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
