Patryk Różycki: Better Forget About It

Painter Patryk Różycki's solo exhibition for Warsaw Gallery Weekend 2022.

Różycki's paintings are his very intimate analysis of closeness and relations between family members, especially in the face of death. Images from his memories are interspersed with hypothetical situations that a family might experience. They are set in a very real context, where the social and economic status of the protagonist (artist himself) provokes further twists and turns of this emotional story. The sincerity and vulnerability with which the artist evokes his difficult memories are striking. Różycki speaks openly about the need for eschewing the stereotypical masculinity that is in his view no longer relevant to most contemporary young men. He unveils his childhood fears and his aversion to commitment, while longing for stable relationships. Exposed emotions dominate over male ambition; attachment to the self-image seems to be gone.