WOJCIECH MAŁEK

(b. 1983, Nisko, Poland)
He is a sculptor. He studied at the Pedagogical Academy of National Education Commission in Kraków (2005–2007) and at the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wrocław (2007–2012), whence he graduated with a diploma in sculpture under professor Christos Mandzios. Since 2013, he has been teaching at the Academy of Art and Design in Wrocław. Currently, he is an assistant tutor in the Department of Sculpture and Spatial Activities at the Faculty of Sculpture. Since 2014, he has been teaching in the Stanisław Kopystyński Secondary School of Fine Arts in Wrocław. In 2019, he commenced his PhD at his alma mater.

ARTIST STATEMENT

My sculptures are supposed to evoke many associations and meanings, build a world of fantasy that has its source in my aesthetics. The manner of expression I have chosen is purely abstract. Thus the works I create become a kind of memory, situation or phenomenon, which I encounter by chance. An object in a work of art, its use, as well as the change of its properties (quality, size, meaning, shape) and the possibility of using it to create a new value has fascinated me for a long time. The object is the source of my creative search, which is naturally connected with my reality, or rather with everyday life and a place close to me. Based on these observations, I create a simplified two-dimensional shape, which I then give a three-dimensional form by inflating or filling. Sculptural objects are made of materials such as: steel, plaster or concrete, preceded by sewing a form from various soft textiles (foil, fabric, canvas).