- Eliza Kołodziej
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- I'm a Stranger in my New Home
Original artwork description
Leaving the place where you grew up feels like the best thing that can happen to you – at least that’s what you think when you’re barely an adult. I thought so too (and maybe I still do, I’m not sure). At some point though, you decide to settle somewhere new. I tell myself: "Just for a while", "Until I find something else".
I walk through this new home of mine, learning it little by little. I know my neighbors’ names, I know where the chestnut trees grow, and where I can find silence. When someone asks if I’m from here, I answer quickly: "No! Not from here!". I’m afraid of being from here instead of from my old home – what if I never know this place the way I knew the one I grew up in?
I tell myself this place is my enemy. But maybe it isn’t the place at all?
This work captures the restless tension of belonging and not belonging. The composition shows the quiet yet striking silhouette of a mine shaft, where familiar details feel at once known and alien. Muted tones and strong contrasts create an atmosphere of unease, echoing the feeling of searching for home. Layered brushstrokes leave a visible texture on the surface, which plays with light differently depending on the time of day, bringing depth to the muted palette. At 120 x 90 cm, the piece is large enough to command presence on a living room wall, yet intimate enough for a hallway or study.
Exhibited in: “Endurlings. The End of the City”, Warsaw, 2025 – the artist’s MFA graduation exhibition; “5 Years after the Diploma”, Lublin, 2025.
The painting is ready to hang and will be delivered in secure, multi-layered packaging, insured and tracked to ensure its safety during transport. Each work comes with a hand-signed Certificate of Authenticity, confirming its originality.
Materials used:
Oil paint on canvas
Details:
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 90 x 120 x 4cm
- Ready to hang
- Signed certificate of authenticity
- Style: Expressive and gestural
- Subject: Architecture and cityscapes
Tags:
#apartment decor#internal struggle#gloomy day#urban solitude#industrial monument#transition state#rootless feeling#alienation mood#desaturated colors#uneasy atmosphere#settlement anxiety#dim luminosity#nocturne vibes#wide scale#searching self
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Original artwork description
Leaving the place where you grew up feels like the best thing that can happen to you – at least that’s what you think when you’re barely an adult. I thought so too (and maybe I still do, I’m not sure). At some point though, you decide to settle somewhere new. I tell myself: "Just for a while", "Until I find something else".
I walk through this new home of mine, learning it little by little. I know my neighbors’ names, I know where the chestnut trees grow, and where I can find silence. When someone asks if I’m from here, I answer quickly: "No! Not from here!". I’m afraid of being from here instead of from my old home – what if I never know this place the way I knew the one I grew up in?
I tell myself this place is my enemy. But maybe it isn’t the place at all?
This work captures the restless tension of belonging and not belonging. The composition shows the quiet yet striking silhouette of a mine shaft, where familiar details feel at once known and alien. Muted tones and strong contrasts create an atmosphere of unease, echoing the feeling of searching for home. Layered brushstrokes leave a visible texture on the surface, which plays with light differently depending on the time of day, bringing depth to the muted palette. At 120 x 90 cm, the piece is large enough to command presence on a living room wall, yet intimate enough for a hallway or study.
Exhibited in: “Endurlings. The End of the City”, Warsaw, 2025 – the artist’s MFA graduation exhibition; “5 Years after the Diploma”, Lublin, 2025.
The painting is ready to hang and will be delivered in secure, multi-layered packaging, insured and tracked to ensure its safety during transport. Each work comes with a hand-signed Certificate of Authenticity, confirming its originality.
Materials used:
Oil paint on canvas
Details:
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 90 x 120 x 4cm
- Ready to hang
- Signed certificate of authenticity
- Style: Expressive and gestural
- Subject: Architecture and cityscapes
Tags:
#apartment decor#internal struggle#gloomy day#urban solitude#industrial monument#transition state#rootless feeling#alienation mood#desaturated colors#uneasy atmosphere#settlement anxiety#dim luminosity#nocturne vibes#wide scale#searching self
Eliza Kołodziej
Poland
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Featured in: Curator's picks: December 2025 & Curators picks: November 2025 on Artfinder. For me, painting is a way of tracing what remains after people – a direct observation of... Read more