Vertical Module
Square Module
Horizontal Module
Anita Kucharczyk
Artist Statement
Each of my artistic realizations is deeply connected with the ever-changing light of the space I’m living in, and the space it is displayed in. I meticulously observe, become stimulated, and eventually react. My work serves as an account of this reaction: the firm moment of an aesthetic experience.
Contemplation is an essential method to comprehending my space. It is the means through which I express the variability of light, the tension between forms, the impermanence of a moment and the illusion of movement in my work.
Additionally, I intend to blur the line between exhibition space and art. I examine refractive and reflective qualities of objects, surfaces and materials, in order to create pieces that resonate with the space in which they are exposed. Together they merge to form a novel experience.
I hypothesize that beauty in art is relevant because it stimulates the viewer and encourages inner growth. In essence, my aesthetic encourages viewers to become more aware of the space they live in.
Modular (2020) is a series of paintings in which I study the interdependence of attributes; color to color, shape to shape, form to form. I contrast distant perfection and immediate imperfection–mechanical precision and human error, sharpness and blurriness. Colors rhythmically form a spectrum, as if pulsating.
The pieces are designed as individual modules that can be arranged in numerous ways: together or apart, rotated or mirrored, mixed or matched. Uniform color palettes, forms and dimensions enable a multitude of exhibition layouts.
Over a six-month period each canvas was covered with dozens of thin layers of oil paint, egg yolk and wax. This slow yet methodical process eventually built the colors up into exquisitely vibrant gradations.
The minimalist character and consistency of the series enables the viewer to meditate–undistracted–on its essential nature, maximizing the intensity and strength of their experience. The simpler and the clearer the form is, the greater and deeper the impact it has.
I want the viewer to feel once, but look twice..
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