Katarzyna Knychała
In the series I am currently working on, I am expanding the story of a creature I have created, which is supposed to originate from a child’s imagination. Its silhouette is simplified – it is a unification of the image of most animal species.
The motif I am reproducing is meant to return in adult life through dreams (oil paintings) and memories (transfer works based on photographs). In my paintings, I show the environment in which these fantastic creatures live, revealing the rituals, customs, and secrets they uphold.
I explore the theme of simultaneously combining childlike aesthetics with elements that evoke anxiety as the embodiment of the connection between the world of childhood and later adult life.
knychala.katarzyna@gmail.com
Katarzyna Knychała (born 2001 in Poznań) I am currently in my final year of a Master’s degree in Painting at the University of the Arts in Poznań. Oil painting and object-based works are my main forms of expression, through which I explore the theme of creating a surreal universe based on childhood memories. Since 2024, I have been an active member of the Poznań-based Kolektyw Pod Ciśnieniem (Under Pressure Collective). I also organise exhibitions at Dług Gallery, a space co-run by me and Wiktoria Cwityńska.
