TOMASZ GÓRNICKI, BORN IN 1986, SHE GRADUATED WITH HONORS FROM THE ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS IN WARSAW. ONE OF THE LEADING POLISH SCULPTORS OF THE YOUNG GENERATION, PUTS EXISTENTIAL THEMES AT THE CENTER OF HIS REFLECTIONS. THE ARTIST, USING BOTH FIGURATION AND ABSTRACTION, EXPLORES BORDERLINE EMOTIONAL STATES. USING MYTHS AND SYMBOLS, IT SHOWS THE INFLUENCE THAT CULTURE HAS ON PEOPLE. IN HIS WORK, HE MOVES BETWEEN THE PERSONAL/INTIMATE AND PUBLIC/INSTITUTIONAL SPHERES. BREAKING EXHIBITION PATTERNS, HE INSTALLS HIS SCULPTURAL WORKS IN PUBLIC SPACE AND CONFRONTS THE VIEWER WITH WORKS THAT SPEAK ABOUT THE OPPRESSIVENESS OF SOCIAL AND POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS. ONE OF THEFIRST STREET ARTISTS IN EUROPE TO PLACE ILLEGAL SCULPTURES IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS.
TOMASZ GÓRNICKI
THE UNIVERSAL MOTIF OF HIS WORK IS CORPOREALITY, EXPRESSIVE NUDITY AND THE LIMITS OF EROTICISM FACING THE PROCESS OF DECAY IN A CONSTANT FIGHT AGAINST THE PASSAGE OF TIME.
TOMASZ GÓRNICKI COOPERATES WITH ARTISTS OF VARIOUS MEDIA, SHOWING THE INTERDISCIPLINARY NATURE OF SCULPTURE, THUS INCREASING THE CIRCLE OF RECIPIENTS OF THIS FIELD OF ART. HE COLLABORATED WITH LEADING CREATORS OF POLISH STREET ART. TOGETHER WITH THE WORLD-FAMOUS ROGER BALLEN, HE RUNS THE “CORE” PROJECT: WWW.THECORE.ART. HIS WORKS HAVE BEEN PRESENTED AT NUMEROUS INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS IN EUROPE AND AROUND THE WORLD. IN 2022, HE WAS THE FIRST TO APPEAR ON THE POLISH ART MARKET AS A DIGITAL IMAGE OF HIS WORK IN THE FORM OF AN NFT TOKEN.