Luke Surowiec (b. 1985), Black Diamond, 2015

object, charcoal, ed. 18/100, 11.5 x 11.5 x 9 cm, sign.

Łukasz Surowiec was born in 1985 in Rzeszów, Poland. He is an interdisciplinary artist, sculptor, performer, video maker, author of social actions. A graduate of the Department of Sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan and the Universität der Künste in Berlin. In his objects and artistic interventions, Surowiec penetrates and explores current social relations, and also addresses historical and political issues. His work takes the form of a method to explore public reality, with a focus on marginalized individuals. In his artistic activity he addresses current social issues, also going beyond the walls of official art institutions. Lukasz Surowiec was the recipient of a scholarship from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. He is the winner of the prestigious Spojrzenia (2017) competition for young artists. In 2019, he presented his prototype of a monument at the "Warsaw under Construction" festival. He has presented his works at numerous solo and group exhibitions in Poland and abroad, including: Nice to Meet You (Art Agenda Nova, Krakow130, 2010); Swedish Pigeons (Kalmar Konstmuseum, Kalmar, 2012); Dziady (Bunkier Sztuki, Krakow, 2013); Dyrać się nikt nie boi (CCA Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw, 2014); Poczekalnia (CCA Znaki Czasu, Toruń, 2014); Air de Pologne (De Garage, Mechelen, 2012); Berlin Biennale (Kunst Werke,Berlin 2015, Procedures for the head/Polish Art Today, Kunsthalle, Bratislava, 2012); East + Europe - Eastern European Contemporary Art Exhibition (City Hall Exhibition Hall , Hong Kong, 2013); Critical Juncture, (during Kochi Muziris Biennale, India, 2104); Survival Kit 6 ( Riga, Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art, 2014); A Market of Values Bratislava, Chelsea College, London, 2015); Procedures for the head/Polish Art Today, Kunsthalle Bratislava, Bratislava, 2015); "Przychodnia" (Poznań, 2016); "Przychodnia" (MOCAK, Kraków, 2019); CELEBRATION | Polish-Japanese Exhibition of Contemporary Art (2019).