Małgorzata Wartołowicz (Margot Sophie)
Biography
"The work of Malgorzata Wartolowicz is authentic,individual and shaped expression,full of privacy and brilliant ideas.
The paintings created from the beginning of '90s testify to a large amount of creativity that their author undoubtedly possesses."
For me,painting is a reflection of emotions,sensations,feelings and the artist's personality.Creating an image is a very personal experience the result of which you want to share with others.
Everything that surrounds me,the environment,nature,travels,social issues,ongoing transformations taking place in our contemporary world,has an impact on my work.
I use various painting techniques and I don't limit my work to one style.
Influences
Paul Gauguin leader of symbolism, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec with his bold graphics, Kazimir Malevich pioneer of Suprematism, Henri Matisse with his cut-outs, Witkacy with his psychological portraits, Juan Miro with his limited pailette of colours, Frank Stella with his geometric abstractions, Jackson Pollock with his action painting, Gerhard Richter with his squeegee technique
The artist at work
Prizes and Awards
2003 "Painting of the Year 2002"(my work was one of the top 100 paintings,selected from thousands of entries ),jury Saverio Simi de Burgis,Evelyn Weiss,Georges -Michel Kahn Warsaw, Masovian Voivoideship, Poland
1999 "Spoken Tenderness" Anais Anais Cacharel and Beauty Distribution Warsaw, Masovian Voivoideship, Poland
1998 "Your Style " Magazine Contest for Young Designers "Summer Dress Design" Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland