Magdalena Targońska, Santorini, 2022.

Magdalena Targońska
Santorini, 2022.
collage, 75 x 55 cm (in light passe-partout 42 x 60 cm)
framed

Graduate of postgraduate studies Plastic Disciplines in Architecture at the E.Geppert Academy of Fine Arts in Wroclaw. The first collages were created in 2013 in the Painting Studio under the direction of. Prof. Leszek Mickosia. The artist creates paintings exclusively from paper, she does not use paint. The subjects of the works are mainly landscapes, especially urban landscapes, nature and flamenco dance, which the author also does on a daily basis. The collages are created from old colorful newspapers and magazines without using paint, paper being the only material used to create the image. The colored pieces are torn out or cut out. The choice of the "processing technique" of paper is not random, depending on the subject of the painting, it emphasizes its character. Applied to the backing, the pieces seemingly do not match. They are rarely smooth, usually they are fragments of pictures of different textures. The pieces of paper by themselves do not represent any objects or people. Only when viewed from a distance do they form an image. Slightly blurred, but always representing some reality.