Nous Evolution Art

The importance and value of the work of artists living in Poland today is no longer a secret in the art world. With big players and market movers such as Saatchi and Sotheby's featuring Poland-specific sales, exhibits and auctions since the early 2000s, the renown of Poland's contemporary art scene may already be called a Renaissance of sorts. Like the Italian original in the XVI century, the explosion in creative expression matches extraordinary social, scientific and economic progress, not to mention that both the Polish and Italian efflorescence have occurred in the context of tremendous political tension. 

What is less settled is a consensus on who the true masters of today are. Renowned cultural institutions, galleries, dealers, and private collectors have opinions as diverse as their particular motivations.

In this context, we have set out to discover, with an open and fresh mind, wary and conscious of the motivations behind the opinions of other market movers, who the "leading living artists working in Poland today" are. Consistent with our ethos as an asset management firm, what we are looking for is what we call "true value". This concept refers not only to economically quantifiable value, but sources of value that are more difficult to quantify but that are just as real: Cultural meaning and enjoyability.

Our guiding principle in the search for value is simple. The art we look for is art that is likely to make the trip from the contemporary to the classic halls of the museum. Our predictive strategy is to extrapolate from what we know about how that trip has been made in the past.

What our artists exhibit is the features common to most masters who have stood the test of time: A good grounding in technique based on a serious apprenticeship, a trajectory of changing stylistic and subject matter interests, and an intense focus on esthetic composition.

For viewings and inquiries please contact:

Agnieszka Krocin
agnieszka@nousevolution.com

mobile: 501 268 384

Marcin Kowalik

Marcin Kowalik Kowalik holds a postdoctoral degree from the Art Department at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, where he currently works and teaches. He has participated in numerous exhibitions in Poland and abroad, in addition to 30 individual exhibitions in New York, Brussels, Leipzig, Düsseldorf, Dublin, Bern, Warsaw, Cracow (The National Museum) and other cities.

Kowalik's work is dominated by abstract shapes and empty spaces while combining bright colors, illusions, line precision and geometry. His work is not anthropological. Kowalik examines the impact of the images on the observer; he is fascinated by their limitless interpretations, the perception of space, and the variety of the world.

Michał Zaborowski

Michał Zaborowski graduated with a degree in painting from the Fine Arts Academy of Warsaw in 1985. He received his master’s degree at the studio of Prof. Ludwik Maciąg and completed a specialization at the Studio of Monumental Arts. His works can be found in institutional and private collections throughout Poland, the USA, Spain, France, Germany, Canada, the UK, Denmark, Sweden, Australia and Italy.

Zaborowski's paintings usher us into morally ambiguous yet highly intriguing situations, raising within us challenging questions: Is the artist celebrating or criticizing dominance and subservience? Should we allow ourselves to be attracted by hauntingly beautiful images? Are the people supporting or invading each other? Is there a difference?

Iwona Ostrowska

Ostrowska studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. She holds an Art diploma from the studio of Professor M. Wiśniewski. Her works have been presented at individual and group exhibitions in Poland, Italy, Turkey, Brussels, Germany and Greece. She participates in international plein-airs and creative symposia. The art she creates is stretched between oil painting, graphics, photography and graphic design. She is a member of the Association of Polish Artists, CreativeART Group, PositiveART, Symfonia, and Youth Art.

Iwona Ostrowska's subjects range from birds and other wildlife that connect with a long-standing tradition dating back to the XVIII century to biblical themes charged with powerful symbolic resonance. Her palette-knife technique reflects an interest in texture and basic colors that serves as an honest medium to express an esthetic that encompasses sometimes the allegorical and sometimes the pure enjoyment of natural objects --beauty in its simplest forms.