From 6-30, March, 2025, the Pop-Up Gallery in Łódź will host the exhibition "Painting Film. The Polish School of Film in the Eyes of Contemporary Female Painters". The organizer and curator of the exhibition, Liwia Mądzik, invited 12 young and middle-generation artists to the project, convincing them to engage in a creative dialogue with the most painterly period in Polish cinema, i.e. with films created as part of the Polish School. The phenomenon of the Polish School was a global phenomenon, and to this day it is the most recognizable period of Polish cinema abroad, glorifying not only the names of Polish directors, but also cinematographers, graduates of our School.

The exhibition will present works by: Natalia Bażowska, Martyna Czech, Olga Dmowska, Agata Głogowska, Anna Korusiewicz, Maria Kozak, Helena Minginowicz, Anna Panek, Barbara Porczyńska, Agnieszka Sandomierz, Helena Stiasny and Maria Strzelecka. The artists were inspired by the themes, emotions and human attitudes present in films such as THE LAST DAY OF SUMMER by Tadeusz Konwicki, EROICA by Andrzej Munk, THE SEWER by Andrzej Wajda, JOWITA by Janusz Morgenstern, HOW TO BE LOVED by Wojciech Jerzy Has, NOBODY IS CALLING by Kazimierz Kutz, TRAIN by Jerzy Kawalerowicz, ASHES AND DIAMONDS by Andrzej Wajda, BIRTH CERTIFICATE by Stanisław Różewicz, SALTO by Tadeusz Konwicki, MOTHER JOAN OF THE ANGELS by Jerzy Kawalerowicz and THE LOOP by Wojciech Jerzy Has. The paintings by the painters invited to the project will reveal the unique reception of film works created 60-70 years ago. The works are a result of a special meeting of iconic creators of Polish cinema with the sensitivity and talent of contemporary female artists-painters.

Exhibition participants and their film inspirations:

* Natalia Bażowska – THE LAST DAY OF SUMMER (1958), dir. Tadeusz Konwicki, cinematography Jan Laskowski
* Martyna Czech – EROICA (1957), dir. Andrzej Munk, cinematography Jerzy Wójcik
* Olga Dmowska – THE SEWER (1956), dir. Andrzej Wajda, cinematography Jerzy Lipman
* Agata Głogowska – JOWITA (1967), dir. Janusz Morgenstern, cinematography Jan Laskowski
* Anna Korusiewicz – NOBODY IS CALLING (1960), dir. Kazimierz Kutz * Maria Kozak – TRAIN (1959), dir. Jerzy Kawalerowicz, cinematography Jerzy Wójcik
* Helena Minginowicz – HOW TO BE LOVED (1962), dir. Wojciech Jerzy Has, cinematography Stefan Matyjaszkiewicz
* Anna Panek – ASHES AND DIAMONDS (1958), dir. Andrzej Wajda, cinematography Jerzy Wójcik
* Barbara Porczyńska – BIRTH CERTIFICATE (1961), dir. Stanisław Różewicz, cinematography Stanisław Loth
* Agnieszka Sandomierz – SALTO (1965), dir. Tadeusz Konwicki, cinematography Kurt Weber
* Helena Stiasny – MOTHER JOAN OF THE ANGELS (1960), dir. Jerzy Kawalerowicz, cinematography Jerzy Wójcik
* Maria Strzelecka – THE LOOP (1957), dir. Wojciech Jerzy Has, cinematography Mieczysław Jahoda

The exhibition is curated by Liwia Mądzik. Organizer: Plurabelle Foundation. The exhibition can be seen from 6 to 30, March, from Wednesday to Sunday, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Pop-up Gallery (8, Ogrodowa Street, Łódź).

Free admission!

Patronage: Polish Filmmakers Association, Polish Film Institute, National Film Archive – Audiovisual Institute

Partners: Opus Film, Opus Gallery, Lodz Film School

Exhibition website: malowacfilm.pl
Exhibition IG profile: instagram.com/malowac.film