Day Cleaner 

Iwo Zaniewski painted "Day Cleaner" using traditional techniques to present an everyday scene. The rough texture and the interplay of warm colors suggests the process of applying thick layers of paint onto the canvas. The artist captures the solitary act of labor. The figure of the day cleaner is depicted as a dark silhouette, devoid of individual features, which invites a consideration of the human effort that underpins our daily lives. The simplified forms and warm palette give an enigmatic quality, a sense of quiet contemplation, but it also references the class divisions inherent in labor. Ultimately, this work emphasizes the importance of materials, process, and social context. By highlighting the manual labor often hidden from view, Zaniewski prompts us to consider the relationship between art, labor, and the everyday.