Lech Bator

Lech Bator – contemporary Polish painter. He plays with conventions, uses comic and graffiti aesthetics, and reimagines the kitsch symbol of the stag in rut in dreamlike, muted compositions.

Lech Bator – playing with convention & pop-surrealist mood

Lech Bator (b. 1986) intrigues viewers with familiar symbols and narrative twists. Drawing on comics and graffiti, he often revisits the “stag in rut” motif, relocating it to dislocated, surreal spaces. His muted palette and collage-like canvases foster nostalgia and an oneiric atmosphere.

Biography & education

Studied at the European Academy of Art in Warsaw under Franciszek Starowieyski and Antoni Fałat. Graduated in graphic design (2010). While rooted in graphics, he developed painterly collages combining realistic landscapes with half-human, half-animal figures. A Monaco collector once acquired 70 paintings in a single purchase.

Key exhibitions & highlights

• Art Jed Gallery, St. Moritz (2018) – shown alongside Damien Hirst,
• Exhibitions in Italy, France, Norway, the UK and the USA.

Direction

Young art; figurative painting infused with pop-surrealism, comics and street-art references.