Łukasz Jankiewicz

Łukasz Jankiewicz values freedom and artistic independence. His paintings invite personal interpretation—a journey through desire and fear where colour and dynamic texture speak directly to the viewer.

Łukasz Jankiewicz – colour, texture and emotion

Łukasz Lucjan Jankiewicz (b. 1975, Jawor) lives and works in Wrocław. A painter, designer and interior architect, he embraces risk and experimentation: mixed techniques, large formats and an ongoing exploration of colour kinetics as non-verbal communication.

Style & themes

Jankiewicz focuses on emotional portraiture and the human condition. Layered structures, tactile impasto-like textures and a wide chromatic range create intense, visceral responses. He continually searches for new tools and methods.

Influences

From the chromatic sensitivity and process-driven approach of Gerhard Richter to early inspiration from Vincent van Gogh; colour, light and motion remain central.

Selected exhibitions & awards

• 2012 – Award of the Promotion Dept., City of Wrocław (“Dress Wrocław”).
• 2014 – POSK Gallery, London, group show “DNA of Women”.
• 2015 – DNA Gallery, Wrocław, solo “Symbiosis”.
• 2016 – Promenady Wrocławskie (group); Sheraton Hotel, Sopot (group).
• 2017 – NEXT Gallery, solo “Emotional Portrait”.
• 2019 – Sofitel Old Town, solo “Emotional Portrait of a Woman”; Kamienica Łódź Association, “Emotional Portrait”.
• 2021 – Chopin Festival, Uilenburger Synagogue, Amsterdam (group).
• 2022 – Gemini Gallery, Eindhoven (group).

Motifs & techniques

• Large scale & gesture – compositions built with energetic, full-body brushwork.
• Layering – alternating glazes and opaque passages; revealing underlayers as the painting’s “memory”.
• Colour kinetics – contrasts of temperature, saturation and light; colour as an emotional carrier.
• Texture – dense materiality, surface rhythm and tool marks create tension.
• Tool experimentation – brushes, knives and mixed techniques; stepping beyond the frame (see also abstraction).