Pawel’s works have been previously featured on Bored Panda and you can find them by clicking here, here, here, and here. Now that you have the goods, pandas, let us know which of the previous posts was your favorite and why! Each post contains more works from Pawel so without a doubt it's quite a collection of works that he has created over the years.
We also reached out to Pawel to find out a little bit more about him and his works. First, we asked the artist if he had any major influences in his life that might've helped him to develop and refine his style.
“I have always been interested in illustration and posters. In my youth, the Polish Poster School had the greatest influence on me. I recommend that you familiarize yourself with these works as they were of great influence for me. Also, there are master workshops that get combined with great ideas, which is always the most important point of reference for me.”
The artist has always been into art as most of his life pretty much revolved around it. Pawel Kuczynski had graduated from Fine Arts Academy in Poznan has been rewarded with more than 140 prizes and distinctions thanks to his incredibly thought-provoking illustrations that comment on social, economic, and political issues through satire.
Art, in any kind of form, takes a lot of time not only to practice but also to produce, therefore we asked Pawel how long it takes him to fully finish his illustrations.
“The most important and time-consuming thing for me is the idea. Sometimes it takes days. The finished work itself takes about 1-2 days, usually.”
The artist also sells various merchandise featuring his art. If you take a look at his social media you can see that he has prints and even t-shirts that could make for a cool gift to wear or hang on your wall! The 44-year-old artist has also hosted various exhibitions for his deep illustrations but he is not a big fan of them.
Being an artist is not easy, one can easily encounter a lack of inspiration, burnout, etc, so we wanted to ask Kuczynski about his ideas for the illustrations.
“The search for an idea is a long and arduous process. It is mainly based on observation and linking insights. An attempt to synthesize many factors."
As we mentioned before, sometimes creative work can cause quite a burnout, therefore we asked the artist how he dealt with that as well.
“Of course, especially if I'm working on ideas that deal with a narrow topic. I work as a press illustrator and sometimes I have the impression that I am illustrating the same topic again.
However, I try to do ‘hygienic’ mental work. At a leisurely pace, with some rest time, during which I am mainly engaged in sports. Exercise effectively clears and resets the mind.”
We also asked Pawel about how people reacted to his work.
“I touch on various topical and controversial topics. I try to do it with distance and a pinch of salt... but also with multi-layered meaning, so that everyone can read something for themselves. The reactions vary, sometimes very nice, sometimes aggressive. This proves that my works are not indifferent.”
The creative process is not easy, but there are many enjoyable parts to it.
“Each stage of the creative work is important. It is exciting and frustrating to look for an idea as well as to be finished with certain work.”
We also asked about the inspiration behind the artist's Instagram account.
“Social platforms give you the opportunity to reach your audience. I'm happy to share my works in these places. I observe the reactions to my works with curiosity. In the case of Instagram, I would like to point out that the Instagram account is not run by me. It's my fan's initiative.”
Artists tend to get motivated by a lot of things such as curiosity, the search for beauty, or even meaning. Therefore, we asked Pawel about that too.
“I'm a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań. Diploma in drawing.
I have been educated in many forms of artistic creations, from graphic arts through painting, photography, and even sculpture. This is what education in Poland looked like. Each young artist had to learn about a wide range of creative expressions.”
