Natalia Załuska creates minimalistic, structural paintings using collage technique. Her works appear as architectural images which transcend the boundaries of two-dimensional space. Stretcher, cardboard, acrylic paint – these materials represent Załuska’s permanent toolkit. Her creative process is not preceded by a sketch or plan, the artworks are born there and then in her studio. The artist is intrigued by the possibilities of depicting structures, and how one can illustrate the construction of the picture using monochrome colours, or how the different layers alter the picture as a whole.
In the current exhibition at Double Q Gallery, we can see prominent works created by the artist from 2019 to 2022. These works of art are realised through an ever-changing stream of thoughts and ideas. Three smaller, blue artworks, from her paintings made in 2019, are exhibited, which are a larger step towards colours from her previous black and white works. The paintings are monochrome, showing a pure and unmixed state of blue. Though minimalism still defines her art, the works from 2020 are characteristically more colourful. Compared to her earlier paintings in a single colour tone, the colours here appear in multiple shades, in this particular case shades of blue. Her double-sided works from 2021 and 2022 have a sense of novelty when contrasted with her recognisable monochrome works, which operated with simpler forms. However, the idea is not entirely new, as the artist has experimented with double sided paintings previously, in 2017. During her creative process, she does not move forward along a single straight line, as she gives herself the opportunity to rethink and rework themes and works even a few years down the line. This type of return and experimentation results in a uniformly and consistently formed artistic career.
