D A N C E, sucha igła w plexi 1/7, 35x 69 cm, 2023, Agata Ciesielska-Shovkun
„Pierwszym i najważniejszym dążeniem umysłu jest afirmacja ciała”
Tak twierdził słynny niderlandzki filozof, Baruch Spinoza, żyjący w połowie XVII wieku. Cielesność zachwyca od początku istnienia człowieka, była i nadal jest inspiracją dla wielu artystek i artystów. Grafika pt. D A N C E, jest hołdem dla wszystkich ciał i dusz, które nieskromnie i otwarcie cieszą się życiem. Wielowątkowość kompozycji nie jest przypadkowa, a jej momentami szkicowy charakter podkreśla efemeryczność istnienia. Praca z jednej strony porusza tematy przemijania w poczuciu tradycji, a z drugiej przeplata wątki zmysłowości hetero i homo seksualnej. Ta groteskowa forma równocześnie przybliża nas do sacrum, a zarazem pozwala oddalić się w bezpieczną przestrzeń gdzie można poczuć zachwyt nad tym co jest i co zaraz będzie. Grafika jest osobistą kumulacją wszystkiego co budzi podziw i zachwyt autorki w dobie rewolucji seksualnej.
D A N C E, drypoint in plexiglass 1/7, 35x 69 cm, 2023, Agata Ciesielska-Shovkun
"The first and most important desire of the mind is the affirmation of the body"
This is what the famous Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza, who lived in the mid-17th century, said. Corporeality has fascinated us since the beginning of human existence, it has been and still is an inspiration for many artists. Graphics titled D A N C E is a tribute to all bodies and souls that enjoy life immodestly and openly. The multi-threadedness of the composition is not accidental, and its sometimes sketchy nature emphasizes the ephemerality of existence. On the one hand, the work touches on the issues of transience in the sense of tradition, and on the other hand, it intertwines threads of hetero and homo sexual sensuality. This grotesque form simultaneously brings us closer to the sacred, and at the same time allows us to move away into a safe space where we can feel admiration for what is and what will soon be. The graphics are a personal accumulation of everything that arouses admiration and delight of the author in the era of sexual revolution.
"The first and most important desire of the mind is the affirmation of the body"
This is what the famous Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza, who lived in the mid-17th century, said. Corporeality has fascinated us since the beginning of human existence, it has been and still is an inspiration for many artists. Graphics titled D A N C E is a tribute to all bodies and souls that enjoy life immodestly and openly. The multi-threadedness of the composition is not accidental, and its sometimes sketchy nature emphasizes the ephemerality of existence. On the one hand, the work touches on the issues of transience in the sense of tradition, and on the other hand, it intertwines threads of hetero and homo sexual sensuality. This grotesque form simultaneously brings us closer to the sacred, and at the same time allows us to move away into a safe space where we can feel admiration for what is and what will soon be. The graphics are a personal accumulation of everything that arouses admiration and delight of the author in the era of sexual revolution.
