from the series Pretty Lasses

We can find wit, folklore inspiration, girlish coquetry and gentle eroticism in Małgorzata Markiewicz's works. Her interest in the fate of a contemporary woman in a “male” world, opposition against domination and stereotypical patterns is invariable. In her objects and installations the artist uses textiles, crewel and clothes. Krasawice (2008) is a series of photographs in which models present the modern version of the costume. Inspired by Polish folklore, the floral and smooth skirt is based on the shape of the Maltese Cross, a motif from the work of the Polish artist and playwright Stanisław Wyspianski entitled “Caritas".

Małgorzata Markiewicz (b. 1979) creates objects, installations, videos, as well as photographs. Graduate of the Faculty of Sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow (diploma in 2004 from Antoni Porczak's studio, in 2015 a PhD degree). She also studied at Konstfack and Critical Design Studio at the Faculty of Architecture of the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. Her works are in the collections of Bunkier Sztuki in Krakow, MOCAK in Krakow, Museum of Photography in Krakow, Arsenal Gallery in Białystok, BWA in Bielsko Biała, Central Museum of Textiles in Łódź and Berardo Collection Museum in Lisbon, to name a few.