Jacek Machowski
a.k.a. macha or machawishnu
A graphic designer who combines traditional printing techniques with modern media to create unique works of art. His works are characterized by a refined approach to form and color, which makes them both aesthetic and emotional.
Perplexity
Mono no aware
Individual exhibition at BWA in Tarnów created together with Paweł Bińczycki. The exhibition presented several cycles. Macha presented the cycles Norma and Norma 2.0 and the title Mono no aware. Paweł presented one cycle Transitional Forms. The artists also presented the cycle Wabi-sabi, for which all works will be created together. The patronage over the exhibition was assumed by the Embassy of Japan in Poland and TVP Kultura (national cultural television) and the Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology
about the exhibition
Demonstration of the mokuhanga technique
As part of the exhibition Hokusai. Wandering... I organized a demonstration of the mokuhanga printing technique. I have been dealing with the mokuhanga technique since 2019 as part of my doctoral thesis, although the first attempts at this technique date back to 2012.
This demonstration was to help visitors become aware of the technological process of creating woodblock prints in Japan. As part of this show, we distributed printed works to visitors.
about printed works
Population
A series of works examining the subject of diversity in repeatability. All prints were made from a single matrix, but by using an original printing technique (membrane printing), each print has an independent character. In such a case, we are not talking about a population of prints, not a series.
The work was presented at the ISP Gallery named after Prof. Włodzimierz Kotkowski at the time of the beginning of Russia's attack on Ukraine.
Special S object +
Joint exhibition with Paweł Bińczycki at the Engram gallery in Katowice. The enigmatic title of the exhibition refers to a popular material for creating linoleum matrices – more precisely, it is Special S objected +. At the exhibition, we presented the various ways in which this material, which is a frequently used floor covering, can be used.
About me
Born in 1983 in Rzeszów. Studies at the Faculty of Art of the University of Rzeszów. Bachelor's degree in 2012 in the field of graphics. Master's diploma in 2015 in workshop graphics - intaglio printing, under the supervision of Dr. Paweł Bińczycki and Dr. Marcin Jachym. In 2017 he obtained the qualification to teach in art schools, at the Center for Education of Art School Teachers in Warsaw. In the years 2016-2019 he taught at the Complex of Art Schools in Tarnów, 2019-2022 at the Complex of State Art Schools in Krakow. He received the title of tenured teacher in 2022. In 2019 he began studying at the Doctoral School of the University of Rzeszów, field: Fine arts and conservation of works of art. As part of his doctorate, he deals with Japanese woodcut (mokuhanga) and its adaptation. 2015 - 2022 he taught classes at the Institute of Fine Arts, University of Rzeszów as part of commissioned hours. Since 2022 he has been working as an assistant at the Institute of Fine Arts, College of Humanities, University of Rzeszów, where he teaches intaglio printing techniques and interactive media. Organizer and leader of Japanese woodcut workshops. His works have been presented at over 100 exhibitions, he has received 6 awards and 6 distinctions.
