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The other day, I caught Olga posting Instagram stories of my hometown from my youth. Within Warsaw's concrete jungle, there is an undiscovered, sacred green area. I used to go there in the summer to stare at gorgeous old pines and take a breath of fresh air within my urban airways. In her tale, Olga visited this area for the first time but she also got mesmerized by one of the oldest backyards in Warsaw. In the near future, I am sure she'll paint an inspired Boernerowo painting.
We asked Olga what she uses as the basis for creating her minimalist collages and artworks of human-shaped landscapes.
"My name is Olga Szczechowska, and I'm living in Warsaw. Since the age of a youngster, I've drawn and painted a lot. I went to an art school in high school. I also took classes in Drawing and Cultural Studies at the University of Nicolaus Copernicus in Torun.
I'm an illustrator, painter as well as a graphic designer. Through my work, I focus on the relationship between humans and nature, carefully observing the way we create the natural world around us. When I look at hedges that have been trimmed, decorative plants, and carefully designed gardens for homes, I am capturing the eerie beauty of the surroundings around us."
"For many years, I've also been creating simple collages. The collages are inspired by landscapes, still life, or are made as the result of experiments with shapes, textures, and colours.
My work is diverse since collage and painting are quite different. However, they have one thing in common: they soothe. I've heard the term "soothing" from my audience many times, and I think that best describes the essence of my work. When I'm tired of painting, I create collages, and vice versa. The one style serves as an escape from the one.
I think observation is key. I pay attention to everything that surrounds me, architectural structures, nature, as well as objects. This is evident in my artwork. My artworks don't see any person, but you get the feeling of human presence in trimmed hedges or in a mug left in the kitchen table."
Visit Olga's Instagram to view her relaxing art work currently in process.
