Angelika Mus-Nowak, The wider the shadow of the tree embraces them, the farther they move away from it, 2020

Angelika Mus-Nowak
The wider the shadow of the tree embraces them, the farther they move away from it, 2020
Oil pastels, bristol, 42x30 cm
Signed on the back

Born in 1990, graduate of the Faculty of Architecture at the Cracow University of Technology and doctoral studies in the Department of Philosophy of Natural Sciences at the Jagiellonian University.

An uncommon combination of an artistic soul with a strict mind. She is fascinated by nature, which she looks at with the eye of a scientist. Her works, beneath the surface of impressionistic landscapes, are an insightful study of physical phenomena observable in nature. Wave propagation, light scattering - these non-obvious determinants of the appearance of the world - are the proper subject of her paintings.

She is usually inspired to create by a reflective mood and philosophical thoughts. Philosophy is the art of wonder and questioning about seemingly simple matters. Philosophers usually use words, but one can also use images