Orac Gallery
a place where you can touch art
and where art is touching you
LOCATIONS
Nowolipki Gallery
Nowolipki 27, 01-010 Warszawa
The main gallery space with curated exhibitions only.
The place where the art has its time and space to manifest itself in its own rhythm and various aspects of being.
Laboratory of ideas and meaning.
A Space
Castello 2930, Venice
The exhibition space of the gallery, which is nestled in the heart of Venice, between San Marco and Arsenale, offering a captivating setting in the historic Castello district, adjacent to the iconic and fascinating Art Biennale
Koszykowa Creative Space
Koszykowa 82b, 02-008 Warszawa
Koszykowa Space stands as a creative haven, blending the echoes of history with modern artistic expression. Nestled within the walls of a meticulously preserved former military casino, this unique venue offers an authentic backdrop for a diverse array of exhibitions, events, meetings, and performances, inviting visitors to immerse themselves in a world of creativity and culture.
Old Town Space
Mostowa 23/25/2, 00-260 Warszawa
Our gallery space which became too small for our big ideas and was transformed to the intimate art space for rent for private events. Due to its location in the heart of Warsaw's old town, it functions mainly as an art apartment for tourists becoming the place where people meet art in everyday life, which aligns with our idea of liberating art from galleries and museums.
Venice Whispers
Józef Krzysztof Oraczewski
17.04 - 14.06 2024
A Space, Venice
Carnival Biennale Mask
Józef Krzysztof Oraczewski
20.09 - 18.10.2024
A Space, Venice
Zapraszamy na fascynujÄ…cÄ… wystawÄ™ "Carnival Biennale Mask"
Józefa Krzysztofa Oraczewskiego.
Przyjdź i odkryj z nami Å›wiat tajemniczych masek, które kryjÄ… w sobie gÅ‚Ä™bokie znaczenia i symboliczne przesÅ‚ania. Ta niezwykÅ‚a podróż przez zÅ‚ożone zakamarki ludzkiej Å›wiadomoÅ›ci bÄ™dzie również ciekawym dialogiem z tematem tegorocznego Biennale, gdzie "obcokrajowcy sÄ… wszÄ™dzie", a tożsamość i problem wykluczenia stajÄ… siÄ™ coraz bardziej palÄ…cymi kwestiami spoÅ‚ecznymi i ciekawym tematem Å›wiata sztuki.
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We invite you to the fascinating exhibition "Carnival Biennale Mask"
by Józef Krzysztof Oraczewski.​
Come and discover with us the world of mysterious masks that hide deep meanings and symbolic messages. This extraordinary journey through the complex corners of human consciousness will also be an interesting dialogue with the theme of this year's Biennale, where "foreigners are everywhere", and identity and the problem of exclusion are becoming more and more pressing social issues and an interesting topic of the art world.
Coming Up Next
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- Fri, Nov 15A Space, VeneziaNov 15, 2024, 7:00 PM – Mar 07, 2025, 7:00 PMA Space, Venezia, Salizada Santa Giustina, Castello 2930...the exhibition leads into the complex recesses of human identity through the ambiguous and intriguing symbolism of masks, becoming a dialogue with this year's Biennale theme, where "foreigners are everywhere," and identity and exclusion are issues that are increasingly attracting attention ...
Current Exibitions
LOST SHAPES
JÓZEF KRZYSZTOF ORACZEWSKI
Orac Gallery Nowolipki, Warsaw
Lost Shapes:
Abstraction in the Art of Józef Krzysztof Oraczewski
Józef Krzysztof Oraczewski leads us through the threads of abstraction to the "Lost Shapes." It's an unexpected and unavoidable journey. We all sense these lost shapes—within the labyrinth of days, matter, spirit, and memory, they emerge and vanish, encrypted in various signs. They lack a lasting form, much like a scent that intoxicates, strikes, and fades, leaving unforgettable traces in our senses. They are elusive and challenging to reach, summon, decipher, or give a more enduring form than the fleeting moment.
The artist guides us through the labyrinth of abstraction to these elusive shapes. He invokes them because they are a necessary tool. Not to deny form, break free from perception, or detach from reality, but to transcend what seems insurmountable. Józef Krzysztof Oraczewski creates abstract works that not only oppose the material world but are contained within it, expanding it into dimensions that are usually invisible and non-obvious. In his art, he seeks to penetrate deeper and reveal the shape in all its dimensions, both visible and invisible.
In the series "Lost Shapes," the artist primarily employs monochromatic colors, mainly black and white, to emphasize the existence of non-obvious relationships and structures simmering beneath the seemingly impenetrable surface of the observed world. Indefinite forms and colors serve as a key to discovering the mysterious essence of shape, which exists both in our perception and beyond it, in the world of matter and beyond it. Furthermore, it exists both in the shape and beyond it.
