Zofia Bogusz’s name is almost as badass as her painting is. I discovered her work recently on Jux. There are several elements that strike me about her work. One thing that I particularly like is that a lot of her work ends up painted onto wood. I spent quite a while flipping through her website the other day. I was bummed out to discover that she recently had a solo exhibit in Chelsea, and I totally missed it. Browse more of her work over here.
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It’s weirding me out how similar this painting is to some of Charmaine Olivia’s work. The portraits on raw wood are trending right now, so I can understand that….but the ships on the shoulders…..Charmaine has a few paintings with that theme and even has ships tattooed on her arms. wild. Great painting regardless. Here are a few of Charmaines’s:
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Thank you for the feature Jake’s Mag!
Various artists use ships in their work. The nautical themes in my work represent my affinity for the water, as well as my experiences in both swimming and surfing. The Atlantic Ocean is especially symbolic in my life as it is the body of water between my current home (NYC) and where I migrated from as a child (Poland). My painting “off the boat” is a visual representation of the life changing journey across the sea http://zofiaart.com/#dir=art&page=off_the_boat
In my painting “the republic” http://zofiaart.com/#dir=art&page=the_republic I put in a modern navy ship, but that’s a story for another time.