Paris Photo

• Photographer
  Aneta Novitzka/Nowicka, Poland

This latest project is based on east European iconic tradition of
picturing Madonnas, project is referring to the history of figurative
portraits as well as the iconic Christian tradition of picturing
woman as Saint.
In my series I am talking about femininity in historical and political
context. The women I picture are suffering from illnesses,
experiencing violence or having to deal with the cultural clichés.
This non – beauty icons are relating to the history of women, who
are living in countries dominated by any extremism. The project is
trying to break the stereotypical beauty standards of the female
character.

BIO

Aneta Nowicka, born in 1980 Poland in a town full of coal – mines in Silesia.


Having no artistic traditions within her family and living in Easter European conservatism determined he to get inspired and break the boundaries in her works.

Before she focuses on human roles in her self – staged portraits, she had paparazzi London episode as well as promising career as a TV reporter. Then she went on a long journey from

Her works had been shown in London during Passion for Freedom Festival in 2013, had exhibition in Alles Moeglieche 2014 in Berlin, had been exhibited during Galway Art Festival in Ireland 2014, InGlass - Biennale of Art in Poznan 2014, and also had solo exhibition in Two Moon Gallery in New York in 2013 and in Berlin 2014.

Some of her self- staged pictures may be seen as a grotesque. But, as she say: “The women roles I am playing – remind me of a clown playing in a circus. It is funny, it is grotesque and the audience may have fun. But there is a human being hiding behind that clown mask, confronting - and I picture that invisible part. “

www.anetanowicka.com

Awards In 2011-2012 I have received AIR grants from Vermont Studio Center, USA, Baer Art Center, IS, John Snow House, CA & Fundacion Valparaiso, ES.