Tomasz Kręcicki Big handle, 2025

The work is characteristic of Tomasz Kręcicki’s conceptual approach to painting which often uses visual puns (in this case a tautology). The painting depicts a large door, in a similar scale to an actual door. A monumental handle takes up just as much space.

Evoking an entire parallel realm of impressions and even sensations, Kręcicki's paintings become stepping stones for our imagination: The monumentally enlarged details of seemingly ordinary objects amount to brief glimpses, in close-ups, of a narrative that extends into the past and, importantly, will continue. Events are foreshadowed, creating a viewing experience full of anticipation and suspense. At times, we can even imagine we are hearing a sound, smelling a characteristic scent, or indeed begin to anticipate pain.