Painter 

Iwo Zaniewski’s painting presents a solitary figure indoors against a backdrop of winter. The hazy application of color evokes a somber mood, enhanced by the dull greys and muted tones that dominate both the interior and exterior scenes. Note how the composition is divided, setting the warm, textured foreground against the cooler, distant background. The figure, dressed in dark clothing, is nearly camouflaged against the patterned sofa, suggesting a theme of concealment or introspection. Zaniewski carefully uses line and perspective to draw the viewer's eye from the intimate interior space out to the wintry urban landscape, creating a visual dialogue between confinement and freedom. The work explores the contrast between lived, interior space and external reality through painterly form. Zaniewski uses the window not just as a source of light but as a symbolic frame, inviting us to consider how we perceive and interact with the world around us. The painting becomes a study in perception, questioning the nature of our relationship to our environment.