2024
egg yolk tempera on canvas
140 x 100 cm
Starting bid: 5 000 zł
Hubert Dolinkiewicz’s work seeks a visual form through which to convey human spiritual and existential experience. The exhibited painting belongs to the Metaphysical Landscape series, in which the sign serves as the protagonist of an enigmatic landscape and a conduit for expressing inner existential and spiritual states. The inspiration for this particular work was a split tree, which the artist places centrally within the composition, evoking the reverence of a sacred figure in devotional painting. The austere setting becomes a stage for contemplation, while the pulsating vitality captured within the tree’s fractured form is accentuated through the use of intense colour. Dolinkiewicz treats symbols in his work as fully fledged subjects, allowing them to become metaphors for the human condition.
Hubert Dolinkiewicz (b. 1998) is a visual artist. He graduated with distinction in 2023 under the mentorship of Professor Stanisław Baj from the Faculty of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. He was awarded a scholarship from the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage for 2023 and placed 10th in the 2024 edition of Kompas Młodej Sztuki.
Dolinkiewicz’s visual language channels a profound sense of introspection, drawing on the iconography of sacred art, surrealism, and late 20th-century abstraction. His inspiration can be found in a wide array of sources, including sacred art traditions, Japanese woodblock prints, and East Asian calligraphy. He is represented by Wallspace Gallery in Warsaw.
