Conrad de Kwiatkowski

@conradartist

New York, Florida based artist Conrad de Kwiatkowski (1965-) is focussed on the placebo effect in art.

“I create orbs that look self illuminating. I believe in their healing effect. I am interested in creating a unified field of singularity. Most spiritual teachings point out the dichotomies of the mind as the primary source of all our problems.

I try and communicate directly with my heart as I work. I have started to believe the heart is the most unifying chakra we have, and therefore my work is about listening to it more than my mind.”

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Extensive travel through the Andes and beyond is a central influence on the artist. A student of anthropology, de Kwiatkowski is interested on the influence of the past and ancient cultures on the present. The continuum through time of central tenets of human existence are given voice through his heavily hand-worked pieces.

“I have a strong respect for things that are spiritual, hand-made and primordial objects and structures in particular reflect this hand-made ethos and speak to me through time,” he says. “It is the essence of the human touch that makes the work human as well as timeless.” Ancient objects feel imbued with meaning because of their connection to a past and that creates a sensorial nostalgia. His sculptures in particular relate to this thought of expressing an organic and timeless ethos echoing through millennia.

“Essentially everything I make is intended to be a talisman of good intentions. A visual mantra of purity and rebirth. A search for a golden age, my work is a constant affirmation, guide and conversation with my heart.”