Bachlechner Gallery Award – Zurich, Switzerland 

“La Voie Européenne de la Paix” – Alençon, Hôtel du Département, France

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Autorka głośnej książki Fragmenty Lustra \(poetycki i intymny zapis twórczej samoświadomości i kobiecych doświadczeń, wydany w 2011 roku przez Wydawnictwo SO\/T\); Stypendysta Akademii Sztuk Pięknych w Carrarze. Na co dzień pracuje w swoich pracowniach w Warszawie i Pomarance w Toskanii. Ukończyła Wydział Rzeźby warszawskiej Akademii Sztuk Pięknych \(pracownia Grzegorza Kowalskiego – dyplom 1994\). Studiowała filologię perską i włoską na Uniwersytecie Warszawskim oraz rzeźbę we Włoszech i Iranie. Jej przygoda z rzeźbą zaczęła się od fascynacji kulturą Włoch i Iranu, gdzie spędziła młodość. Osiecka tworzy rzeźby abstrakcyjne i figuratywne. Pracuje głównie w kamieniu, zwłaszcza w marmurze, który jest jej pierwszym materiałem. Uczestniczyła w wielu międzynarodowych sympozjach rzeźby w kamieniu.

2008 - Latająca Galeria, Warszawa, Polska

2013 - Permanent Mission of Poland to the UN in Geneva, Szwajcaria

2013-2020 Blachlechner Gallery, Zurich, Szwajcaria

2014 - “From the studio” Dom Dochodowy, pl.Trzech Krzyży 3, Warszawa

2014 - “La Voie Européenne de la Paix” Alençon, Hôtel du Département, Francja

2015 - van Rij Gallery, Cmielow, Polska

2016 - Muzeum A.& J.Iwaszkiewicz, Stawisko, Polska

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Monika Osiecka

*laser cut steel, metal drawer, paint*
*height 40 cm*

The sculpture was created during a residency at art-st-urban in Switzerland under the patronage of the Polish Ambassador to Switzerland.

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Koło z Zielonym Pudełkiem

*patinated bronze, steel*
*height  13 cm*

Waiting women – perhaps the wive of sailor, sitting and gazing at the horizon.

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Z koczkiem

*alabaster - agate*
*hight 70 x 35 cm*

A composition unique in the entire sculptural oeuvre of Monika Osiecka. Made of cognac alabaster from Volterra, Italy. One of the artist’s first sculptures, bearing traces of the first\/other life of this particular piece of alabaster: traces of mechanical \(saw marks\) and manual human interference resulting from chipping fragments of rock from the monolithic wall in the quarry. The composition was created in the sculptor’s studio in Zosin, Otrębusy.

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Pierwsza Turbina

*White Marianne marble *
*height approx. 45cm*

The artist’s first abstract marble sculpture, made around 1994 in the sculptor’s studio near Sulejówek. A unique composition, giving rise to the artist’s new thinking about the expressive possibilities of stone as an artistic medium. In terms of meaning, the composition is a record of the state of emotional emptiness.

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Pusta

*Golden dolomite*
*height approx. 100cm*

A unique sculpture, corresponding in its abstract form with the work entitled Pusta. The conical marble form was created by carving out a clearance, with polished interior walls; the exterior retains the natural texture of the original block of stone. The clearance suggests multiple meanings and invites numerous interpretations; it is a kind of transition, both physical and emotional.

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Transition

*Sławniowice marble, steel*
*height approx. 75 cm*

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Jasne wrzeciono

Ciemne wrzeciono

*Sławniowice marble, steel*
*height approx. 185 cm*

A unique abstract sculpture, alluding in its form to the shape of a spindle. It belongs to a series consisting of four compositions similar in size, each made of a different type of stone. /Spindle III /was carved from grey Polish marble in the artist’s sculpture studio in Otrębusy in 2017.

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Wrzeciono III

patinated bronze
height: 54 cm
A female nude made in bronze, inspired by a photograph by Edward Weston which the artist saw in a shop window during her stay in London. The second in a series of three figurative representations of the same pose, made by the artist from her imagination. The portrayal of a seated woman with her head lowered and tilted towards her left shoulder is characterised by the extraordinary delicacy of the depiction, full of harmony and melancholy at the same time. The sculpture was made by the artist in her studio at Poleczki Street in Warsaw.

