RAFAL JAN
IS A POLISH ARTIST BASED IN NORTH AMERICA WITH OVER 21 YEARS OF CREATIVE EXPERIENCE ACROSS FILM, DIGITAL FORMATS, GRAPHIC DESIGN, AND PHYSICAL MEDIUMS. HIS ARTISTIC EXPRESSIONS REFLECT A PERSONAL MYTHOLOGY THAT WEAVES TOGETHER NATURE, HUMANITY, SPIRITUALITY, AND INTUITION. ORIGINALLY SELF-TAUGHT IN DIGITAL TECHNIQUES AND COLOR THEORY, RAFAL TRANSITIONED TOWARD PHYSICAL MEDIUMS TO EXPLORE THE UTILIZATION OF TACTILE, RAW FORMS THAT CONVEY A DEEPER CONNECTION TO THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE. THE BOLD USE OF COLORS AND ABSTRACT TEXTURES CHALLENGE THE OBSERVER’S INTERPRETATION, MAKING THE WORKS AS TRANSCENDENTAL AS THEY ARE VISCERAL.

THE COMBINATION OF SHAPES, COLORS, AND TEXTURES IN THESE CONTEMPORARY ABSTRACT WORKS ARE EQUAL PARTS NARRATIVE, DECORATIVE AND CONCEPTUAL WHICH ULTIMATELY INTEND TO ENGAGE OUR PRIMITIVE SENSES. INSPIRED BY THE PLAYFUL DANCE OF THE ELEMENTS, ONE MUST EMBRACE THE INTUITIVE PROCESS AND ALLOW THE MATERIALS TO GUIDE THE CREATION. THERE IS NO PREDETERMINED NARRATIVE, NO ARTIFICIAL EXPLANATIONS—ONLY A DEPARTURE FROM HUMAN CONSTRUCTS TO PRESENT THINGS IN THEIR
PUREST FORM.