Louz Martyna Abu, Golden dreams

140 x 60, acrylic and schagmetal on canvas, 2021

B. 1985, Poznan

Master of Arts, graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts
Fine Arts in Poznan, majoring in painting
easel painting. For several years, in addition to painting pictures, she has been involved in video editing, editing films for performances and creating promotional videos. Occasionally, she creates stage sets for performances and realizes photo reports from events.

In the artist's painting activity one can find
references to psychological issues such as hidden fears - the series "Phobias in urban space".
She also takes up the subject of the imposition of certain norms and rules by the environment or the system, and shows their impact and emotional consequences - the "States" series.

In 2019, she received an honorable mention in the All-Poland MILITARY ART Film, Photography and Art Competition for her painting work entitled "Irrevocably." In 2020, she received the Minister of Defense Award in the same competition for an interview/reportage entitled: "Cambodia '93." The film tells the moving story of a Polish soldier, a participant in the UN mission in Cambodia in 1992/1993.