Exhibition title: „Now that's the paradise - welcome to my paradise”

Beata Mysior rocznik ’83

Lives in Sosnówka. She is a graduate of Photographic College at Jelenia Góra School of Arts and Crafts. Her favourite photographic themes are: staged photography, landscape, abandoned places. She is also a fan of horror movies.
Participant in the Polish-Czech photo-exhibition „Written with the light” – MDK Muflon Gallery in Jelenia Góra, Eurocenter in Jablonec nad Nisou.

Wojciech Bykowski rocznik ’85
 

Living in Jelenia Góra since birth. He is a graduate of Photographic College at Jelenia Góra School of Arts and Crafts. He’s got a degree of photo technician. He’s been a member of Jelenia Góra Photographic Association. His favourite photographic themes are: architecture, photo montage, abandoned places. Participant of photographic course “The school of vision”.
More important Polish and international exhibitions:
“Teraz – dowód współistnienia” (Now – proof of coexistence) exhibition on the occasion of 50th anniversary of Nowiny Jeleniogórskie – BWA Gallery in Jelenia Góra, “Za miedzą” Gallery in Lubomierz
“Jelenia Góra i Jeleniogórzanie” (Jelenia Góra and its dwellers) (2008-2010) – ODK Promotions Gallery in Jelenia Góra
„Teatr nasz widzimy ogromny”(Our theater, we see tremendous) – Skene Gallery – C.K. Norwid Theater in Jelenia Góra
Photographic Exhibition Euroregion Nysa – Eurocentrum in Jablonec nad Nisou
“Przesieka 2009” – ODK Promotions Gallery in Jelenia Góra
“Foto Odlot 2010” – WDK Gallery in Rzeszów
“Written with the light” – MDK Muflon Gallery in Jelenia Góra, Eurocentrum in Jablonec nad Nisou
XIV all-Polish Photographic Review “Ponidzie 2010” – “Zielona” Gallery in Busko Zdrój

FORM PROVOCATION  IN THE NAME OF HIGHER AIMS
Out of sheer modesty they don’t feel photographers yet. Although they rake through Photoshop as they don’t have a darkroom, they don’t call themselves graphic designers  either. Their works, which are neither photo montages nor graphic works are connected by a mega thread of time-memories-life. They differ in approaching the subject: Beata presents places, Wojtek, people. In addition, there is pugnacious technique of authorial collage which is one more attempt to find a fresh idea for a photograph.
Their work reminds me of a scandal that took place at the end of 19th century when Edouard Manet had a new idea for means of expression in painting. It was a return to pure colours, as a starting point for painting – even – brown and dark.
He was inspired by the discovery of spectrum - the nature of the light. Which happened at that time…So as not to vanish in a big family of painters, he added to his paintings a sharp theme, often provoking the world of art. Reaction of  the audience in those days proved to be stronger than expected and no one except for the future impressionists noticed the new genius technique. However,  Mysior’s and Bykowski’s situation is  reverse to the one of Manet’s: for them, the theme is crucial, and form just tempts a viewer to delve deeper in the content. This is how I see it, and I keep wondering what the reaction of an audience and photographic family will be.
Maciej Lercher

Maciej Lercher 2011-05-28