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Aleksander Baszynski – Untitled, 2018
Aleksander Baszynski – Untitled, 2018 is a painting executed in oil and acrylic on canvas. Measuring 80 × 80 cm, the work belongs to the field of contemporary figurative painting, in which a recognisable motif is subjected to an intense, almost destructive painterly process.
Description of the painting
The composition depicts silhouettes of palm trees emerging from a deep, dark background. The painting is maintained in the artist’s characteristic sombre tonality, transforming a landscape motif into a space of tension rather than exotic decoration. The palms do not form an idyllic scene; instead, they become carriers of memory, unease and visual intensity.
The key formal device is the presence of numerous light openings across the surface of the canvas. These bright areas are not created by applying light paint, but by mechanically rubbing and scraping through the painted layers down to the raw canvas. As a result, light in the painting is not simply cast onto the motif; it is extracted from beneath the painted surface.
Technique and materiality
In Untitled, Baszynski treats the painting as a multilayered structure. The gesture of scraping and abrading the surface reveals the physical presence of the canvas and intensifies the material character of the work. This subtractive technique creates a dynamic chiaroscuro and allows the composition to function both as an image and as an autonomous painterly object.
The contrast between the dark background, the fragmented palm motif and the exposed light areas gives the painting a strong visual presence. The work combines a figurative starting point with expressive surface intervention, where the physical act of disturbing the image becomes as important as the subject represented.
Artistic context
The painting may be read in dialogue with the work of Nicola Samorì, particularly in its exposure of the ground, violation of the image surface and treatment of painting as a structure open to physical intervention. It also evokes an attitude associated with Anselm Kiefer’s practice: the weight of material, the autonomy of the painted object and the tension between image and surface.
In Baszynski’s work, the decorative motif of palm trees is radically transformed. Instead of an exotic landscape, the viewer encounters a melancholic, visually saturated image in which beauty, destruction and the materiality of canvas remain in constant tension.
Artwork details
Artist: Aleksander Baszynski / Sasza Baszynski
Title: Untitled
Year: 2018
Category: painting
Art movement: figurativism
Technique: oil and acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 80 × 80 cm
Purchasing the artwork
Untitled is a strong proposition for collectors interested in young contemporary painting, materially intense artworks and pieces that combine a figurative motif with formal experimentation. For availability, price or additional information about the painting, please contact us.
