Linda Kosciewicz
Biography
Since early 2022, I’ve been working on a couple of themes, the war in Ukraine and separately the relationship between nature, environment and humanity.
My recent work is a response to the war in Ukraine. I have repurposed the Greek myths of the Labyrinth, the Minotaur and Ariadne to explore my response to the war. These stories and characters provided me with a way of thinking about the impacts of war, abuse of power and the displacement of people. One of the first images that I created was the Minotaur who seemed to symbolise mindless violence and abuse of power. His head has been constructed from the ruins of city he has destroyed and his body bears the tattoo of the labyrinth (symbolising never-ending violence) and is marked by the scars made by the ruination of the city. Other images such as Peace and chaos, show Ariadne, turned in hope for peace.
The recurring image of a rose in the images symbolises peace, and the persistence of nature and humanity. In the the image Peace Rose, the rose contains armed soldiers and in Cloud Rose, the rose grows in front of an atom bomb cloud. The image Rose of Tears, shows a dying rose, weeping to symbolise human suffering.
All images have been created with drawing and photographic construction and are polymer photogravure and some are a variable edition with a la poupee/monoprint.
Works
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Holding Nature in the Palm of my Hand, 2024Linda Kosciewicz, Holding Nature in the Palm of my Hand, 2024275.00
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Hope is a Feathered Thing, 2024Linda Kosciewicz, Hope is a Feathered Thing, 2024275.00
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In the Bed of Flowers Lie I, 2024Linda Kosciewicz, In the Bed of Flowers Lie I, 2024275.00
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Still life with Bees, 2024Linda Kosciewicz, Still life with Bees, 2024275.00
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Labyrinth , 2022£120
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Peace And Chaos, 2022£350
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Peace Rose, 2022£350 Framed/ £300 Unframed
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Into My Arms, 2021Linda Kosciewicz, Into My Arms, 2021350.00
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Daphne Reach I, 2020Linda Kosciewicz, Daphne Reach I, 2020Sold
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Daphne Rising I, 2020Linda Kosciewicz, Daphne Rising I, 2020250.00
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My Heart is in The Highlands, 2018Linda Kosciewicz, My Heart is in The Highlands, 2018250.00
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Cloud Rose£250 Framed/ £200 Unframed
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Minotaur I£520 Framed/ £350 Unframed
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Rose of Tears£250 Framed/ £200 Unframed
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The Dark Night of History£350 Framed/ £300 Unframed
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The Rose and the Minotaur£350 Framed/ £300 Unframed
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The Rose that Grew in the Wasteland£400 Framed/ £350 Unframed
News
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Edinburgh Printmakers reveals largest exhibition of members work to date for Hope / Dòchas
14 Nov 2024Hung across Galleries 1 & 2 at Edinburgh Printmakers, Hope/Dòchas is the organisation's biggest display of members’ work to date showcasing the work of 97...Read more -
New members’ exhibition ‘Journey’ at Edinburgh Printmakers
Celebrating the Journey of Edinburgh Printmakers’ Workshop from its beginning in 1967 5 Jan 2024Hung across Galleries 1 & 2 at Edinburgh Printmakers, ‘Journey’ celebrates the ‘journey’ of Edinburgh Printmakers' Workshop itself. Starting as a small collective of imaginative...Read more
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