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AGA SIWCZYK

 
Graduate of the Julian Fałat State High School of Fine Arts in Bielsko-Biała. She studied at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Silesia in Cieszyn and completed Media Studies at Jagiellonian University. Since 2018, she has been painting the "Pareidolia" series.

Pareidolia refers to the phenomenon of perceiving unexpected associations in random shapes, such as seeing a figure in a gasoline stain. Within the concept of “optical illusion,” the artist is most intrigued by the illusory nature of the object. On her canvases, mechanical components transform into surreal figures—imperfect and full of contradictions.

AWARDS
02/2023 – Her painting Attachment was honored as a prestigious award during the 2023 Ikary Gala in Bielsko-Biała.
09/2021 – Distinction, Climate Week NY, Greenpoint Innovations, New York.
08/2019 – Grand Prix, Eightwonder. The Muse, Gallery 44AD, Bath, UK.

EXHIBITIONS
09/2024 – Group, Panopticum, Warsaw, PL.
01/2024 – Group, Festival of Colors, Warsaw, PL.
07/2023 – Solo, Pareidolia – Machinarium, PPP Gallery, Bielsko-Biała, PL.
06/2022 – Group, Visual Arts Festival, Bielsko-Biała, PL.
09/2021 – Group, Greenpoint Innovations, Climate Week, New York, USA.
08/2019 – Group, Eightwonder, Gallery 44AD, Bath, UK.
06/2019 – Solo, Pareidolia, PPP Gallery, Bielsko-Biała, PL.
03/2019 – Group, at W-arte!, Warsaw, PL.
The cycle of Aga Siwczyk's paintings is called Pareidolias.

According to wikipedia: Pareidolia is a phenomenon of interpreting random objects and shapes as something known to the observer, i.e. seeing faces in inanimate objects or shapes in clouds.
This is the way the autor depicts reality. When she spots the "soul" of the object, she portrays it to further convey the discovered narration.

On her canvases, machines, household appliances, mechanical parts and accessories are transformed into surrealistic creatures with personalities and desires. Seemingly free, but frequently limited to the world of automatic repetitions. Creatures trapped in between the biology and technology, as much loose as cripply imperfect.

Bicycles are her biggest inspiration. When she finds an interesting bike, a derallieur, a handlebar, most often she notices as well a new being with its story to tell.