Henryk Szydlowski

Welcome to the world of Henryk Szydlowski.

 "Szydlowski creates a whimsical world inhabited by round birds, striped trees and    puppet-like people; a place where flights of fancy take us into a delighted realm of    rich  colour and shimmering glazes. The artist sets stage and directs his characters on   it then allows the viewer to interpret the action. Each painting is constructed in  layers  that compose a story; one that develops while the image evolves. We are invited  to  discover the artist's narrative or invent our own. Meanwhile poetic titles provide a   point of entry to the fantasy and guide us through the painting.

 The charm of his work can not disguise Szydlowski's excellent command of    composition and technique, the core of his signature style. The artist combines a    respect for his cultural heritage with an understanding of classical drawing and   selected aspects of modern art to produce a fantastic place and space where everyone   is welcome to enter and help make the magic. He casts his spell by employing a   vocabulary of personal symbols that are easily translated as they refer to universal   concepts. The birds represents a sense of freedom, a single tree suggests the broader   landscape, while the puppet-like figures are whoever we, the viewers, want them to be.   These motifs, together with fine black line and gold and silver leaf, are arranged in   harmony with vivid hues, the held secure by the balanced design of composition.

 Szydlowski is aware that good art will communicate across barriers of time and   culture. He is a painter who comes to his canvas with a desire to make something   beautiful. He is an artist who has no interest in competing with contemporaries,   preferring instead to set his own goals. He is an individual who believes that if current   dictates of art prevent him from making paintings people can enjoy, he will ignore  them.  After all, rules change but good art is constant.

 Henryk Szydlowski makes good art. His unique style and integrity of his purpose  assure  us his paintings will stand the test of time as they speak to all people."

                                                                                                                                                              Judith McGrath

LyiLying Puppet on the Moonlit Beach

(100cm x 75cm)

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