Narrative Imagery | Kasia Polkowska

Paintings Transformed in Glass

Posted by kasiapolkowska on Mar 31, 2017 in Early Work, Mosaic Art, Narrative Imagery | No Comments

The mosaic is based on an image I painted a few years back while studying at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. My original painting depicted the imaginary spaces I thought up while reading Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Match Girl” – one of the most memorable fairy tales from my childhood. Both the painting and the mosaic are inspired by ...

Adding Characters to the Landscape

Posted by kasiapolkowska on Mar 29, 2017 in Early Work, Landscape Mosaics, Mosaic Art, Narrative Imagery, North East | No Comments

I got the idea for this piece while hiking at Bear Mountain State Park. It was a crisp and bright day, everything was illuminated. We were a little short on time and couldn’t linger around as long as we wanted to. While hurrying to make the last bus home to Brooklyn I got an idea. I ...

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