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Journal d'Atelier – Art, Process and Inspirations


The Light That Was First
On the symbolism of light in the Bible and art that is born from silence “Let there be light.”(Genesis 1:3) Before shapes appeared. Before things were given names. Before the world received its boundaries. There was light. Not as decoration. Not as something whose only purpose was to dispel darkness. Light appears at the very beginning of the story of creation. And perhaps that is why, for so long, we have tried to paint it. Not only because it is beautiful. Perhaps because w
Beata Wiśniewska-Kowalewska
Aug 214 min read


Does art REMEBER more than we do?
STATUS EXISTENTIAE / STATES OF BEING Haptic painting cycle Atelier BWK 2021–2026 There are moments when, after years, we look back at our own path and suddenly begin to see something more than individual events, decisions, or stages of creation. We see a certain hidden order. A quiet thread leading through experiences we didn't understand before. Looking at this cycle today, I feel as if everything began with one pure act of presence… and after several years, it came full cir
Beata Wiśniewska-Kowalewska
May 103 min read
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