�uman beings play a key role in the paintings by �ndrzej �miasto×ski� ×ho created his o×n poetics
and style that makes him stand out and enables the Öie×ers to recognise his ×orks at a glance� �n his
×orks� �miasto×ski builds a parallel ×orld of sorts� and at the same time he aÖoids looking for inspira-
tion in the current eÖer�changing and dangerous reality� �is compositions sho× us the ×orld deÖoid
of eÖeryday problems and horrors� the ×orld of parables and characters that reŊect our Öices�
grotesue behaÖiours and laughable decisions� �is paintings form a space for the interplay bet×een
seriousness and humour� bet×een humans and nature� loÖe and indifference� as ×ell as serious and
insignificant matters� The artist perfectly illustrates our ×eaknesses� all ×ithout compromising the
ÖiÖidness and suggestiÖeness of his optimistic Öision�
� haÖe been keeping a close eye on �ndrzej �miasto×ski�s ×orks for many years and � can certainly
appreciate his perseÖerance� � tend to look at his paintings by stripping them of their anecdotal layer�
�y gaining eÜperience� looking in×ards and obserÖing others� � tend to increasingly notice the
relationship bet×een humans and the surrounding nature� That is ×hy my mind tends to ×ander
to×ards the backdrop of his paintings� ×ith oneiric landscapes created by reducing the means of
eÜpression and thus achieÖing a synthetic landscape� This part of his ×orks highlight the second
crucial element in his compositions � colour� �n the landscapes� there are three Öalues that the artist
deems the most important� namely colour� teÜture and light� �miasto×ski masterfully reŊects the
subseuent seasons of the year and atmospheric phenomena� boosting the effect by adjusting the
colour ualities and saturating the painting ×ith light� The harmonious and uiet landscape� borde-
ring on poetic� can be thus seen as an important element of his compositions� �n his paintings� �ndrzej
�miasto×ski affirms nature� � cannot help but ×onder ×hat a series of pure landscapes ×ould look
like� had he painted them