Andru Fijalkowski

" Muggins "

Name: " Muggins "
Brand: Andru Fijalkowski
Price: 3800.0 USD
Availability: InStock

$3,800.00 USD

Artist: Andru Fijalkowski
Certification of Authenticity: Apricus Art Collection
Signature: Signed by Artist

Description

I have always worked in series and “ Muggins “ is from the series,

“ My little people that have come down from the hills...”

Sometimes guided by materials that I come across, but mainly from experiences through life, both in the real world, but also in my subconscious, that visit me in my dream time, demanding to be created, I follow an idea.

“ Muggins “ is all around us. She has a bag of goodies, plus a smart phone, which she displays with abandon, unaware of the dangers, which is her downfall.

Layers of materials have been added, including rolled and treated lead, glitter paint and wood, creating an encrusted patina.

Measurements ---- 14 inches Wide x 41 inches High x 9 inches Deep

NB Artwork is an edition of one

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Artist Biography

I was born and then for my first 20 years, I lived in a small town where the only industry and main employment, was coal mining.

My early inspiration came from an abundance of wood off-cuts, that I was allowed to make sculptures with, this activity, plus the discovery of African Art at the of 15, set me on a pathway that has taken me to many places, both physically and mentally. I then spent several years studying the human form, first creating in clay, then wood and later stone.

I have lived in a number of places, always taken there because of my artwork, finding new materials, or starting a new series, from Cape Town to Dundee.

Having created and shown my artwork over many years and included in private collections, generally I prefer setting up an exhibition in an abandoned space, for example, an empty shop during Edinburgh festivals.

More recently, involved and exhibited at the Cash is King exhibitions, Saatchi Gallery, Chelsea, amongst other adventures. To conclude, I feel so involved in what I'm trying to express, that I sometimes forget how irrelevant it may become in future.

Artist Statement

The inspiration for my art, comes from what I see and experience in life. It is both dark and light, with barely a millimetre to separate them. I am captured by a moment in time, which I feel I must explore, for, I am a storyteller.
In a time of great fear and misunderstanding, when challenging the pathway that we are expected to follow, it is the last enclave of truth according to how I see it. I wish to make people consider a different path and to feel something from what create. Having built a large body of work during my lifetime, which I surround myself with, I feel nothing is complete until it has left my studio, when each artwork begins it’s own journey.
I work with a variety of materials, including bog oak (fossilized wood), which I collected from the fields of the Fens. It has, in my opinion, a special power that comes from it’s past. The natural colour of the wood is black, as it has laid in peat for thousands of years, until I came across it.
Other materials I use, are what people disregard, once loved but now cast aside. I re-work and produce a “Frankenstein” creation, then add layers of colour and gems, offering a reflective light that radiates from these works.
Currently I am focusing on “ The Untouchables ”, a series of figures under glass domes, being ‘isolated’, for what they represent.

Recently I have decided to offer little explanation for my artworks, as I feel it is for the viewer to decide what the story is, through how they feel, therefore creating a story from what I offer them. The art piece is simply the key to open how we see each other and how others see us. Beauty is everywhere, you just have to focus a little differently to appreciate it.
I feel that my life as an artist has been a walk among the brightest and the darkest of my thoughts and creations, so, feeling blessed, but also cursed …!

Andru Fijalkowski

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