oil on canvas 50x50
Signed on the back
My name is Janusz Tworek. I have been an architect for almost 40 years. Like
anyone who practices this profession, I am suspended between artistic
sensibility and engineering precision of thought. This strange mixture
causes that not many in this profession such musicians (e.g. Grechuta) , painters
(e.g. Beksinski) , as well as other artists (e.g. Mleczko). I have been drawing since always,
also before my studies. During my studies, drawing was one of the
more important subjects. During this period I also took part in a very
interesting scientific project dealing with the archiving of Polish
wooden architecture. It was a sharp school of drawing from nature for me.
I did it often and after graduation, taking advantage of free moments in the
while practicing my profession. At that time I was also active in the Krakow
Youth Group which resulted in an exhibition of joint works. In addition to
drawing I made attempts at ceramics, stained glass and finally took up
to painting. I also dabbled in photography for most of my life.
I only really started painting after I moved to Tenerife, where I
I have been living there for the past six years. The special atmosphere of this island, the openness of the people there
people is conducive to working on myself. I am searching all the time. In addition to painting, I continue to
I draw and pencil and charcoal and pastels. Sometimes I take up other techniques as well.
All this makes that I do things very different, both in terms
mood , as well as expression. A lot depends on the atmosphere of the moment I am in
I find myself. While living in Tenerife I met three exceptional people with
characteristic of the Canarians of kindness and cheerfulness. Fate
brought me into contact with the outstanding artist Javier Huerta, who is a
professional and at the same time self-taught. In the course of his artistic path
artistic path in 2007, he was invited by the Asociacion
"ARTEVIE" to participate in the exhibition "Affiches Originales 1943-
1975" in France at the Abbaye de Cercanceaux , where his 16 sculptures
were exhibited with works by artists such as Braque, Chagall, Miro,
Dali, Picasso, Matisse, Ibanez, Soulage, Van Dongen, Zao Wou Ki....
The dozens of works I have done are inspired by contacts with these
exceptional inhabitants of Tenerife.
