Maya Hewitt (b. 1981, London UK) lives and works in London.
Characteristic of a strand of Japanese painting prevalent in the 1990’s Hewitt’s work draws upon childhood darkness – fascination and forlorn – as well as an iconography vaguely British , Japanese and Southeast Asian, referencing her own cultural heritage.
Hewitt simultaneously embraces and presents an ambivalence towards motherhood – from the dual perspectives of parent and child – as well as the place of narrative painting, made in England, in a post-covid, politically fraught time. Not without humor, beauty, even, the paintings are suggestive of an optimistic landscape.
Patryk Staruch (b. 1999, Krakow, PL) lives and works in Krakow.
Staruch explores the parallel between urban topography and the complexity of the human psyche, emphasizing the myth-making role of film and photography. Drawing from autobiography filtered through layers of cultural references and sedimentation, he constructs intricate narratives populated by closely connected artistic figures.
Fascinated by the French New Wave, Staruch reflects on the limitations and traps of everyday life, using flânerie as a primary mode of navigating and narrating the city, its social relations, and its emotional landscapes.