Robert Barta, Ross Crisholm, Mindaugas Lukošaitis, Djordje Ozbolt, Jakub Julian Ziółkowski

The exhibition brings together works by young artists who explore narrative moments in painting, drawing and installation.
Robert Barta's works are characterised by everyday objects such as a candle, a doghouse or a doormat being altered in such a way that their function is reversed. His process of reversal leads to the seemingly self-evident being realised and perceived in an unsettling, unexpected and absurd way.
Ross Chisholm confronts us with strange worlds that do not exactly inspire confidence. Chisholm combines different styles and painting techniques and plays with the painterly constructability of reality.

Mindaugas Lukosaitis' dreamlike pencil drawings featuring grotesque figures and portraits of women, painted with the precision of natural studies, seem to originate partly from the Renaissance. Lukosaitis appears to be fascinated by the world between myth and observation of nature, between images from the unconscious and the scientist's gaze.
Djordje Ozbolt's small-format paintings reveal a dark and romantic vision of the world. Thematically, his pictures contain elements from religion, children's stories, pop and everyday culture, film and art history.

Jakub Julian Ziólkowski uses decorative elements and elements from nature in his mostly small-format paintings, combining them to create colourful, imaginative scenarios. His bizarre and amusing wealth of forms also includes frightening elements such as crashing projectiles, which bring a sense of irritation to the cheerfulness of the paintings.