Paulina Sylwestrowicz The Reveries 2019 | 170 x 110 cm Oil on Canvas
The work „Transcient Imperfection” is built upon concepts previously explored in the artist’s doctoral thesis, „Chaotic Forms – The Points of Reference”.
The author treats her works as „coordinates”. By creating images – she creates the signs, strengthening the basic elements of visual language through repetition, reiteration, and exposure. The condensation of a fragment is the material for the emergence of its autonomy, creating an additional dimension – a dimension of suspension, depth of perception and depth of knowledge.
Through her thoughtful and deliberate approach, the artist seeks to grasp the essence of human existence and experiential reality. Themes recurring throughout her oeuvre include: Points of Reference, The Areas of Oblivion, Chaotic Condensatie, and Transitional States of Mind. At the core of her creative process lies the philosophical concept of „I-Am-Now,” which emphasizes being a conscious observer in the world around us.
She points out that the described point, the true image, is indeed the moment of awareness, being consciously “here”, and the act of cognition. The work serves as coordinates. Consciousness, in its uncertainty, penetrates through unclear layers, projections, uncertain, momentary, fleeting. It lends presence to the absent – in silence.