Applied Abstraction — exhibition of Bartek Buczek's artworks in the Small Space
We kindly invite you to the opening of the exhibition 28th July, 2017 at 6 pm.
The exhibition will last till 10th September 2017.
‘Applied abstraction’ exhibition tour with the artist Bartek Buczek 24th August, 1 pm
Fraud is the only thing, that Bartek Buczek avoids in art. Consequently, by fleeing from classifying within a single medium, he published in 2014 a book under the picturesque title: ‘Too expensive, too weak, too difficult. Several recipes for a work of art possible in the hypothetical fantasy world.’ In this instructional essay there are, among other things, ways to change the system of holes in cheese, the GPS software that gets the drivers of or the cube made of crisps
After the murky series of wintry paintings and objects Buczek turns to sneaky design.
At the exhibition Applied Abstraction he refers to the art, film and design history, putting the question of condition and duties of young artist. Instead of his favourite motives: snowflakes engraved in marble slabs, mercury mirrors or white modelled bones, borrowed from the pirate flag, the gallery is filled with self-referential objects — traps. A visitor come across a video showing how to exfoliate fingerprints, prostheses for weary painters, a replica of Gerrit Rietveld’s chair, that has been damaged by intensive use.
Those object — prototypes, such like coffee table in the shape of giant pallet or a lamp casting on the wall the shadow of predatory hand, invoke, the archetype of an artist idling in a studio, recurring theme in art history.
Looking at this abandoned chamber of Bluebeard is accompanied by the impression of entering the private area. It is obvious that in this creepy laboratory we will eventually come across the demoniac owner. In one of Buczek’s video, he stand over the cooling body of the enemy, feeling the snow densely laid on the surface of his hooded jacket. This white matter transforms him into a soft sculpture.
Curator: Marta Lisok
