Leszek Piotrowski Lesstro
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CONTEMPORARY ART REVIEW
painting. In my opinion it is rather skill and craft than art.
I mix colors on the palette completely instinctively, but as far as glazing goes it is necessary to be acquainted with technics, so in my practice technique supports intuition.
The effective combination between both intense and thoughtful nuances of tones sums up the mixture of a variety of feelings that in“ Shocking Red“ and especially in“ Maya” seems to speak of struggle and emotions. How much does your own psychological makeup determine the nuances of tones you decide to use in a piece and in particular, how do you develop a painting’ s texture? Moreover, how did you think about your style – your choices of composition and palette?
There is very close relation between my psychological make-up and painting, it has been even medically stated. I had some problems at school and my Mother decided to check what is wrong with me. After series of psychological examinations it was confirmed, that I have dyslexia, dysgraphia, dysortography, which is typical for people extremely gifted artistically.
Developing a painting texture I usually focus at right proportions, closed composition, providing“ breath“ – free space from the side where light is dominating. I am using very intense, clean colors. I draw from Old Masters heritage to produce my pieces: