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Komiks w jego mainstreamowej, superbohaterskiej odmianie to medium, w kto¿rym ogromna? wage? przywia?zywano do warsztatu, komunikatywnos¿ci, czytelnos¿ci i precyzyjnej narracji. Odrzucano natomiast modernizm i awangarde?. Mys¿lenie konceptualne i nienarracyjne bylo tu obce, wrogie i traktowane jako oszustwo pola?czone z niezrozumialym belkotem. Z kolei narracyjnos¿c¿ w malarstwie przez lata uchodzila za staromodna? zaszlos¿c¿ i dziecinade?, kto¿ra nie przystoi nowoczesnemu artys¿cie. (...) Dlatego artys¿ci, kto¿rzy w swojej two¿rczos¿ci zacieraja? granice mie?dzy komiksem, a malarstwem, czy szerzej - art worldem wcia?z¿ be?da? troche? podejrzani, za mieszanie porza?dko¿w i stylistyk, a takz¿e artystycznych inspiracji.
Sebastian Frackiewicz
About the author
Joanna Karpowicz (born on July 27, 1976 in Krakow) - prolific author of comics, painter, illustrator. A graduate of the Faculty of Painting at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts - a diploma with distinction in the studio of prof. Leszek Misiak. In her works she bases only on traditional painting techniques. Her favorite technique is acrylic on canvas and on paper. Author of a painting series with the figure of Anubis. Had many solo exhibitions in Cracow as well as being featured on exhibitions in Cracow's National Museum, Polin - Museum of History of Polish Jews, Warsaw, Arsenal Gallery, Poznan as well as abroad in Budapest, Riga and Kaunas.
Summary
There's a mystery in each of these intriguing paintings, pulling you into their depths. The figure of Anubis seems to be an outsider waiting to participate in each painting's story - like yourself as an observer of the image. There's an entire narrative waiting for the viewer in every picture, and the strangeness of each scene provokes questions in your mind as to what is (or could be) unfolding. You will want to step into each painting and discover its secrets.
