Rafal Labijak

Rafał Labijak

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Rafał Labijak (born 1968) a unique painter, engrossed in his obsession to create. He lives in Poznan and works in Poznan, Ostrava and Berlin. For Rafal, painting has always been the first mean of communication with the outside world. It allows him to open himself to the world and, at the same time, avoid unequivocal and simple interpretations.

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Rafał Labijak (born 1968) a unique painter, engrossed in his obsession to create. He lives in Poznan and works in Poznan, Ostrava and Berlin.
For Rafal, painting has always been the first mean of communication with the outside world. It allows him to open himself to the world and, at the same time,...

Rafał Labijak (born 1968) a unique painter, engrossed in his obsession to create. He lives in Poznan and works in Poznan, Ostrava and Berlin.
For Rafal, painting has always been the first mean of communication with the outside world. It allows him to open himself to the world and, at the same time, avoid unequivocal and simple interpretations.

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“Rafal Labijak's Artworks”

Blue interior

USD 832.00 Year.2022 w32.50 x h42.50 x d4.00 cm

Divided Painting II-2

USD 3,806.40 Year.2018 w89.00 x h127.00 x d3.00 cm

A Sheepskin, blue and red ribbon, two cases for the souls

USD 3,432.00 Year.2016 w90.50 x h130.00 x d3.00 cm

Throw into the screen BC

USD 2,984.80 Year.2018 w127.00 x h61.00 x d4.00 cm

Washing machine 4

USD 364.00 Year.2019 w30.00 x h30.00 x d0.10 cm

Playbox 2

USD 4,600.29 Year.2020 w89.00 x h127.00 x d3.00 cm

Medium

#Painting

#Paper cutting/ Paper art

Price Range

USD $364 ~ $4,600

Biography

Rafał Labijak (born 1968) is Poznań based painter who works also abroad (Berlin, Czech Republic); in 2015-2016 he was working in a studio located in a revitalized former steel works and coal mining complex in the Dolni Vitkovice district in Ostrava.
He graduated in painting from The Magdalena Abakanowicz University of he Arts Poznan. In 1992 he graduated from the Poznań University of Technology. In 2004-2005 he audited the classes at VIII Painting Studio led by professor Józef Walczak at the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań. In 2014 he took part in Workshops and the Encounters of Arts and Social Activities organized by professor Janusz Marciniak (the University of Arts in Poznań) and Signum Foundation.
In his paintings, Labijak investigates the questions related to social relationships in the smartphone revolution era, mediatisation of virtual reality, communication in postmodern world, post-industrial landscapes, attention and its deficiency. He uses traditional painting techniques, such as oil and acrylic on canvas, and experiments with his own technique as well.

Solo exhibitions:
2013 Ignacy Kraszewski Museum and Studio in Poznań. Curator: Janusz Marciniak
2016 Rafał Labijak`s painting. Curator: Wojciech Gorączniak. Ostrava, Dolni Oblast Vitkovice. Catalogue: Rafał Labijak: painting, ed. W. Gorączniak, R. Labijak, J. Marciniak, trans. M. Turski, Poznań-Ostrava 2016.
2020 Smart Canvas: Rafał Labijak’s paintings. Curator: Ewelina Jarosz. State Gallery of Art in Sopot. Cataloque: Rafał Labijak Smart Canvas, Sopot 2020.
2021 Laundry, Rafał Labijak. Curator: Tomasz Desko, Mo Gallery, Poznań 2021.
2021 Registrations, Rafał Labijak. Curator: Dariusz Subocz, Museum of Printing and Literature, Grębocin 2021.

Group exhibitions:
2016 Collegium Physicum UAM; Exhibition in One Image Gallery
2018 Refektarz Gallery, Krotoszyn, Empathy: Art and Life. Curator: Janusz Marciniak. The exhibition was accompanied by catalogue.

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