person becomes part of a much larger space, and their presence introduces a sense of movement and fleeting pause into the painting. The beach is not depicted realistically, but reduced to the most important elements: blue, sand, light, and a small human silhouette.

An important element of the work is the thick, hand-built paint texture. Layered acrylic creates a relief-like surface on which light changes the way the image is perceived. The texture gives the work depth and an almost sculptural character, while remaining an integral part of the composition.

The painting has been framed in an American Box frame, whose color extends the painting's palette. This makes the work ready for display without the need for additional framing.

Information about the work:

• Artist: Renata Masłyk
• Title: Beach | Color Box
• Year of creation: 2026
• Cycle: Color Box
• Technique: acrylic on panel
• Dimensions of the painting: 30 × 30 cm
• Dimensions with the frame: 32 × 32 × 0.37 cm
• Frame: American Box type, in the color of the painting
• Signature: on the back of the work and additionally on the frame, on the right side, looking at the painting
• Condition: perfect, undamaged
• Provenance: directly from the artist's studio
• The work is ready for display
• Shipped framed and properly secured for transport

About the artist

Renata Masłyk is a Polish contemporary artist, a graduate of the University of Rzeszów in Fine Arts and of the Rzeszów University of Technology. Her painting is characterized by a blend of intense color, pronounced texture, and simplified human figures.

The artist develops her own visual language based on contrasts: large, open spaces and small silhouettes, flat fields of color and spatial texture. Her works have been presented at exhibitions, art fairs, and artistic events in Poland and abroad, and the paintings are in private collections.