Jakub Kossakowski (Art After Hours)
Wszystkie dzieła autorstwa Jakub Kossakowski (Art After Hours)
Najnowsze Dzieła • 7 Dzieła
Pokaż wszystkieCOLORS • 9 Dzieła
Pokaż wszystkieThis time I have decided to use the meaning of color. It is not always a reference to the accepted general cultural meanings for particular colors. If we can precisely name and catalog an emotion - in my opinion, it ceases to be an emotion, force and energy, and becomes a mere description.
Gold - Faras series • 9 Dzieła
Pokaż wszystkieI have always been inspired by the story of a particular person, an individual. We are the sum of all possible experiences - they define us, build us up, patina us, change and transform us. There is so much going on inside of us! It's not true that you can't be sad and happy at the same time. It's not true that you can't experience opposite emotions at the same time. You can, because that's how we are made.
We have many layers of this infinity within us. The infinity of layering. And that's what inspires me. I want to show it. Hence, similar leitmotifs recur so often in my works: eyes, swirls and loops. We swirl inside ourselves, we build up....
Therefore, my natural choice was to combine the techniques of painting and collage. Fragments of pages that are half a century old, shreds of objects that build the whole... And on top of them, more and more layers.
Sometimes it's more important what you can't see, what is already obliterated and covered, than what you see on top. I like mystery, because every person has his own hidden one - sometimes hidden even from himself! However, even the heaviest baggage of experience can shine in us and be a source of light, if only we use it well. That's why you can find both patina and gilding in my works.
I feel that I paint TIME.
... But why FARAS? It is inspired by the impressive permanent exhibition on view at the National Museum in Warsaw. Faras is a village in northern Sudan. In the 1960s, the then authorities displaced the local population due to the planned flooding of the area and the construction of the Assuan Dam. As part of an international rescue expedition organized under the auspices of UNESCO, Polish archaeologists went there, guided by the mission to save the relics of Nubian culture.
The result of their search was the discovery of the remains of an early Christian cathedral from the end of the seventh century AD, as well as Byzantine-Coptic-style wall paintings made using the al secco technique.
These amazing works of art were moved to a safe place and still exude incredible power and beauty, and the damage caused over the years only adds to their magic.
Act • 24 Dzieła
Pokaż wszystkieLiteralism is not in my circle of interest. In my works, the body becomes the medium, our guide to emotions. Therefore, I avoid drawing faces in these works, so as not to distract the viewer's attention, not to focus on the individual, but on beauty and mystery.
DANCE • 6 Dzieła
Pokaż wszystkieI wanted to show these emotions, stopping movement and gesture in time. Keeping this great mystery.
Dreams • 15 Dzieła
Pokaż wszystkieThat's why watercolor, water-based markers and ink became my primary technique in this series. In my opinion, they allowed me to capture this ephemerality. What about the dreams themselves and their meaning? Words always have a stronger impact when they are spoken... in a whisper. A dream is a whisper, a metaphor and a look into yourself.
Lisboa • 6 Dzieła
Pokaż wszystkieIf Lisbon didn't exist, it would have to be invented for artists. My interest in "time," in "layers," where "here and now" as well as "there and once" happens simultaneously, manifested itself in the most beautiful setting - the Portuguese capital. If someone doesn't believe in magic, he will change his mind walking through the streets of Lisbon.
For me, the whole series of works I painted inspired by the city is not just a "postcard". It is a depiction of time and magic. I had to share it with others.
I chose the technique of watercolor and water markers to capture the softness of the city and ink to enhance the effects. This required great discipline. First, I made a detailed sketch in pencil, then in ink, then the first color fills, as well as working again with the outline. The result, however, was worth the effort.
Ancients - Ad infinitum • 8 Dzieła
Pokaż wszystkieNothing fires my imagination more than antique sculptures - partially destroyed, patinated, damaged, broken.... Their ideal image and beauty have been eroded by time and history.
Isn't this exactly how we are? Isn't this what our hearts and souls look like?
Gothic Art • 5 Dzieła
Pokaż wszystkieToday, I see beauty in this imperfection. I see its strength and the light that illuminated everyday life for people living in the harsh medieval times.
After the "Ad Infinitum" series created earlier, the Gothic Art series is my next metaphor for the fate and existence of man. "Ad Infinitum" allowed me to pause to look at the soul and heart of man. Gothic Art is an expression of deepening this reflection.
Pyrography Art • 10 Dzieła
Pokaż wszystkieI am an artist and I love work with different material and style. The pyrography artwork is close to my heart because an artist must be very precisely in his work. You can’t hide your mistakes; you can’t erase your fault. An artist works using a high temperature and fire to creates something beautiful. This is a reason, in my opinion, why pyrography in the artist’s hand will be always a unique art.
Now, you can be the part of that feeling – no one has the same pattern, artwork.
“Bird” is a small but very beautiful pyrography artwork, and you can now buy it for a unique gift or for your own pleasure.