Blue Painters 

Iwo Zaniewski created "Blue Painters" with an intriguing blend of crayon and pencil, resulting in a textured surface alive with layered marks. The overwhelming use of blue is striking, immediately setting a somber yet contemplative mood. Zaniewski's manipulation of perspective creates a dynamic interplay between interior and exterior spaces. The figures, rendered in shades of blue, appear almost spectral, their identities blurred, inviting questions about the nature of artistic creation itself. Are they observers, participants, or mere reflections within the artist's psyche? The painting within a painting, along with the other studio elements, destabilizes the viewer's perception, challenging fixed meanings and inviting multiple interpretations. The layering of scenes and the semiotic use of colour, may represent the artist's introspection on time, memory, and artistic representation. The dominant blue shifts our understanding from a straightforward depiction to a contemplation on art's capacity to reflect and refract reality.