What Grew From Under the Corrugated Metal (2024)Oil painting
by Eliza Kołodziej

This painting is part of my ongoing search within urban spaces. Walks through Warsaw and other cities are an essential element of my artistic process. I find strange intruding elements on the city’s streets and turn them into a story about what is fully visible yet still unseen by ordinary passersby. Each of these findings becomes a moment of reflection on the city’s identity and its cracks, from which untamed traces of disorder and chaos emerge — still present within a large and seemingly organized metropolis.

The day was grey, and I couldn’t stop staring at this oddly organic form pushing through the metal sheet. There was something both ugly and alive about it. I painted it this way because it felt the most honest – raw, textural, and uneasy, like a small rebellion of nature against the surface of order. I often get asked "What does this painting present?" – which, to me, is a sign of success. I've managed to convey the same feeling I experienced looking at it in person.

Exhibited at the artist's master’s degree exhibition “Endurlings. The End of the City” (2025, Warsaw) and at the varsovian Academy’s end-of-year show (2024, Warsaw).

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: 61 x 46 x 4cm (unframed)
• Ready to hang
• Signed certificate of authenticity
• Style: Expressive and gestural
• Subject: Flowers and plants

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