Philip Malachowski is a self-taught artist living in Lititz, (Lancaster Co.), PA.
“I hold the act of painting as a leap into the unconscious, a pulling forth of core emotion of which my portraits are manifestations. Insofar as creative success is viewed as a continuous and not seldom savage death and rebirth—the fountainhead of true and soulful ingenuity—I in fact become concerned whenever I feel that I am getting a grip on painting. I feel most confident when I become lost in and even frightened of what takes shape, when I grow pale to eyes outside as well as in. My singular goal is nonetheless always the same: to galvanize whatever form materializes into conscious, passionate existence. In the end, I take the view that the finished work must communicate for itself. If the soul were a stage, then the personalities in my paintings would be the actors. Their aim is to draw one within, to spark an internal conversation. Here, where hopefully life meets life, is both the beginning and ending of the story of my art.”
Thank you for visiting. Be well,
Philip (Matt)
“I hold the act of painting as a leap into the unconscious, a pulling forth of core emotion of which my portraits are manifestations. Insofar as creative success is viewed as a continuous and not seldom savage death and rebirth—the fountainhead of true and soulful ingenuity—I in fact become concerned whenever I feel that I am getting a grip on painting. I feel most confident when I become lost in and even frightened of what takes shape, when I grow pale to eyes outside as well as in. My singular goal is nonetheless always the same: to galvanize whatever form materializes into conscious, passionate existence. In the end, I take the view that the finished work must communicate for itself. If the soul were a stage, then the personalities in my paintings would be the actors. Their aim is to draw one within, to spark an internal conversation. Here, where hopefully life meets life, is both the beginning and ending of the story of my art.”
Thank you for visiting. Be well,
Philip (Matt)