Vernissage

Acrylic paintings on easels: Elevation, Absorption, and Birth

Central wall - Images from the Humanity series - The Power of Survival, Growth, Tenderness, and Father of the Forest. On the right side, watercolors from the Microcosm series.

Opening of the exhibition by its Curator with the audience of the Exhibition

Exhibition Curator - Mr. Piotr Szałkowski and the Author of the works - Barbara Puto

Author-led tour during the opening

Audience of the exhibition

Connections – a painted tale of the networks of life

Exhibition Data

What is the exhibition about?

"Connections" is a story about relationships – those visible and those almost invisible. About tensions and closeness, about the spaces between people, nature, and emotions.

In the paintings of Barbara Puto, the motif of networks appears – sometimes biological, sometimes human, sometimes symbolic. This is a painting about what connects: organisms, experiences, memory, and sensitivity. About being together, even when each person stands in their own place.

The exhibition presents24 paintingsfrom three painting cycles:Micocosmos, Between, and Humanity.Each of them shows a different dimension of relationships.

In the cycleMicocosmos,the artist draws inspiration from the world of slime molds – extraordinary organisms that create extensive biological networks. Their structures become a metaphor for communication and interdependence in nature.

The cycleBetweenfocuses on the spaces of interpersonal relationships – on moments of meeting, tension, and silence that arise between people.

Meanwhile,Humanityis a reflection on the condition of the contemporary human – on their presence in a world where technology, nature, and emotions intersect and influence each other.

The exhibition is presented ontwo walls of the gallery and on three easels,, creating a space for dialogue between the paintings. The individual works engage in conversation with each other, showcasing different forms of connections – from microscopic structures of nature to relationships among people.

The "Connections" exhibition reminds us that the world – despite its diversity – remains a network of mutual dependencies.

Connections
– solo exhibition of paintings by Barbara Puto

The exhibition "Connection" presents paintings by Barbara Puto from three series: Microcosm, Between, and Humanity. Each of them showcases a different dimension of relationships – from the biological networks of nature, through the space between people and events, to reflections on the contemporary condition of humanity. A common theme of the exhibition is the idea of connections: between organisms, people, emotions, and the world around us.