Hesi Glowacki
Hesi Glowacki
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bo jakby księżyc zadrżał pod stopami i każdy kierunek się objawił (suddenly as if the moon trembled under my feet and every direction revealed
itself), 2020
Lapis lazuli, pure pigments, tempera, oil, sulphate and mixed media on canvas on burlap
60 x 50 x 1cm
About this Work
In his most recent work, Glowacki explores a poetic reunion with nature, in order to stimulate reflection on belonging and memory. Here, he uses two symbolic objects: the headdress and feet. Headdresses are prominent in traditional and folk Slavic culture. Associated with the ritual of creation, transformation and purification, a headdress symbolises the bridge between the physical and the spiritual. Feet have an allegorical connection to human experience, symbolising the foundation upon which the whole of existence is founded. Though they remain inherently tied to intention and will, feet also indicate freedom and discovery. Pure pigments and crystals balance sensation and emotion, and are a direct metaphor for alchemy and magic.
About Hesi Glowacki
Hesi Glowacki is an artist originally from Poland and now based in London, where he gained his BA in Fine Art at Central Saint Martins. His practice centres on themes of memory, spirituality, ritual and ceremony, as well as queer mythologies. He uses a broad range of materials – from pure pigments to crystals – to portray with nuance and delicacy the poetics of Slavik culture, and of wider human existence. Moving between abstraction and figuration, he explores the connections between body and nature, internal and external, sacred and mundane, and materialisation and transcendence.
Glowacki’s work confronts the traditional boundaries of painting, combining drawings, objects, and elements of performance. The artist has developed his technique through lengthy periods of experimentation and research. Influenced by magic realism and alchemy, he reflects upon the body, trauma, and memory, drawing from concepts of ritual and ceremony, and notions of renewal and transformation.
Education
2017 - 2020 BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts) Fine Arts, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London (UAL)
2016 - 2017 Foundation Diploma in Fine Arts, CityLit, University of the Arts London (UAL)
Awards & Prizes
2020 University of the Arts London Scholarship
2019 Phoebe Llewellyn Smith Award
2019 University of the Arts London Scholarship
2018 University of the Arts London Scholarship
2017 Royal Female School of Art (RFSA) Award
Residencies
2016 National Education Union Residency and Workshop, London
Exhibitions
2020
London Grads Now, Moving Away Moving Closer, Saatchi Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Graduate Showcase, University of the Arts London, Online
Burnt Out, Open Studio, Central Saint Martins, London, United Kingdom
2019
Waiting, Open Studio, Central Saint Martins, London, United Kingdom
Calthorpe Project & Central Saint Martins, Support Every, London, United Kingdom
Tate Modern & Central Saint Martins, Tate Exchange, London, United Kingdom
2018
C302 Collective, Moving Gallery 4 Locations, London, United Kingdom
Open Studio, Fine Arts, Central Saint Martins, London, United Kingdom
2017
Copeland Gallery, WHAT IF...? City Lit, London, United Kingdom
Jordi Miquel Gallery, Expo Colectiva, Barcelona, Spain
2013
IPA’s Hometown Gallery, Santa Monica Art Studios, USA
Publications
2020 Student artists exhibit their final shows online, The Guardian
2017 Foundation Diploma in Fine Arts Catalogue, CityLit, University of the Arts London (UAL)