African Seamstress 

Iwo Zaniewski's 'African Seamstress' employs blocks of colour and shadow to create a subdued interior scene. The composition is structured by the interplay of light and dark, casting familiar objects in an abstract and symbolic manner. The painting flattens the space, using a simplified palette of oranges, blues, greens, yellows and browns to evoke a sense of calm introspection. The sewing machine and table, though recognisable, are rendered as formal elements, their presence heightened by the lack of detail. Zaniewski uses colour not for realistic description, but to create a structured pictorial space, reminiscent of early modernist experiments with form. 'African Seamstress' reduces the scene to its most essential components, inviting us to consider not only what is depicted, but how it is presented. This invites a dialogue about the intersections of form, function, and the symbolic potential inherent in everyday life.