Tomasz Masionek is a Katowice-based painter and illustrator, born in 1994 in Lubliniec. He manifested a passion for various forms of art from an early age, so the direction of easel painting was an obvious choice in his life. He received his Master of Arts degree in 2019, from the Jan Długosz University in Częstochowa.Since thebeginning of his artistic path, there is a clear interest in the human face and emotions. Thecombination of large format, expressive structure and contrasting colors serves to highlight the specifics of the face, its emotions, as well as what the human face reflects - the soul. In addition to portraits, the artist is often inspired by architecture and historical events. In contrast to the large, expressive portrait forms, intricate, openwork architectural drawings are created using thin pencils. The artist later creates collages from them, as well as spatial forms by pasting them directly onto canvases and enlivening them with color. The latest series of paintings, "Reinterpretations", is the result of his fascination with the paintings of masters such as Jan Matejko, Józef Brandt and Józef Chełmoński. The artist pours onto the canvas impressions, first impressions and emotions accompanying communication with the works of these artists. These are often very dynamic, overflowing scenes of battles and wars, to which the artist gives a completely new tone by simplifying the form, playing with colors and giving structure.
Exhibitions
2023 High Art Festival, Steel Angels, Bytom
2022 Charity Auction, TLEN Art Gallery, Warsaw.
Painting Exhibition, Regional Museum, Jawor.
2021 Exhibition of Finalists, PROMOTIONS 30, Art Gallery, Legnica.
Festival of High Art, , "Slowly Me", Steel Angels, Bytom
2020 Small Festival of High Art, Steel Angels, Bytom
Individual Painting Exhibition, Black Wolf Coffee, Katowice.
Fraternal Confrontations, Zinc Rolling Mill Museum, Katowice.
2019 Portrait, Wilson Shaft Gallery, Katowice.
Painting Exhibition, MDK, Czestochowa
She Sees, He Sees, Galeria Muza, Sosnowiec
2018 Exhibition 125, Silesia exhibition series
Handicraft Fair, MDK, Lubliniec
2017 Painting Exhibition, MDK, Lubliniec
2016 Drawers, Conductor House, Czestochowa
HandicraftFair, MDK, Lubliniec
2015 Painters II, Conductor House, Czestochowa
2012 Painting Exhibition, POP-ART, Czestochowa.
2011 Young Artists, Black Cat Studio, Czestochowa
