Asia Pietrzyk and Koka Skowrońska of Totem Studio Warsaw have teamed up to create a collection of objects inspired by "Polish Dances."
The limited collection consists of twenty totems
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Unique collaboration
Koka Skowrońska — founder of Totem Studio Warsaw, visual artist and author of the concept, in which the Totem takes the form of a homemade sculpture with a given intention. She popularizes the art of toteming, which involves building vertical compositions from everyday objects. In her work she explores the theme of play and the relationship between objects, focusing particular attention on form, color and their interaction.
The collection is the result of a collaboration between Asia Pietrzyk and Koka Skowrońska
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Asia Pietrzyk — works in both illustration and applied graphics with a special focus on concept development. She attaches great importance to the story she tells visually, and finds her inspiration in both the present and the distant past. She sees illustrating as interpreting reality, including in non-obvious ways.
The collection "Pląsy Polskie" made by Asia Pietrzyk and Koka Skowrońska premiered on June 12. The project presents minimalist interpretations of selected Polish dances in an unorthodox way.
The collection is inspired by „Polish Dances” by Zofia Stryjeńska
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New interpretation
Oberek, mazur, krakowiak and kujawiak are presented in sculptural form. The limited collection includes twenty hand-painted and numbered objects. The series is distinguished by vivid colors and striped patterns.
- Less than 100 years ago, Zofia Stryjeńska, an outstanding Polish artist, published a series of illustrations „Polish Dances” and our present „Pląsy...” is a visual interpretation of Polish folk dances. Nothing happens by chance in these totems. The transverse lines symbolize folk stripes, the wooden ball on top of each Totem is a reference to a string of beads. There was also no way to miss the flower, which can be seen when looking at the totems slightly from above — describes Asia Pietrzyk.
Each object is numbered
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- It was not easy to teach the Totems to „dance.” At first the wooden, stiff lumps. Later, with each brushstroke, they acquired not only stripes and colors, but also life. Thus, the static, austere sculpture underwent a transformation into a colorful, dynamic and visually swirling object. In addition, a modern presentation of folk motifs that are quite difficult to interpret freshly — adds Koka Skowrońska.
The totems depict dynamic, vibrating dances captured in a static body of work
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