PROJECT
COVID /
YEARS
2020–2021 /
MEDIUM
Painting /
COUNTRY
Poland /
CONTEXT
Global COVID-19 Pandemic
National Lockdown /
ARCHIVE
31 Artworks /
COLLECTIONS
National Museum in Szczecin /
EXHIBITIONS
Konik Studio Timeline
National Museum in Szczecin
2023 /
RELATED ARCHIVES
Process Documentation
Publications
The COVID series was created in March 2020 during the first weeks of the global pandemic and lockdown. It documents a historical moment that, from the very beginning, was understood as a defining event of its time. More than thirty paintings were created within a short period, recording uncertainty, isolation and the sudden transformation of everyday life.
Montaż wystawy Konik Studio Timeline / Muzeum Narodowe w Szczecinie / 2023 / zdjęcie : Olga Iwanow
Cykl COVID powstał w marcu 2020 roku, w pierwszych tygodniach pandemii i społecznej izolacji. Stanowi dokument wydarzenia, które od początku postrzegałem jako moment historyczny. W krótkim czasie powstało ponad trzydzieści obrazów rejestrujących atmosferę niepewności, izolacji i gwałtownej zmiany codzienności.
Selected works :
1. COVID Series: Sequence 01
KS-PA-CV-2020-001 [COVID BABY]
DATE : 2020
AUTHOR : P.Kleszczewski
MEDIUM : oil on canvas
DIMENSIONS : 60x50cm
SERIES : Covid
STATUS : Konik Studio collection
CATALOGUE : Covid, Szczecin, STMS, 2021, Konik Studio Timeline, National Museum in Szczecin ISBN 978-83-67578-15-8
RELATED PROJECTS : War / Desiries
2. COVID Series: Sequence 02
KS-PA-CV-2020-002 [CROWD]
DATE : 2020
AUTHOR : P.Kleszczewski
MEDIUM : acrylic on canvas
DIMENSIONS : 90x110cm
SERIES : Covid
STATUS : Konik Studio collection
CATALOGUE : no
RELATED PROJECTS : War / Desiries
3. COVID Series: Sequence 03
KS-PA-CV-2020-003 [CROWD]
DATE : 2020
AUTHOR : P.Kleszczewski
MEDIUM : acrylic and solvent on wood
DIMENSIONS : 100x120cm
SERIES : Covid
STATUS : Konik Studio collection
CATALOGUE : Covid, Szczecin, STMS, 2021
RELATED PROJECTS : War / Desiries
4. COVID Series: Sequence 04
KS-PA-CV-2020-004
DATE : 2020
AUTHOR : P.Kleszczewski
MEDIUM : acrylic and solvent on canvas
DIMENSIONS : 60x40cm
SERIES : Covid
STATUS : Konik Studio collection
CATALOGUE : no
RELATED PROJECTS : War / Desiries
Limited access to art materials influenced the working process. The paintings were created on whatever was available in the studio, including overpainted earlier works, wooden boards, fibreboard and reclaimed supports. The material itself became part of the record of that period.
Ograniczony dostęp do materiałów wpłynął na sposób pracy. Obrazy powstawały z tego, co znajdowało się w pracowni — na zamalowanych wcześniejszych obrazach, deskach, płytach pilśniowych i przypadkowych podporach malarskich. Materiał stał się częścią opowieści o czasie, w którym powstawały.
5. COVID Series: Sequence 05
KS-PA-CV-2020-005
DATE : 2020 [MUSEUM COLLECTION]
AUTHOR : P.Kleszczewski
MEDIUM : acrylic and solvent on canvas
DIMENSIONS : 110x120cm
SERIES : Covid
STATUS : National Museum in Szczecin collection
CATALOGUE : Covid, Szczecin, STMS, 2021
RELATED PROJECTS : War / Desiries
6. COVID Series: Sequence 06
KS-PA-CV-2020-006 [CROWD]
DATE : 2020 [LOST]
AUTHOR : P.Kleszczewski
MEDIUM : acrylic and solvent on wood
DIMENSIONS :
SERIES : Broken Tale
STATUS : Konik Studio collection
CATALOGUE : no
RELATED PROJECTS : In The Beginning Was Water / Shadows
7. COVID Series: Sequence 07
KS-PA-CV-2020-007 [CROWD]
DATE : 2020 [LOST]
AUTHOR : P.Kleszczewski
MEDIUM : acrylic and solvent on wood
DIMENSIONS :
SERIES : Broken Tale
STATUS : Konik Studio collection
CATALOGUE : no
RELATED PROJECTS : In The Beginning Was Water / Shadows
8. COVID Series: Sequence 08
KS-PA-CV-2020-008 [COVID BABY]
DATE : 2020
AUTHOR : P.Kleszczewski
MEDIUM : acrylic and solvent on canvas
DIMENSIONS :
SERIES : Covid
STATUS : Konik Studio collection
CATALOGUE : no
RELATED PROJECTS : War / Desiries
9. COVID Series: Sequence 09
KS-PA-CV-2020-009 [COVID BABY]
DATE : 2020
AUTHOR : P.Kleszczewski
MEDIUM : acrylic and solvent on canvas
DIMENSIONS : 70x100cm
SERIES : Covid
STATUS : Konik Studio collection
CATALOGUE : Covid, Szczecin, STMS, 2021
RELATED PROJECTS : War / Desiries
10. COVID Series: Sequence 10
KS-PA-CV-2020-010 [COVID MADONNA]
DATE : 2020
AUTHOR : P.Kleszczewski
MEDIUM : acrylic and solvent on canvas
DIMENSIONS :
SERIES : Covid
STATUS : Konik Studio collection
CATALOGUE : Covid, Szczecin, STMS, 2021
RELATED PROJECTS : War / Desiries
11. COVID Series: Sequence 11
KS-PA-CV-2020-011 [COVID MADONNA]
DATE : 2020
AUTHOR : P.Kleszczewski
MEDIUM : acrylic and solvent on canvas
DIMENSIONS :
SERIES : Covid
STATUS : Konik Studio collection
CATALOGUE : no
RELATED PROJECTS : War / Desiries
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Selected works from the series were presented in the monographic exhibition Konik Studio Timeline at the National Museum in Szczecin (2023). Several works were acquired for the museum's permanent collection.
Wybrane prace z cyklu zostały zaprezentowane podczas monograficznej wystawy Konik Studio Timeline w Muzeum Narodowym w Szczecinie (2023). Część prac weszła do kolekcji Muzeum Narodowego w Szczecinie.
12. COVID Series: Sequence 12 / The Fly into Egipt
KS-PA-CV-2020-012
DATE : 2020 [MUSEUM COLLECTION]
AUTHOR : P.Kleszczewski
MEDIUM : oil on canvas
DIMENSIONS : 150x150cm
SERIES : Covid
STATUS : National Museum in Szczecin collection
CATALOGUE : Covid, Szczecin, STMS, 2021, Konik Studio Timeline, National Museum in Szczecin ISBN 978-83-67578-15-8