The Co(s)mic Picture of Reality in the Art of Julia Curyo

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The Co(s)mic Picture of Reality in the Art of Julia Curyo is both a collection of essays about the work of Julia Curyo and an album of works by the artist representing a generation of Central and Eastern European artists born in the 1980s. The central part of the book is an essay by Joanna Paneth, an art historian and graduate of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun. Paneth provides an in-depth analysis of Curyos selected paintings from a series focusing on space and existential themes. The author discusses the artists work in a broader cultural context, referring to the history of art, religion and philosophy and introduces the relatively new current reflected in the artists work: space art. The author Joanna Paneth write: The entire book is a journey. Curyo takes us on an unforgettable adventure. We begin on Earth amid the surrounding reality, moving slowly towards the solar system, where planets and space probes and galaxies await us. We go deeper into space to end our adventure even further: among biblical figures and to learn the genesis of the Universes creation. At each stage of our journey all the elements, people and space are interconnected and together form an uninterrupted narrative continued in the subsequent works of the artist.

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"An unforgettable 128-page paperback adventure through Curylo's exciting art, which combines images of space and technology, religion, consumerism, women's art history, migrations and kitsch, this hefty book discusses the Polish artist's work in a broader cultural context, referring to the history of art, religion and philosophy." * Arts & Collections *

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Julia Curyo was born in Warsaw. She studied at Warsaws Academy of Fine Arts, where she obtained her degree in the painting studio of Professor Leon Tarasewicz and the public space art studio supervised by Professor Mirosaw Duchowski in 2009. She is the author of paintings and installations presented in the public space of the city. In January 2010, she won the contest organized by A19 Gallery located in Marymont subway station in Warsaw. The large-format mural entitled Lambs of God she presented there won her fame. In November, same year, Curyo received the Grand Prix awarded by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage as well well as the Award of BWA City Gallery in Bydgoszcz during the 2010 PROMOTION in Art Gallery in Legnica. In May 2011, she was nominated to the prestigious award of the 10th Geppert Contest. In 2012 and 2016, Julia Curyo received a scholarship awarded by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage. Curylo participated in over 60 exhibitions in Poland and abroad. Her paintings can be found in numerous private collections and national art institutions like Warsaw Uprising Museum, Museum of Fine Art in Legnica and National Museum in Gdask. In 2021 she received her PhD at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, the title of her dissertation was Cosmogonies , between faith and science