Living Room and Kitchen 

Iwo Zaniewski painted "Living Room and Kitchen," with oils on canvas. Immediately, the warm hues of orange and red set a stage, while the muted greens of the shutters and the cool greys of the table offer a subtle counterpoint. The composition is deceptively simple: a table dominates the foreground, set against a backdrop where a figure almost dissolves into the shadows. Zaniewski plays with perspective, flattening the space and drawing our attention to the surface. The texture, achieved through visible brushstrokes, gives the scene an almost dreamlike quality, softening the edges of the forms and blurring the distinctions between objects. This blurring extends beyond mere aesthetics; it speaks to a destabilization of established meanings. The domestic interior, traditionally a symbol of stability and comfort, is rendered slightly unsettling. The strategic use of colour and texture serve to deconstruct the familiar and invite us to question the underlying structures of our perceptions. Zaniewski challenges us to look beyond the surface.