Pawel Kowalewski (b. 1958, Warsaw), "This is how the human soul is killed, its silent scream", 1982

Origin:
private collection, Poland

Exhibited
"Suitcase exhibitions", 1982-1985

Biography
Studied at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts, where he received a diploma with honors in S. Gierowski's painting studio in 1983. From that year he became the youngest member of "Gruppa". Until 1989 he painted figurative paintings, often with historical and patriotic references. In the early 1990s, a series of collages were created, in which the artist focused on the aesthetics of everyday life, with notable titles: "Exercises in the aesthetics in which I grew up", "Landmarks that are necessary to avoid madness". In 1983, he received a diploma (with honors) in the painting studio of Stefan Gierowski at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. From that year he became the youngest member of "Gruppa". Until 1989, he painted figurative paintings, often with historical and patriotic references. The early 1990s saw a series of collages in which the artist focused on the aesthetics of everyday life, with notable titles: "Exercises in the aesthetics in which I grew up", "Landmarks that are necessary to avoid madness".