Misha Waks
For 15 years he worked for various corporations as a designer. In 2019, he started creating art that allows him to draw attention to things really important. Misha Waks refers to themes related to ecology, women's rights and minorities. He is inspired by current events, news, images from the Internet, press and television. He explores topics related to the concepts of post-nature and the anthropocene. He is interested in man and his relationship with nature and other people. He looks for answers to his questions in history and important events. He use various means of expression among the most important are painting, sculpture, installations, performance and video. He lives and works in Warsaw.
His manifesto can be encapsulated in the phrase "Art is a form of activism."
Education
Magdalena Abakanowicz University of Arts in Poznan Poland.
Exhibitions
2021
- Monopolis - Łódź (solo)
- Gallery/Theater Studio - Warsaw (group)
- Artists Colony - Gdańsk (group)
- Summer Cinema - Sopot/Zakopane (cinema festival)
- SAS - London (outdoor group)
- Bracka - Warsaw (solo)
- GG3 - Berlin (group)
- GG3 - Berlin (group)
2020
- Chłodna - Warsaw (solo)
Collections
Press
https://www.designalive.pl/sake-w-tokijskiej-mgle/
www.dialog-pismo.pl/przedstawienia/ostatnia-scena-jaka-zobaczysz
https://www.saveartspace.org/restoration
https://dariaborisova.com/blog
https://gg3.eu/en/current/1-5-degrees/
https://jeannefredac.com/berlin-beuys-for-the-future-26-03-04-06-2021/
https://www.unseensketchbooks.co.uk/2020/09/29/interview-misha-waks/
http://www.kolonia-artystow.pl/article/opa-05/878
https://artintimeslikethis.com/restoration-now-or-never