Iwona Siwek-Front

“ My work is rooted in urban life and the constant circulation of words, signs, and gestures. I collect short, sharp phrases overheard on the streets, in trams and bars, alongside fragments of media and slogans written on the city’s walls.

Text and language often become integral visual elements in my compositions. My practice forms a portrait of people and a close, attentive observation of contemporary society in constant transformation. ”

I work across drawing, painting, mural, comics, and animation. Each piece is a direct and honest note shaped by observation. I always carry a sketchbook and record what I see.

I am building a portrait of a society pulled between desire, rebellion, and the pressure to conform to imposed norms. I focus on the moment when personal freedom collides with social rules and expectations. A free individual is, by nature, disobedient, timeless, and beyond reputation.

My works shift between vivid, hedonistic colour and raw, restrained realism, reflecting different tensions within the same reality.

Each piece is signed with the exact date, time, and temperature. It becomes a document of the moment it was made. ”