Magdalena Budzińska

Magdalena Budzińska – artist, psychologist. Works and lives in Bydgoszcz, Poland.

Her works are a combination of two fascinations – admiration of the human mind and art. She made her debut at the age of 15 at the International Competition for Young Artists in Tokyo. Out of 61,000 paintings sent from 81 countries around the world, she won a special award – Super Gold Medal. The following years brought more national awards. With time, the fascination with human turned into deeper studies, in the field of psychology. In 2004, she defended her diploma at the Institute of Psychology at the Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz (Poland). It was the beginning of a new perception of reality and new approach to art.

„… Studies of man, on the one hand, sharpen sensitivity to the changes occurring inside, and on the other hand, they help us get distance to the events surrounding us. This gives you the opportunity to create art through the prism of human emotions (…) The canvas then becomes an artistic record of the desires, fears and experiences of an individual – it becomes his or her inner portrait …”

The artist combines artistic sensitivity with social empathy in an outstanding way. Her work is a phenomenal visualization of human emotions and feelings. It is a gallery of emotions captured on canvas – you will easily find a part of yourself in it.

Statement

I am not interested in recreating physical reality. I focus on what is inside a person, on their thoughts, feelings and emotions. In my paintings I touch what cannot be expressed in words. Language belongs to the physical dimension, while an image opens a dimension that cannot be described with words. An image can move emotions, feelings, conflicts, fears and desires that are often inaccessible to our consciousness. That’s why it works deeper – it can open the door inside you to something which you need to confront. Good luck.