Oraczewski doesn't reject form; on the contrary, he explores it in an unconventional and unexpected way. The absence of a clear structure doesn't equate to mere formlessness. Instead, Oraczewski uses the term "Lost Shapes," suggesting that the extraordinary structure of reality is so vast and complex that we see only a fragment of it. What is visible on the surface is just a part of the entire picture, a fragment, a faint trace, the beginning of a shape emerging from substance. The rest, the hidden part, is elusive and indescribable in the language of Euclidean geometry. However, we experience it in all its intricacies continually.
Despite being lost in the invisible web of uncertainty, these titular shapes can be found and deciphered through the abstract language of art. The term "lost" carries the promise of search, discovery, and finding. It's an encouragement that although these shapes may remain beyond our reach, they exist. Moreover, by transcending our understanding and senses, they enter other dimensions and realms of abstraction.
Oraczewski's art assists us on this journey. It serves as a guide, allowing us to relate to the lost possibilities of seeing and experiencing hidden shapes. It brings us closer to them, to the point where we can begin to feel and understand them, although they remain mysterious and elusive. It is an attempt to comprehend that form has more dimensions than we could imagine.
In the deep intention of revealing what is indefinable, the artist invokes the thoughts of Aristotle. In Aristotle's concept, form is not just an observable shape but something that emerges in the creative process. In the case of "shapeless" abstract art by Oraczewski, the shape is not identical to the traditional notion of form. The shape is lost in chaos, but in the act of reception, it creates its unique form.
"Lost Shapes" thus become a metaphor for our exploratory spirit in art. It's a challenge for us not only to look at the surface but also to delve deeper into areas that may seem lost. It's a reminder that the world of abstraction holds infinite possibilities waiting for our discovery and rediscovery. It's a shape that may be lost, but in the process of creative reception, it acquires its unique form.
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kurator wystwy, Monika Turczyńska
Fresh memories
Zderzenia.
Sztuka Józefa Krzysztofa Oraczewskiego
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21 listopada 2023 – 17 marca 2024
Dawny PaÅ‚ac Biskupów Krakowskich
oddział Muzeum Narodowego w Kielcach
"Zderzenia" to eksploracja napiÄ™cia powstajÄ…cego z przeciÄ™cia duchowoÅ›ci i materialnoÅ›ci, czasu i przestrzeni oraz dualizmu życia. Nieuchronne sprzecznoÅ›ci, które okazujÄ… siÄ™ dźwigniÄ… transcendencji, sÄ… ukazane w wielu aspektach i wymiarach. Niemniej jednak oÅ› wystawy koncentruje siÄ™ wokóÅ‚ napiÄ™cia zwiÄ…zanego z pojÄ™ciami wolnoÅ›ci i zasad spoÅ‚ecznych. Ten wÅ‚aÅ›nie konflikt wpisany w drogÄ™ osobistych przeżyć artysty oraz perspektywa rozwoju, jaka siÄ™ wiąże z jego przezwyciężeniem, sÄ… ukazane w najwiÄ™kszym przybliżeniu.
Poprzez seriÄ™ obrazów i instalacji Józef Krzysztof Oraczewski stawia widza przed wyzwaniem ponownego rozważenia swoich wczeÅ›niejszych przekonaÅ„ o rzeczywistoÅ›ci i odkrycia gÅ‚Ä™bszych, czÄ™sto ukrytych znaczeÅ„ naszego istnienia.
Wystawa, która ma na celu zgÅ‚Ä™bienie idei kolizji, zarówno dosÅ‚ownych, jak i metaforycznych, ma wÅ‚aÅ›nie prowadzić do odkrycia nowych perspektyw, rozbudzenia woli przezwyciężenia dualizmu i ograniczeÅ„, realizacji marzeÅ„ i zrywania siÄ™ do lotu po porażkach, które sÄ… nieodÅ‚Ä…cznÄ… częściÄ… życia.
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Wystawa przygotowana we wspóÅ‚pracy z artystÄ….
Czas trwania wystawy: 21 listopada 2023 – 17 marca 2024
Kurator: Monika Turczyńska
Koordynator: Agnieszka Dziwoń
Selected Past Exhibitions
Cutting Off The TIme Space
Józef Krzysztof Oraczewski
Pearl
Chantia Malaja
Beyond Visibility
Alicja Maciejko
Relations
Józef Krzysztof Oraczewski
Directions
Józef Krzysztof Oraczewski
PEGASUS
Jozef Krzysztof Oraczewski
Messengers of Power
Józef Krzysztof Oraczewski
Chantia Malaja
Touching Non Existence
Jump
Monika Turczyńska & Jozef Krzysztof Oraczewski
Form of the spirit
Alicja Maciejko
April - may 2020