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Hello out there, let me introduce myself I'm Yvonne Noworyta, not always known by that name, but my partner being of polish descent has much to do with it.
So, this sort of brings up the nature of my practice as a painter, not that I identify with an international mindset (as such) but already life has interjected to cast my experience as part of my authentic self. As a mature painter I sit with parts of my past life to speak to you, there may be wisdom from my grandmother, obsessions of my father, sorrow from my mother all clanking alongside our conversation, that is part of my experience. I found out that as I approached painting recently that these voices have a resonance that informs, how you go, so to speak and painting allows this to happen for a viewer to consider.
Speaking with younger colleagues, many of whom have come a long way to study in Manchester - view home with warm feelings of comfort and love, being older my experience was different, many of us wanted to leave home, either to become independent or in some cases a new life unfolded to explore.
It was a great experience being able to show work at Didsbury Parsonage, meeting other artists and painters, we were able to share and comment on collaboration, how the work was sensitively curated and links and similarities brought us together to celebrate. The little painting a floral tribute, was placed alongside larger works. The sense of place was incredible alongside questions of scale, against a backdrop of colour, creating unity, full respect to the team!
Back in my studio I sit amongst photos that prompt me to respond to issues that still appear in those wakeful moments, questions that have a surreal presence in the everyday. A recent painting - Titled Karen, has taken on concerns around family problems, centred around the pandemic of 2020. It represents the almost panic of situations arising from that time. I like to use Oils on a support of calico as it is also a reference to work in textiles/embroidery from my past practice that makes up my visual language.
I also have a good idea of how best I work and in what environment - I am always being reminded of the story of Lee Krasner, wife of Jackson Pollock (the well-known Abstract expressionist painter from America ,1950s) who had a small studio in the bedroom, she produced interesting work but small scale for a while, until her experience changed, after the unfortunate passing of her partner, she inherited the larger and better-appointed studio he used. She became well - known in her own right and produced some incredible canvases, large scale. I feel that a mature painter benefits from the fresh ideas of younger colleagues but experience casts its own drama that can be shared and enjoyed by all.
So, this sort of brings up the nature of my practice as a painter, not that I identify with an international mindset (as such) but already life has interjected to cast my experience as part of my authentic self. As a mature painter I sit with parts of my past life to speak to you, there may be wisdom from my grandmother, obsessions of my father, sorrow from my mother all clanking alongside our conversation, that is part of my experience. I found out that as I approached painting recently that these voices have a resonance that informs, how you go, so to speak and painting allows this to happen for a viewer to consider.
Speaking with younger colleagues, many of whom have come a long way to study in Manchester - view home with warm feelings of comfort and love, being older my experience was different, many of us wanted to leave home, either to become independent or in some cases a new life unfolded to explore.
It was a great experience being able to show work at Didsbury Parsonage, meeting other artists and painters, we were able to share and comment on collaboration, how the work was sensitively curated and links and similarities brought us together to celebrate. The little painting a floral tribute, was placed alongside larger works. The sense of place was incredible alongside questions of scale, against a backdrop of colour, creating unity, full respect to the team!
Back in my studio I sit amongst photos that prompt me to respond to issues that still appear in those wakeful moments, questions that have a surreal presence in the everyday. A recent painting - Titled Karen, has taken on concerns around family problems, centred around the pandemic of 2020. It represents the almost panic of situations arising from that time. I like to use Oils on a support of calico as it is also a reference to work in textiles/embroidery from my past practice that makes up my visual language.
I also have a good idea of how best I work and in what environment - I am always being reminded of the story of Lee Krasner, wife of Jackson Pollock (the well-known Abstract expressionist painter from America ,1950s) who had a small studio in the bedroom, she produced interesting work but small scale for a while, until her experience changed, after the unfortunate passing of her partner, she inherited the larger and better-appointed studio he used. She became well - known in her own right and produced some incredible canvases, large scale. I feel that a mature painter benefits from the fresh ideas of younger colleagues but experience casts its own drama that can be shared and enjoyed by all.
Yvonne Noworyta. September 11th.
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