Slawomir GĘBCZYŃSKI (born 1984), Pirate, 2026

mixed technique (acrylic paints, acrylic markers), 70 x 50 cm, framed in american box: 74 x 54 cm, signed p.d.: S. Gębczyński

Born January 7, 1984 in Szczecin, Poland. Painter, illustrator. In 2004 he graduated from the State High School of Fine Arts in Szczecin. In 2010-15 he studied and defended his diploma at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, in the painting studio of Professor Jaroslaw Modzelewski. As a student, he made his debut in May 2015 during the Diploma Exhibition at the Studio Gallery, in the Polish State Palace of Arts in Warsaw, and at the Best Diplomas of the Academy of Fine Arts Exhibition at the Great Armory in Gdansk.
In 2015, employed as a debuting assistant at the Painting Department of the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts. Member of the Association of Polish Artists of the Warsaw District.
He currently paints paintings of strong form and expressive composition with sharp color combinations. These means of expression are appropriate to the subject matter of the paintings responding to emotions. He is fascinated by the paintings of Rubens but also the paintings of the 20th century. He combines realism and figuration with explorations of cubism and colorism.
His paintings are in private collections in Poland, the United States, Ukraine, Germany, Norway, Morocco, Australia, among others.
He regularly participates in group and solo exhibitions in Warsaw and elsewhere. He cooperates with auction houses in Poland and exhibits paintings for charity auctions.