Jadwiga Sawicka
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The paintings presented at the exhibition raise the issue of the linguistic clichés present in public debate in Poland in the 21st century and the ideologies that lurk behind them. Sawicka deliberately employs ideologically charged words such as ‘racist’, ‘nationalist’ or ‘motherland’ but she paints them in such a way that it is impossible to tell unequivocally whether the artist has in mind a ‘racial conflict’ or for example a ‘purebred’ dog. Sawicka’s art employs linguistic scraps, slogans from political banners, tabloid headlines and TV news bulletins. Sawicka is a painter of her time, vigilantly documenting the political debate polarising the contemporary Poland. She exposes the ideological inconsistencies and incoherent identities of the debate’s participants.
