The Artist
Stefan Fiedorowicz
is a self-taught artist from Kamloops in British Columbia, who
began painting seriously in 2000 and has been painting full
time since leaving the public service in 2002, where he practiced
social work for twenty-two years.
He is also
a member of the Federation of Canadian Artists and has Active
Status. Born and raised in Ontario, Montreal and Victoria, British
Columbia, he comes from a family of European descent and has
recently moved to live and work in Manchester. He works in oils
and acrylic but prefers to use oil with scrapers especially
for his abstractions. Of his work, Stefan says:
"I
make paintings that are vibrant in colour, vigorous in structure
and abstract in nature. Life is good and bad, my work is about
celebrating the good. There are two streams that I follow
in art, one is abstract. It is rare that I make a purely conscious
decision about what I am going to paint. I believe that the
creative process involves imagination and getting in touch
with the subconscious. My one clear aim is to use colours
and shapes and to apply the paint in a passionate way which
comes out of me as positive creative energy."
During his
university years, Stefan studied the history of art and soon
discovered a passion for creating art and began painting colourful
oil on canvas. His current themes include abstract women, European
villas and cities, which enable him to use lines and powerful
colours, sometimes being very abstract.
His paintings
have an overall gestural and abstract quality. Objects are chosen
by him because of what they mean to him or what they look like,
their shape. He simplifies them and sometimes combines them
into pleasing arrangements. Stefan believes that there is nothing
hugely complex in his abstract art, which is typified by vibrant
colours, powerful expression, and dynamic composition, combined
to create works "...to intrigue and disarm the viewer".
His work
is intuitive; colour is the language that he uses to express
what he is feeling, and hopefully the work elicits emotional
responses and vividly expresses his passion for art and life.
His work
has been exhibited in Vancouver, Sydney and in Sorrento.
An extensive
gallery of Stefan's work, most of which is for sale, can be
seen on his website at: www.absolutearts.com/stefanfiedorowicz
Stefan can
be contacted via email at: stefanfied2004@yahoo.com
