Tomasz Kręcicki Tissue, 2026
Oil on canvas
160 x 180 cm
Scale and the body are major motifs in the paintings of Tomasz Kręcicki. Grotesquely enlarged fingers, for example, are frequently engaged in various activities, such as applying gelatinous substances from unmarked tubes or, as in this work, removing a tissue from its box. Through their large scale and content, the paintings often contain an absurdist element but their formal reliance on simplified and sometimes repeating shapes also evoke the artist’s continued exploration of the abstract in figuration.