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Ola II

patinated bronze
height: 55 cm
A female nude made in bronze, inspired by a photograph by Edward Weston which the artist saw in a shop window during her stay in London. The third in a series of three figurative representations of the same pose, made by the artist from her imagination. The portrayal of the seated woman with her head lowered and tilted towards her left shoulder is characterized by an extraordinary delicacy of capture and melancholy at the same time. The sculpture was made by the artist in her studio at Poleczki Street in Warsaw.

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Ola III

*petit granit*
*height approx. 180 cm*

The first of four large-format abstract works in a series entitled /Spindles/. The title derives from the name of the location where the sculpture was created – the Belgian town of Sprimont, where the artist attended a sculpture symposium in 2000.

The composition, made of local anthracite granite, is both a separate work with an extremely sublime abstract form \(column, spindle, rocket, missile\) and simultaneously coexisting with the other three Spindles. \/

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Wrzeciono Sprimont

*patinated bronze,*
*live size*

A female nude made in bronze, inspired by a photograph by Edward Weston which the artist saw in a shop window during her stay in London. On her return to Poland, inspired by the pose of the woman photographed by Weston, the sculptress made three full-figure female sculptures. The other two were made by the artist from her imagination. The female figure is characterised by an extraordinary delicacy of its depiction and melancholy at the same time. The composition was made by the artist in her studio at Poleczki Street in Warsaw.

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Ola (after E. Weston)

*golden dolomite, steel*
*height approx. 188 cm*

An abstract sculpture, alluding in its form to the shape of a spindle. This is the artist’s third work from the /Spindles /series. The piece was created in the sculptor’s studio at the Zosin estate in Otrębusy. Like the other three similarly sized works of the same title in the artist’s oeuvre to date, this work is one of her pinnacles of abstract sculpture – both through its synthetic, even ascetic form, and the universal values inscribed in it – notably absolute beauty.

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Złote Wrzeciono

*alabaster, steel*
*height approx. 40 cm*

The work is the result of imposing the concept of the sculptor’s artistic vision on a stone extracted from a quarry, which had already had its history before it went to the artist’s studio – visible in the traces of interference of a hand or mechanical tools in its surface.
Osiecka leaves these traces, she has no wish to deprive the lump of alabaster of the truth about itself.

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Białe Koło Zębate

*Carrara calacatta marble, steel *
*height approx. 185 cm*

One of four large-format abstract works from a series entitled /Spindle/. It was created in 2010 in Carrara, at the Artemisia studio above Torano. Made of Calacatta stone, the highest quality Carrara marble. Like the three other large-format compositions of the same title, it is a work of sublime abstract form \(column, spindle, rocket, missile\), coexisting simultaneously with the three other Spindles \/(Golden Spindle, Sprimont Spindle, Spindle III\)/. It is a monumental architectural and sculptural spatial form in which, in addition to its shape, a strong connotation is contained in the contrasting colour surfaces of the Spindles, each made of a different type of stone.

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Białe Wrzeciono

*bordiglio alabaster, marble, bronze *
*height approx. 70 cm*

A unique sculpture made of very rarely seen nowadays Bardiglio anthracite alabaster. The composition was created in the studio of the artist Tristan Cassamayor in Carrara, Italy. In a biological form reminiscent of a flower, the artist has preserved and exposed as an artistic value the visible structure of the stone, composed of interconnected stone balls. The composition belongs to a short series of works in which the artist refers to organic with a broader interpretative potential.

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Naparstnica

*white alabaster, steel height *
*approx. 65 cm*

A unique sculpture of snow-white alabaster mounted on four shafts in a metal base. The rectangular form of the work bears natural traces of the tools used in the quarry when forging the blocks of alabaster from the wall monolith. The artist has exposed the original life of the stone, giving it a very simple abstract form. ‘This is the base that became a sculpture’ – says the artist. ‘I was making an alabaster base for another sculpture. One morning I entered the studio to continue my work and saw that what was supposed to be the base had gained strength and had somehow become a sculpture in its own right. I had no choice but to add a steel base to it.’

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Płatek śniegu

*alabaster *
*height approx. 70 cm*

The work is the result of imposing the concept of the sculptor’s artistic vision on a stone extracted from a quarry, which had already had its history before it went to the artist’s studio – visible in the traces of interference of a hand or mechanical tools in its surface.
Osiecka leaves these traces, she has no wish to deprive the lump of alabaster of the truth about itself.

