Marek Tobelewski

Marek Tobelewski

Marek received a BA (Hons) in Painting at Brighton Polytechnic in 1986 and has since received the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Award showed his work in many solo and group exhibitions. He is best described as an abstract painter, involving both modern and historical elements and techniques.

In all of his works, he uses a linear thread of connecting arcs of a circle, constantly evolving. He continually returns to his existing works adjust structures and refine each line in an attempt to 'reveal a balance within movement'.


This piece, Prussian Blue on Cobalt, uses both positive (pigment added) and negative (pigment taken away) lines overlapping to create visual depth to a 2D painting. The contrasting colours create shadows and highlights, hinting at a material 3D object, from a 2D form. He uses different shades of the same blue which keeps the painting from being too distracting and complicated, even with so many shapes and lines. 



This piece, Gold leaf Collage, works with negative space. Instead of drawing on the lines, He places the gold leaf around the shape, utilising the negative space. The delicate nature of this media makes it hard to work with, showing how skilled he is with using difficult materials. The shape of this piece suggests a sexual nature to me. When I look at this piece, I see a vulva, and the lines throughout suggests the anatomy to go along with it. To others it may be the opposite, simply lines on a canvas, and that's why I love it. It's not screaming out a meaning, yet the audience is free and welcome to deduce their own meanings and visuals from it. 

I love Marek's work, each piece is individual, yet all share the common factor of continuous, looping lines. Each piece utilises different colours and shapes, and even with the similarities, are all completely different. The way each line, or combination of lines, lay is constantly changing and evolving along with him which lends to a beautiful and seamless collection of work. 

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