Jaroslaw Modzelewski

Jarosław Modzelewski is a prominent Polish painter born in 1955, known for his figurative works that blend irony, humor, and existential reflection. He was a co-founder of the influential Gruppa collective in Warsaw in the 1980s, which played a significant role in Polish Neo-Expressionism and positioned itself against the dominant trends of socialist realism and conceptual art. His paintings are characterized by bold, expressive brushwork, flattened forms, and a distinctive narrative quality that draws on everyday life, mythology, and the human condition.