‘As far as art is concerned, there are no physical limitations.’ - Interview with Łukasz Siatkowski (2/3) -
Mon, 25/03/2013
Art – Łukasz the artist
Łukasz believes that as far as art is concerned there are no physical limitations, and he wants to change the perception of handicapped artists. He is the creator of a technique called “Karambolizację przestrzeni” (Spacescape). As an adolescent he began to transform the space on a simple A4 sheet of paper, which has now developed into a new illustration technique. He has held three exhibitions to display his work and occasionally gives workshops about his technique.
incluD-ed: When did you feel for the first time the need to create and express yourself through art?
Łukasz Siatkowski: From an early age, I liked standing out and I sought for a very long time my own form of self-expression.
incluD-ed: Who supported your creative and artistic side?
Łukasz Siatkowski: Everybody, literally. Even my friends from the neighbourhood who still don’t get the idea of being an artist.
incluD-ed: What exactly is “Spacescape”? Can you describe it in a few sentences?
Łukasz Siatkowski: “Spacescape” is my own creation, a method of linear transformation of geometric forms with help of a cheap pen from the newsstand. It is my answer to the question ‘Domine, quo vadis?’
incluD-ed: Where does your inspiration come from? How long do you generally work on one picture?
Łukasz Siatkowski: I find my inspiration mostly in the jazz music of Mikołaj Trzaska, Ken Vandermark, and Peter Brotzmann, and in the work of composers like Frank Zappa, and many, many more. My second source of inspiration is women… unattainable, distant. But this is too personal to speak about.
An A4-sized piece of art can be created within a day, but it usually takes a week or two. I do bigger formats as well, and I limit my working hours depending on my current strength.
incluD-ed: You have already exhibited your art. How do people react when they find out that you drew all these pictures?
Łukasz Siatkowski: Their reactions are different. The funniest one was in high school when a guy asked me if the software that I use was also available on Windows 98. This shows that my art inspires a surprise effect, that those crooked hands can work magic.
incluD-ed: How did you feel when you were first asked to give workshops on your technique?
Łukasz Siatkowski: When people ask me about professional training for my technique, I humbly explain that everything flows from within me. Rather than training, the whole method is just a matter of feeling comfortable with expressing yourself. I start with a blank sheet of paper, remembering the first words of the Bible: “in the beginning was the dot”.
incluD-ed: How often do you give these workshops and who attends them?
Łukasz Siatkowski: When Przemek Staroń lived in Lublin, we had a great concept for workshops for 50-70 people, about the fascinating magic of art therapy. Unfortunately, it all came to an end, or maybe evolved into a different spatiotemporal form.
incluD-ed: About expressing emotions and using the imagination within people. Is music the key, or do you just inspire people to let things go, to live and think beyond mental barriers?
Łukasz Siatkowski: Definitely, yes.
incluD-ed: Did you meet other people with disabilities in your workshops or elsewhere?
Łukasz Siatkowski: My workshops are attended by diverse people. But as I already mentioned, it all comes down to living through it. And can you really speak of disability in experiencing?
Extract of an interview with Lukasz in the Polish Magazine “AVANT” de Przemek Staron
- Przemek: Are you destroying space?
- Łukasz: No. I am transforming space.
- Right. Plato immediately popped into my mind.
- Przemek: Just like Demiurge, right?
- Łukasz: Exactly. He geometrises the world. Me – an A4 sheet of paper. I’m extracting content from the form. I create a collision of reality with imagination.
‘As far as art is concerned, there are no physical limitations.’ - Interview with Łukasz Siatkowski (3/3) -
