Valeria MATELSKA (b. 1994), Hugs XI, 2023

oil, canvas; 120 x 112 cm;
Signed, dated and described on the back: Waleria Matelska / Przytuleni XI / 120 x 112 / 2023.
ed. 4/10/30
The artist was born in Belarus. She is of Polish descent. She studied at the Faculty of Painting of the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow from 2012 to 2015.
In 2015 she moved to the Faculty of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, where in 2018 she defended her diploma in the studio of Prof. Wojciech Cieśniewski. In 2018, she was a finalist in the Eibisch Prize Competition. At the time, she received an honorable mention. She has participated in numerous exhibitions. Her works are in private collections in Poland and abroad. She currently creates and lives in Warsaw.
The artist about her work:
"In my paintings I focus on a minimalist form, which allows me to depict observations in a simple way and capture answers to self-inflicted questions of a philosophical and existential nature. The figures depicted rarely show specific people, rather they are collective paintings. I focus on depicting the spiritual journey that a person takes throughout life. I want my paintings to enter into a dialogue with the viewer, so that he or she feels uplifted as a result of the reflection resulting from the observation and analysis of my paintings."