Jakub Julian Ziolkowski

No Title

2009

580,00

Serigraphy on vellum «Arches» 88, 300 gm2

71 × 32 cm

Edition of 25 copies, signed and numbered by the artist.

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This edition is published by Centre d'Art Contemporain

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about this work

In No Title (2009), Jakub Julian Ziółkowski depicts the image of a skeleton, which is a recurrent theme in the artist’s work. Despite the familiar motif, this print can be considered as peculiar, since its colour spectrum is limited to grey, black and white, while Ziółkowski’s work usually is very colourful. In a circular or spiral-like motion, the skeleton splits in two through an axial symmetry, while a second motif hides at the centre of the work.

about Jakub Julian Ziolkowski

Jakub Julian Ziółkowski’s work depicts an imaginary world filled with narrative elements, details, emotions and obsessions. The canvases are packed with patterns and have a disorienting, hallucinatory quality. The artist draws his inspiration from several elements, from abstract geometric art to Street Art, from the cartoonish world of Philip Guston to Hieronymus Bosch or Robert Crumb.

Ziółkowski’s practice is akin to a bestiary of life, wherein every emotion is metamorphosed into a memorable form: animal, mineral, vegetable and galactic. The viewers are invited to confront this visual onslaught and make what they may from its sensual and grotesque cacophony. Yet, to define the artist’s work as a pulsating mass of impulsive chaos would mean to ignore the impact of his approach.

Jakub Julian Ziółkowski’s solo exhibitions include Hauser & Wirth, New York, Zurich & London; Centre d’Art Contemporain, Geneva; Parasol Unit, London; Foksal Gallery Foundation, Warsaw; and the Academy of Fine Arts, Krakow.
He participated in numerous group shows at international institutions, including Camden Arts Centre, London; Deutsche Bank KunstHalle, Berlin; Office Baroque Gallery, Antwerp; New Museum in New York; and he took part in the 8th Gwangju Biennale in 2010 and in the 2nd Athens Biennale in 2009.

Jakub Julian Ziółkowski is represented by the following gallery;
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Hauser & Wirth, Zürich / London / Somerset / New York / Los Angeles

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