Stanislaw Zoladz

Stanislaw Zoladz is a figurative watercolour artist, famous for his skills in depicting water and light. He was born in Poland in 1952. He painted from early childhood. Five years of high school with an art slant were followed by six years art at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts. In 1978 he moved to Sweden, where watercolour became his medium of choice. After the soft atmospheric light of Poland, sunlit Sweden was hard to interpret – crisp and uncompromising. But it was a challenge too. All his paintings have one thing in common – it is his impression of light. Nature is a predominant theme in his works of art. His paintings are not provoking, not inventive, they are devoid of a message, and don’t regard contemporary life. But they do invite the spectator to contemplate. Anything else is unavoidable, as his paintings are so close to nature – complete with temperature, smells, and, the touch of the wind. Watching his paintings is experiencing a simple thing, a beautiful surrounding. Water or snow can be found on most of his paintings, often accompanied by rocks, boats or a lonely house reminding us of the human presence in nature.

司丹斯羅．佐拉德斯為一名具象水彩藝術家，以描繪水體與光影技巧而聞名。他生於1952年的波蘭。自小便開始作畫，五年的中學教育中便展現藝術天賦，之後就讀克拉科夫藝術學院鑽研藝術。佐拉德斯於1978年移往瑞典，並以水彩作為他的創作媒材。習於波蘭柔和的氛圍光線後，瑞典清朗無雲的日光便成了挑戰。他的所有畫作皆有個共通點──對光影的印象。大自然是佐拉德斯藝術作品中的主題。他的畫作並不煽情、不具新意，毫無寓意，也不注重當代生活；但卻能使觀者深思其意涵。他的畫作中的一切皆是必然的，是如此貼近自然──富含溫度、氣味，甚至是風吹拂的觸感。觀賞佐拉德斯的畫作就像是在體驗樸實、美麗的環境。水與雪是他的畫作中常見的題材，常伴隨著岩石、船隻或一棟孤寂的房屋，提醒著我們人類在大自然中的地位。