Marcin Janusz (@marcinjanusz_)

Introducing the Artists in Residence joining us this September! Marcin Janusz ( @marcinjanusz_) tells stories rooted in environmental humanism, combining the humanities and natural sciences. In the series of paintings, he draws on both scientific research related to geology and biology, as well as ancient beliefs, fairy tales and legends – relating them to the present, examining the structure of the myth and blurring the boundaries between the rational and the intuitive. Janusz’s artworks are stories through which he highlights current social, political and ecological issues. Each work is full of symbols and metaphors, reflecting a post-humanist vision of a world in which people, made of earth, are an integral part of the natural environment. The images, which are landscapes, transcend traditional painting. He combines elements of the image with added materials such as soil, sand, sugar and resin. This makes the image a relief or diorama depicting scenes with figures representing us, humans. A selection of Janusz’s recent solo and group exhibitions include “Milky Flesh”, LETO, Warsaw, PL (2024); “Once Upon a Time… Life”, Szara Kamienica Gallery, Kraków, PL (2024); “Let me tell you about myself / about us”, National Museum in Gdańsk, PL (2025); “Nostalgia. Seekers of Fading Stars”, MOCAK, Kraków, PL (2025); “One Hundred Ghosts”, Manggha, Kraków, PL (2025); “Borderland of Worlds IV. The Empire of Chlorophyll”, CEP UJ, Kraków, PL (2025); “South of the Border, West of the Sun”, Laze Mike Gallery, Seoul, KR (2024); “From the Ashes, Zachęta” – National Gallery of Art in Warsaw, PL (2024). photo credit: @maksjanuszewicz #ResidencyUnlimited #RUArtists #ArtistInResidence #ArtResidency #ContemporaryArt #VisualArts #GlobalArtCommunity #MarcinJanusz #EnvironmentalHumanism #SymbolismInArt #MetaphoricalArt #NarrativeArt #MixedMediaPainting #PaintingAndRelief #ContemporaryPainting

Ludzik z cukru i Ludzik z ziemi / The sugar Man and the soil Man @mocak_krakow Oil, soil, sugar on wood panel 60x54cm 2024

Wystawa „Sto nocnych zjaw” w @mangghamuseum

Kąpiel / Bath olej, żywica, ziemia na panelu drewnianym oil painting, resin, soil on wooden panel 175x190cm To see at @mocak_krakow

„Człowiek z cukru” / „Sugar Man” olej, cukier na panelu drewnianym oil painting, sugar on wood panel 120x150cm To see at @mocak_krakow

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#littlemerman #philipines

Życzę wszystkim żeby 2025 rok był lepszy, bezpieczny i tego żeby ludzie się na siebie nie wypinali. Obraz nawiązuje do średniowiecznych flatulistach którzy odgrywali melodie pierdząc. Ten motyw często pojawiał się w historiach związanych z karnawałem i w droleriach, które w tamtych czasach pełniły funkcje współczesnych memów. EN I wish everyone that 2025 will be a better, safer year, and that people won’t go off on each other. The image refers to medieval flatulists who played melodies by farting. This motif often appeared in stories related to the carnival and in droleries, which at the time acted as modern memes. Flatuliści / Flatulists olej na panelu drewnianym, ziemia / oil on wood panel, soil, 78x65cm #mleczneciałka @warsawgalleryweekend @leto_gallery 📷 @bartos2gorka

Marcin Janusz creates multi-sensory paintings, which combine his reinterpretation of classical and figurative motives with experimental matter addition, such as: soil, resin, sugar, glass, paper pulp, etc. The inspiration for his latest exhibition „Milky Flesh” comes from the Middle Ages and its transgressive and playful features that became repressed or rather erased by the Renaissance vision of the previous epoch. Janusz references the marginalized medieval concepts and revisits the creations of Hieronymus Bosch, especially his „Hay Wagon” Triptych (c. 1516). The Hay layed down at church corridors, often served as a place of shelter for those, who were oppressed and banished. Therefore, the hay used at one of the exhibition rooms becomes a symbolic safe space for anyone feeling excluded. Since 2019 the artist co-works with „Wielozmysły” Foundation - their mission is to include and involve people with disabilities in the reception and production of art. Together they create workshops accompanying Janusz’s exhibitions, which allow people with visual disabilities to experience his pieces through touch, as well as hearing about the stories hidden behind the artworks’ narratives. Reel execution and realization: @_seebst ; camera operator: @bartos2gorka ; montage: @nousnous.studio @mariannagrzywaczewska @kalina.kalina_ . Marcin Janusz @marcinjanusz_ Galeria LETO @leto_gallery Wielozmysły @wielozmysly

Wielka dziura / Huge hole olej, ziemia na panelu drewnianym / oil, soil on wood 150 x 125cm PL dwie ciekawostki na temat wielkiej dziury: „Wielka dziura” nawiązuje do średniowiecznej sekty adamitów do której należał Hieronimus Bosh. Celebrowali oni nagość i seksualne wyzwolenie. Z czasem w związku z represjami musieli chować się w jaskiniach, a te często przypomniały wielkie dziury (ale pewnie też ciasne norki). Tajemnicze wielkie dziury powstają w arktycznej części syberyjskiej tundry. Ocieplenie klimatu powoduje rozkład materii organicznej w topniejącej zmarzlinie w wyniku czego ogromne ilości metanu uwalniają się do atmosfery tworząc wielki krater. EN two tidbits about the huge hole: “Huge hole” refers to the medieval Adamite sect to which Hieronymus Bosh belonged. They celebrated nudity and sexual liberation. Over time, due to repression, they had to hide in caves, and these often spied great holes (but probably also tight minks). The mysterious huge holes are formed in the Arctic part of the Siberian tundra. Climate warming causes the decomposition of organic matter in the melting permafrost, as a result of which huge amounts of methane are released into the atmosphere to form a large crater. @leto_gallery #mleczneciałka @warsawgalleryweekend photo @bartos2gorka