Exhibition: “Between North and South – Landscapes of Imagination” by Andrzej Boryczka

Non-chronological cross-section of Andrzej Boryczka’s acrylic painting

A non-chronological cross-section of Andrzej Boryczka’s acrylic painting is a unique chronicle of the artist’s geographic and intellectual journeys. The works are united by an inner kinship: despite clear chromatic and atmospheric differences, all pieces rely on a similar logic of image construction — moving away from depiction toward suggestion and relationships between color patches. In the author’s intention, the viewer is not merely a passive witness to journeys already completed, but a full-fledged cartographer of new maps and their personal meanings.

The authorial map of the world leads the viewer through the barren wastelands of the North, only to surprise them moments later with the light-filled experience of the South. The paintings from the “Kalevala” cycle operate with a subdued, muted palette; their compositions evoke vast spaces in which form becomes a trace of landscape, a memory of a shoreline, or the outline of a hill. They are also a personal reflection on the power of archetypal narratives and a painterly interpretation of Nordic myths. In contrast to the cool canvases of the North, works appear based on warm, saturated colors — yellows, oranges, reds. The rhythm of the South resonates through material density and clear contrasts; forms, still close to abstraction, evoke associations with shimmering air, dominated by emotion, flow, and energy.

Details:

• Opening: 13 March, 18:00 (opening for adults)
• Exhibition open: 16–27 March (Monday–Friday), 10:00–17:00
• Place: Galeria MIKO (1st floor without elevator), KFK, ul. Mikołajska 2, Kraków
• Admission: free
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