Title: Nostalgia
Dimensions: 35 x 35 cm, 48 x 48 cm (with frame)
Technique: Oil on canvas
Signature: T. Sętowski 99
On the back label: Art Gallery - K. Napiórkowska
Tomasz Sętowski (born 1961) Painter and graphic artist from Częstochowa. He graduated in fine arts from the Częstochowa Higher School of Pedagogy, although, as he claims, he is a self-taught painter. He places fantastic figures, often in costumes and headgear imitating architecture, mainly Gothic castles and towers, against a background of zoned landscapes. His painting is described as magic realism. He uses a flat-layered color stain and captures details with extreme precision and detail, which creates strongly decorative works. The artist's paintings were shown at the national exhibition "Polish Surrealists" presented in 1995-1997. He also presented his works at many solo exhibitions in Poland and abroad (including New York and Dubai). In Czestochowa he runs an author's gallery called the Museum of Imagination. The artist's paintings can be found in many significant private and museum collections, including the Maritime Museum in Gdansk and the Museum of Fantastic Art in Switzerland. His works have repeatedly adorned the covers of magazines and books.
A magnificent example of magic realism painting, for which Tomasz Sętowski - one of the most recognizable Polish surrealists - is known. The composition titled "Invocation of Hermes" evokes the mythical motif of the messenger of the gods, set in the artist's universe - composed of architectural structures, symbols of time, wings, clocks and figures in the form of monumental hybrids.
Precision of detail and decorativeness of form make the painting exude theatrical splendor, and at the same time nostalgia and metaphysical calm. The richness of the colors and the elegant form of the frame further emphasize the unique character of the work. The painting is an excellent representation of Sętowski's style associated with his Imagination Museum.
Tomasz Sętowski (born 1961) - painter, graphic artist, an artist from the circle of magic realism. A graduate of the Polish Academy of Fine Arts in Częstochowa, he has exhibited many times at home and abroad (New York, Dubai). His works have been exhibited at the National Museum in Gdansk and the Museum of Fantastic Art in Switzerland, among others. Known for his fascinating compositions that combine figurativeness with architectural illusion and symbolic richness.