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Koło zębate podwójne

*Patinated bronze, steel*
*height 26 cm*

The artist, entering the period of attempts to synthesize and geometrize form, is looking for a deeper meaning than the purely figurative one in her sculpture "Akt z kulką". Her work is full of ambiguities and hidden messages, which provoke the viewer to their interpretations.

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Akt z kulką

*patinated bronze, steel*
*height 30 cm*

The artist, entering the period of attempts to synthesize and geometrize form, is looking for a deeper meaning in her sculpture "Wiolonczela" than the purely figurative one. This unique work is an invitation to the viewer to explore their feelings and thoughts, leaving the interpretation open to various ideas and experiences.

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Wiolonczela

*Patinated bronze, wood*
*height 23 cm*

The inspiration for the "Syrena" sculpture was the wonderful children's book "My Name is Shell" by Holly Bourne. The artist captures the moment when the Mermaid freezes on the shore, emanating her intriguing aura. Her posture is full of dignity and grace, and her gaze directed into the distance suggests that she has an extraordinary journey ahead of her into the world of dreams and adventures.

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Syrena

*cognac alabaster, white alabaster*
*height 38 cm*

A sculpture in the form of a larger and a smaller cogwheel, made of two types of alabaster. The larger gearwheel was carved from white alabaster, while the smaller one from cognac alabaster. The piece belongs to the artist’s series of works entitled /Turbines/. In terms of meaning, this spatial composition carries two strong codes of meaning present in many cultures and traditions, synergy and antagonism: wheels moving in the same direction or in opposite directions. In Monika Osiecka’s sculptures, these forms refer primarily to emotional or mental personal states and interpersonal relationships.

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Koło zębate na kole zębatym

*Patinated bronze, steel*
*height approx. 34 cm*

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Ola Balet II

*pale pink Spanish alabaster *
*natural size*
One of Monica Osiecka’s first figurative sculptures in stone. Made in a sculpture workshop at Lago d’Iseo in Italy. A landmark piece in the artist’s career – for it was created without a model, without drawings or sketches, directly in stone, from imagination. Before the work was created, the artist – during a sculpture symposium in Fordongianus, Sardinia – had the opportunity to meet artists making figurative sculptures in the same way, without a previously prepared model. The torso of a young woman, emerging from untreated pale pink alabaster, is a testimony to the artist’s mastery of her craft and her ability to extract from stone a form full of delicacy and sensual charge.

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Lago d'lseo

*patinated bronze *
*110x56x40 cm*

A female nude made in bronze, inspired by a photograph by Edward Weston which the artist saw in a shop window during her stay in London. The third in a series of three figurative representations of the same pose, made by the artist from her imagination. The portrayal of the seated woman with her head lowered and tilted towards her left shoulder is characterised by an extraordinary delicacy of capture and melancholy at the same time. The sculpture was made by the artist in her studio at Poleczki Street in Warsaw.

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Balet Sady

*patinated bronze, steel, *
*height 65 cm*

The sculpture was created in the studio in Sady Żoliborskie. A dancer of the National Ballet posed for the piece. Portraying a standing pregnant woman with her head slightly tilted, it is characterised by the extraordinary delicacy of the depiction, full of harmony and reverie at the same time.

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Olga

*patinated bronze, steel *
*height 46 cm *
Two sculptures depicting ballerinas in dancing poses. Both dancers are standing on the toes of their right feet. Each dancer holds the left leg above her head with both hands. The compositions were created in Saint-Omer in Normandy at a bronze casting internship using the African method, which is a primitive method of casting sculptures in the ground. This technique gave the surfaces of the sculptures a rough texture. The entirety of this multi-figural composition is light in expression and elegant in form.

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Balet Normandia

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Akt Balet

*patinated bronze, steel *
*height 71 cm*

The composition is based on the original Ballet Sketch.

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Balet I

patinated bronze, steel
height approx. 30 cm

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Ola Balet

*patinated bronze, steel *
*height 14 cm*
Waiting women – perhaps the wive of a sailor, sitting and gazing at the horizon.

Monika Osiecka

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Selected Works

Rzeźba figuratywna, kobiece ciało i postać – stały się dla Moniki Osieckiej „bezpośrednim narzędziem do badania semantyki kobiecości, a własna twórczość formą samopoznania, metodą odkrywania siebie”. Abstrakcja i figuracja to dwa bieguny; dwa światy (...).