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Portrait photo of artist Rafał Rudko I create at the intersection of art, architecture and technology. My starting point is atmosphere and space - built with light, silence and semi-darkness - which suggests rather than tells. These are images of suspended moments, in which time and meaning lose their sharp boundaries.

I have been professionally involved in art since 2008. I graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at Warsaw University of Technology (Master's degree, 2014) and the Faculty of Graphic Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw (Master's degree, 2017).

I am the author of numerous individual and collective exhibitions, organizer of painting workshops in Poland and abroad, as well as a laureate and juror of artistic competitions. Since 2010 I have been teaching drawing and painting. In 2013 I established my own studio and school of watercolor painting Ciekawe Miejsce Związane Ze Sztuką (An Interesting Place Related to Art).

In my artistic practice in recent years, I combine classical techniques with new tools - from watercolor to sculpture created using 3D pens. I am inspired by robotics, technology and contemporary approach to matter, thanks to which traditional media gain new context and meaning.

Individual exhibitions:

  • 07.11.2020
    Koloryt
    Wilanów Culture Center (Warsaw)
  • 05.03.2020
    Ulotne
    Ursus Culture Center (Warsaw)
  • 12.12.2019
    LIGHT
    SH STUDIO (Warsaw)
  • 28.04.2016
    Zootechnology
    SH STUDIO (Warsaw)
  • 17.07.2015
    Edge of Focus
    Dom Koncepcji (Warsaw)
  • 27.11.2014
    Light and Emptiness
    Stan Surowy (Warsaw)
  • 15.01.2014
    City Breath
    Freta Gallery (Warsaw)
  • 05.10.2013
    Painting Exhibition
    District Culture Center (Strzelce Opolskie)
  • 04.07.2013
    Unspoken
    Novotel Garden Gallery (Warsaw)
  • 11.02.2012
    Tuscan Sun
    Ochota Culture Center (Warsaw)
  • 04.02.2012
    Warsaw
    Serock Culture Center (Serock)
  • 13.06.2011
    Churches of Warsaw
    Galeria Anielska (Warsaw)
  • 02.03.2011
    Painting Exhibition
    ARTBEM - Bemowo Culture Center (Warsaw)
  • 01.10.2009
    Painting Exhibition
    ARTBEM - Bemowo Culture Center (Warsaw)

Collective exhibitions:

  • 06.02.2015
    5!
    Dom Koncepcji (Warsaw)
  • 26.08.2011
    Z Polski na Wyspy Zielone
    Będzin Culture Center (Będzin)
  • 20.08.2011
    Art Exhibition
    Totu Festival (Staszów)
  • 27.08.2010
    Z Polski na Wyspy Zielone
    Będzin Culture Center (Będzin)
  • 01.03.2010
    Drawing and Painting Exhibition of Students of the Faculty of Architecture at Warsaw University of Technology
    SARP (Warsaw)

Publications:

Awards and distinctions:

  • 02.12.2014
    3rd prize and audience award
    VII painting competition of Zadra Gallery
  • 03.12.2013
    2nd prize and audience award
    VI painting competition of Zadra Gallery
  • 12.12.2012
    distinction
    V painting competition - Zadra Gallery
  • 06.12.2011
    2nd prize
    IV painting competition - Zadra Gallery
  • 25.11.2011
    2nd prize in painting competition 'With Heart and Brush'
    Myślenice
  • 04.11.2011
    distinction and audience award in competition
    XXX confrontations 2011 - Leszno
  • DigArt - Digart of the Day
    three times
  • DeviantArt - Daily Deviation
    twice
  • Variart - Main Course
    five times