Grzegorz Bienias (b. 1958)
Two figures on a sofa
Mixed technique: acrylic, oil on canvas
Dimensions: 56 x 76 cm
Handwritten signature: l.d. Bienias
The composition "Two figures on a sofa" is a clear example of Grzegorz Bienias' characteristic painting style - balancing between figuration and abstraction, emotionality and construction. The work depicts two female figures seated on a sofa in an interior, marked only by contour and color. The contoured black lines build forms, but at the same time dissolve into a painterly gesture - dense, expressive and multi-layered. The color, though seemingly chaotic, is deliberate - it creates an aura of intimacy and psychological tension. The painting reveals the artist's strong interest in the human form and its presence in symbolic and painterly space.
Grzegorz Bienias (born 1958) - painter, professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow. He studied painting from 1978-1983 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, where he received his diploma in the studio of Prof. Juliusz Joniak. For many years he has been running a drawing studio at the Faculty of Painting. In his work he moves on the borderline between figuration and abstraction, reflecting on human presence, body, identity and memory. His paintings are characterized by dense structure, layering and expression - combining conscious composition and emotional gesture. He has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions at home and abroad.
