Stories in Frames

I gaze at the world, and things, situations  and emotions arrange themselves into shapes and colours. I paint frames taken from life and my surroundings. It is the world and life that people usually hide from the hectic external events surrounding us. I preserve romanticism and beauty, nice and kind, not quite trendy these days... but also sadness and yearning, which we tend to conceal, afraid to get hurt. Each of my works has a specific, clear idea, although room for interpretation is also left for the viewers. It makes me happy if I see people identifying themselves with the story depicted, finding themselves in them like in a mirror. The viewer then takes possession of the story, painting it anew! Grażyna Perl

Exhibition preview: 23 July 2016 (Saturday), 7:00 p.m.
The exhibition is open until 9 August 2016 between 10:00 a.m and 6:00 p.m.

Born in Poland, the artist has been working in the USA and France for many years. From the moment she began her studies at the Rhode Island School of Design, her works gained recognition from the teaching staff, were presented at numerous exhibitions and awarded at competitions. Grażyna's works have been exhibited in the USA, Canada, France, Germany, Spain and Great Britain. Since recently, her paintings can also be admired in Poland. The artist's solo exhibitions have already been held in Warsaw, Gdańsk and Konin. Her works are included in private collections all over the world. Grażyna Perl also creates posters as well as book illustrations and cover designs; she has also designed and made clothes. As a Zen master she ran the Kwan Um School of Zen in Paris and a guest house in the centre of that city. She has published two books: “Quand la fleur se fane, ou s’en va son parfum?” and “Vivre le Bouddhisme Zen”. The artist has two sons.