Marta Julia Piórko, Selene, 2022

oil on canvas, 90 cm x 90 cm

Marta Julia Piórko 's works are categorized as surrealism and magic realism. She is the author of epic portraits imbued with symbolism. Marta's paintings are characterized by an atmosphere of anxiety, a grotesque sense of humor with a touch of the macabre, sometimes provocative eroticism. She looks for inspiration in photographs from Victorian and Edwardian times, anatomical and botanical atlases, Dutch still lifes, collections of curiosities. She is interested in detail, meticulous reproduction of lace costumes, multitude of details, baroque composition. The hypnotic charm of the artist's paintings attracts the attention of collectors around the world. Her paintings can be found in private collections in Las Vegas, Sweden, Denmark and Poland, also in the collection of the Museum of Magical Realism - Ochorowiczówka in Wisła