Magdalena CHMIELEK (1992), Gradiola; 2023

oil, canvas; 70 x 40 cm
Signed l. d.: M Chmielek

Graduated in Graphic Arts from the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow. She obtained her diploma in the Woodcut Workshop of Prof. Bogdan Miga. She works in printmaking (linocut, intaglio), drawing, photography, painting and collage. She also designs posters, logos and corporate identity. The artist received the Medal of the Society of Friends of Fine Arts for her diploma work "My Garden," Palace of Art, Krakow, 2017; an honorable mention from the editors of "Font not Font" in the art design category for her diploma work "My Garden," 2017. She teaches at the Krakow Art Schools.
The main inspiration of the artist's graphic and painting explorations is the world of plants, mainly grasses and leaves. These motifs sometimes become a pretext for works balancing between the world of abstraction and the real world.