2024-04-16
Both Waclaw Sporski and his son Alex are Belarusian painters of Polish origin. Both have a huge imagination, a well-developed workshop and an idea for their art. Their paintings can be found in many private collections around the world. What distinguishes the paintings of this pair of artists?
The Sporski tandem pursues a similar artistic vision. The viewer, when looking at their paintings, is transported into a daydream; the artists realize oneiric visions (oneirism is a tendency in art that involves constructing reality in the manner of a dream). The figures in their paintings are often dressed in elaborate costumes, partly oriental and partly associated with Christian painting. The compositions of the painters also feature Christian symbolism, some figures wear medallions with saints, and the titles and themes of some paintings refer directly to Christianity (e.g. "Archangel Michael" by Wacław Sporski). All the figures and events are "distant", and the vision is distorted by numerous lines and intentional imperfections.
The artists run a joint website and Facebook account.
Waclaw Sporski (born 1960) graduated from the A.K. Glebov State Art School in Minsk. He made his artistic debut in 1983. He has taken part in many solo and group exhibitions both in his native Belarus and in the Netherlands, Japan, Poland and Lithuania.
Alex Sporski (born 1983) graduated from the Grodno State Art College in 2003. Since 2004 he has participated in numerous exhibitions in the Republic of Belarus and abroad. In 2006, he graduated from Grodno University. Since 2008 he has been a member of the Union of Polish Artists of the Republic of Belarus.
At the July auction of recent art there is an opportunity to buy as many as three paintings by Waclaw and Alex Sporski. The father's two oil-on-canvas compositions are entitled 'Expectation' and 'Archangel Michael', while the son's work is entitled 'Beyond Chaos'.
