Exhibition opening: “Art for the home. FEELINGS”

08/04/2025

DOMOTEKA invites you to the opening of the exhibition “Art for the Home. FEELINGS”

WHERE: DOMOTEKA, Malborska 41, Warsaw (1st floor)
WHEN: April 12, 2025 (Saturday), 5:00 PM

“Art for the Home” is one of the projects of the Heart of Art community, founded by Marek Mistarz and his daughter Kamila Mistarz. They combined their passion for art with the mission of supporting artists in their development and success in the art market.

Karolina Ageena, the exhibition curator, creator, and project manager of “Art for the Home”, is a professional interior designer (Studio Zaczynka) and a Business and Management teacher at a secondary school.

Although “feelings” may not be the first association when thinking about interior paintings, this is the title of the current exhibition. It is also the title of one of the works by Monika Janoszka-Zawadzka, who creates under the pseudonym Sensualite. Feelings became the primary material woven into the paintings and drawings of the five artists participating in the “Art for the Home” project, which begins with this April exhibition. Their works radiate emotions, create an atmosphere, delight, bring joy, and surprise. In Sensualite’s work, emotionality is expressed through the vibrating, delicate line of a pen and fineliner. Something remains unspoken – there is mystery, delicacy, and curiosity about how the story will end and what exactly it tells. Portraits can be viewed for hours, and despite the minimalist means of expression, the artist succeeds in creating movement, conveying the depth of the character’s gaze. The sketches have an intimate character, and their use in various interiors is practically limitless.

Agata Ziembińska experiments with a variety of themes that she chooses from within her intuition. The motifs have significance, but the most important element is color, which, as seen in “Green Aurora“ and the seascape, can serve a therapeutic function. Sometimes, the color is quite limited and muted.

Szymon Ćwikliński works in multiple areas of art: drawing, sculpture, and painting. He describes his own work as “a journey into the inner self, hidden in intimate dreams and visions.” He combines emotionality with an intellectual approach. In his works, he uses metaphors – figures juxtaposed with buildings create the inner human architecture. The artist says of his art: “Traveling through the ‘world of imagination’ is thanks to my belief in the spiritual mission I have to fulfill as an artist. I immerse myself entirely in the spiritual realm of the imagined world. I present to the viewer both realistic figures and a world that is a product of my imagination. (…) I pay much attention to shaping the form, so I can ‘sculpt’ my characters, striving for the perfection of chiaroscuro and harmony of colors. I am torn by contradictions (…)”.

In the age of artificial intelligence, feelings are what make us unique, distinguishing humans from mechanical beings. We all have them and are guided by them. Yet, it is the artists who have the courage to show them in their works, perhaps exposing their own soft layers. If you are looking for a work that is not just a decoration or intellectual exercise, this exhibition is definitely for you. The works of five artists in digital form are available on the “Art for the Home” portal, created to make the selection of art for your home a pure pleasure. It is a simple process that allows you to become a collector and owner of beauty in your own home.

At Agnieszka Pakuła’s, an artist associated with Warsaw, you can see the juicy expression bursting from the brush, the emotional charge used thoughtfully and powerfully. Flat patches, bold brushstrokes, intense colors, and contrasts create extraordinary effects reminiscent of Francis Bacon. Although the style is unique and expressive, it is clear that the works are the result of a conscious artistic path. The artist presents works from four of her cycles: Cages, Substances, Das System, and Contemporary Naked Man. She herself says: “The themes I address are often unpleasant, but my goal is not to merely shock with negative emotions. I want them to be noticed, acknowledged, and integrated so that they can transform into something better.” “Emotions are for me the starting point to tell a story through art. I use many media and forms of artistic expression, but painting has always been closest to me. Interaction with the viewer is very important because, in my opinion, art cannot exist in a vacuum.”

The oppositional world speaks to us from the canvases of Marta Iwanowska. The paintings titled “Silence”, “Surface of Calm”, and “Harmony” take us to a safe place where balance can be found. Nothing disrupts the peace, no dissonance reaches us. It is a distant land, but also metaphorically connected to inner idyll. The use of a limited color palette – pastel greens, grays, beiges, and blues – makes the paintings blend perfectly with boho, Scandinavian, or warm minimalist interiors.