PAWEL KURYLAK / BIO

ABOUT ME

I was born in 1988 in Olsztyn, north Poland. I lived in the city's suburbs, and next to my gray-panel block was a beautiful forest. Inside it was peaceful and the air was filled with the scent of leaves and tree bark. Walking along the narrow paths, I watched my step carefully. The ground beneath me caught my eyes with its colorful textures. Dry, yellow from the sun, sandy with a lot of irregular cracks. I passed wild meadows and marshes, abandoned military buildings, rubble of red bricks under which lizards lived. The ticking of insects came from the tall grasses. The sun burned my face, and mosquitoes drank my blood. A little further on, the wind carried the sweet scent of the green-blue depths. Slowly, I reached the lake. This place drew me in like a magnet, dragonflies hovered at the water's edge, water spiders moved in straight lines as if bouncing off invisible walls. Just beneath the surface, crayfish and frogs moved lazily. I watched the reeds sway, time slowing and stopping. This was my universe...

EDUCATION

Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Faculty/Major: Graphic Arts, Master's Degree in the Multimedia Artistic Creation Studio.

Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk, Faculty/Major: Graphic Arts, Bachelor's Degree in the Linocut Studio.

State Secondary School of Fine Arts in Olsztyn, Specialization: Visual Advertising.

ABOUT

I was born in 1988 in Olsztyn, Poland. I've been tattooing since 2017.

I live and work in Gdansk.

2014 - 2016 | Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw (Graphics, Master degree)

2008 - 2011 | Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk (Graphics, Bachelor degree)

2004 - 2008 | State Fine Arts High School in Olsztyn (Visual advertising)

I was born in 1988 in Olsztyn, Poland. I've been tattooing since 2017. I live and work in Gdansk.

2014 - 2016

Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw

(Graphics, Master degree)

2008 - 2011

Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk

(Graphics, Bachelor degree)

2004 - 2008

State Fine Arts High School in Olsztyn

(Visual advertising)