Leon Tarasewicz (b. 1957)
A painter who repainted the boundaries of painting without renouncing his roots.
Style: Abstraction rooted in the experience of place, nature, and identity. His paintings are not windows to the world but hypnotic, colorful fields of rhythmic stripes, lines, and patches that deliver intense emotional vibration. He often paints in vertical or horizontal arrangements, creating almost mantras of color and light.
Technique: “Painting as space” — Tarasewicz goes beyond the traditional frame of the canvas, spreading his works onto gallery walls, floors, ceilings, and stairs. His painting is not just a visual experience but a full, physical encounter with space and color.
Life: He comes from Waliły in Podlasie, where he lives and creates, not abandoning locality for the sake of an international career. Associated with the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, he has shaped generations of young artists over the years. His attitude and work form an important voice in debates about the role of art, identity, and humanity’s relationship with nature.
Interesting fact: His connection with nature is almost mystical, though his art is neither declarative nor ideological. For collectors, he is an artist whose works are a lasting and prestigious investment, present in the most important public and private collections in Poland.
For us today: Tarasewicz is an artist who combines minimalism with spirituality, showing that art can be a place of encounter with what is primal, authentic, and enduring. His painting does not shout but lingers for a long time.
Joanna Piotrowska - Art Advisor & Marszand
Leon Tarasewicz (born 1957) – Polish painter and professor at the Academy of Fine Arts, known for abstract landscapes full of intense colors and subtle forms.
Born in 1957 in Wrocław, of Belarusian descent.
Abstract landscapes emphasizing fields of color and minimalist compositions.
Uses acrylics and oils on large formats, creating vibrant color fields inspired by nature.
Numerous exhibitions in Poland and Europe, including the well-known “Sunflowers” series.
Poland
Nature, landscape, fields of color, abstraction, minimalism
for outstanding achievements in painting
for services to Polish culture
for artistic achievements
