Malgorzata Oleszkiewicz - Blue Sun

BLUE SUN 75x110cm. Original contemporary painting by Małgorzata Oleszkiewicz. The artwork is an original piece, not a reproduction. BLUE SUN explores the delicate boundary between presence and absence, reality and memory. The composition depicts an enigmatic architectural interior, dominated by deep plum and violet tones. A narrow pink passage introduces an unexpected source of light, while a small blue sphere, the symbolic sun of the title, becomes a mysterious focal point. A translucent female figure stands motionless beside the opening, suspended between physical existence and disappearance. Her presence suggests a memory, a trace of someone who has passed through the space, or perhaps someone still waiting to cross its threshold. The geometric precision of the architecture contrasts with the fragile, almost spectral treatment of the human figure. This tension creates a distinctly theatrical atmosphere, recalling an empty stage where an invisible narrative is about to unfold. Drawing on the artist's background in painting, scenography and visual composition, BLUE SUN transforms a seemingly simple interior into a psychological landscape.
The painting invites the viewer to contemplate distance, transition, solitude and the ambiguous nature of human presence.

It is a unique, original painting by the artist.
The painting is varnished, which enhances the depth of colour and protects the surface. It is signed by the artist in the lower right corner. The painted edges of the canvas allow the work to be displayed without a frame. A certificate of authenticity signed by the artist is included.
Acrylic and pencil on primed canvas stretched over a wooden frame (unframed). Shipped stretched on the stretcher bars, not rolled. Carefully protected and packed in a rigid cardboard box intended for the transport of artwork.

About the Artist
Małgorzata Oleszkiewicz is a Polish visual artist holding Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Fine Arts and Design. Her multidisciplinary practice encompasses painting, collage, photography, scenography and spatial projects. Working at the intersection of figuration and abstraction, she explores relationships between the human figure and architectural space. Her works are characterised by restrained compositions, geometric structures and subtle tensions between colour, space and presence. Her artistic research examines the figure as a carrier of psychological states within constructed or fragmented environments. Rather than relying on conventional narratives, her paintings investigate perception, distance, memory and the quiet dynamics between bodies and space.

Education and Professional Background
Oleszkiewicz studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk, Faculty of Interior Architecture and Scenography, where she additionally attended Painting and Graphic Arts courses during her Master's studies. She also studied Interior Architecture and Exhibition Design at the Sopot Academy of Applied Sciences. Her artistic development includes participation in the Photography / Film Workshop Power at the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School, University of Silesia in Katowice.
She has also taught at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk, Faculty of Architecture of Cultural Spaces. Her interdisciplinary background in painting, scenography, architecture and visual communication informs her distinctive approach to composition and spatial storytelling.

International Artistic Practice
Her work has been presented in numerous international exhibitions, biennials and curated artistic projects in gallery and institutional contexts.
Selected presentations include the Centre for Contemporary Art in Toruń, the International Graphic Biennale in Skopje, the Prague Quadrennial, BBA Berlin, and artistic exhibitions and projects in New York, Berlin, Rome, Venice, Brussels, Padua and Havana.
Her paintings are held in private collections across Europe and Asia, including Belgium, Germany, Poland, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Portugal, China, Spain and Greece.
She maintains an active international artistic practice, with a particularly strong presence in European art markets.
Her professional collaborations include Alternative Culture Studio, Academicon Publishing House, Dziennik Bałtycki, and cultural institutions and media.

Selected Exhibitions & Artistic Projects
2026
Tribute to K. Kieślowski — ZPAF Photography Gallery, Wrocław, Poland
Architecture Watches — Render2Reason Festival: Immersive Art, Film and Multimedia Festival, Łódź, Poland
Nie było mnie tam — Artbook, Empik
Gaspard de la Nuit — Academy of Fine Arts Gallery, Łódź, Poland
Gaspard de la Nuit — Maison-Musée Maurice Ravel, Montfort-l'Amaury, France
2025
The Fourth Spring Art Salon — Operis.Artis Gallery, Antonin, Poland
2024
Scènes inachevées — Museum Night, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
Pyrkon Fantasy Festival — Artists & Collectors Alley, Poznań, Poland
2023
Art Agenda Nova, Kraków, Poland
Jagiellońska 1 Gallery, Bydgoszcz, Poland
Niespokojna Art Gallery, Warsaw, Poland
BBA One Shot Award Exhibition, BBA Berlin, Germany
100 Years of Polish Poster — Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk, Poland
2022
AURORA — Catedral de La Habana, Havana, Cuba
AURORA — Teatro Sauto, Matanzas, Cuba
OFFENBARUNG — Studiotheater Belvedere, HfM Franz Liszt, Weimar, Germany
Rediscovered Wonder — International Photography Festival, Padua, Italy
Spazio SV – Centro Espositivo San Vidal Arti Vi.Ve., Venice, Italy
Photo–Video–Visual Design International Exhibition, Millepiani, Rome, Italy
Human Body Is Art — Bruxelles Art Vue, Belgium
Günter Maislinger Gallery, New York City, USA
2021
Cultural Scholarship of the City of Gdańsk — NORWID Visually 200 Years Later
23rd Biennial of Photography in Noble Techniques and Digital Image Processing, Poland
Przygodzickie Biennale of Art, Antonin, Poland
ART'EM ALL! — Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk, Poland
Centre for Contemporary Art, Toruń, Poland
2020
Light-Sensitivity — Pinata Foundation, Toruń, Poland
Museum of Contemporary Art – Artplus, China
3rd International Graphic Biennale, Skopje, North Macedonia
Pandemic. Art in the Time of the Plague — Pinata Foundation, Toruń
Constellations. Beyond the Horizon II — ZPAP Toruń District, 1st Prize of the Mayor of Toruń
Current Affairs — Armory of Art, Gdańsk, Poland
2019
Constellations. Beyond the Horizon — ZPAP Toruń District
ProjektujeMY — Armory of Art, Gdańsk
Young Polish Stage Design — Prague Quadrennial, Prague, Czech Republic
Women's Rights — Sopot, Poland
2018
Artistic Summer School — Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk
Illustration collaboration — Alternative Culture Studio, Dom Wariatów
2017
Antalis Design, Warsaw, Poland

Website
www.malgorzataoleszkiewicz.com