On a warm spring day, editor Katarzyna Kopacz visited Dorota Lopatynska de Slepowron. In this candid interview, Dorota talks about her evolution as a mystical fine artist. The article "Colours of dream" appeared in the Polish Press. |
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The small, wooden shed in a garden at Poynton Road seemingly is not different from its neighbouring others. Meanwhile, paintings are created exactly in this place every day, which are not only a delight to human eyes but also bring happiness....
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"There is really something extraordinary in them," says the artist pointing at a small picture of a mystical eye. She continues "The English doctor who purchased a similar painting from me and hung it in her surgery, rang me after a few days and told me that her private life had improved since obtaining the picture and even she had received a pay rise."
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And truly one can find in her pictures themes from the Egyptian cult God Horus, the Egyptian bee - symbol of hard work towards success, symbol of Yan and Ying - the elements of opposite nature, the fusion of which created the whole universe; or two circles with arrows symbolizing man and woman. There are also paintings in which the artist immortalized, for example, her holiday in Corfu while dancing on the beach with her husband and friends. They don't represent a realistic world, these are paintings on canvass of complete metaphors in which every colour and every element has its own meaning.
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The creativity of the Austrian artist Gustav Klimt inspires and fascinates her. "I am enchanted by the gold and silver colour of his artwork, they radiate so much love and warmth," says the artist, "One day somebody will discover something similar in my work. It will be really wonderful although I know that our paintings can not be compared."
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Dorota Lopatynska de Slepowron was born in Sopot, Poland. Even at primary school, she achieved artistic success; she won the international competition organized by Great Britain for illustration in Children's Books. Unfortunately, she was refused a place in the prestigious Art School due to her father's active participation in Solidarity movement. However, it did not stop her from painting. However, her most colourful paintings were born after her 3-year-long stay in India with her husband and daughter. Upon returning to Poland, she set up an English Language school in Gdansk. She always used her own illustrations while teaching the children. For over 10 years, the artist who also practises yoga and designs clothes, has been living in London. She exhibited her paintings at Southfields Library in Wandsworth Borough. She also created illustrations for "ABC Children Book".
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