Ania Bartkowska
Maja
Wronska has been found on the Internet by our friend who cooperates
with Neso Art. He contacted her in order to get permission to publish
her pieces of art on our facebook profile. When I was looking at her
works – diving into this amazing world of colours – I was struck
by one thought: we have to do the interview!
I
was absolutely pleased when, instead of question-answer form, Maja
proposed conversation. During the interview we weren’t strictly
following the path of art. We strayed and discussed matters I did not
suppose to discuss ;) Enjoy – interview with Maja Wronska!
/ We
started with the most common question artists are usually asked –
inspiration! We feel obliged to assure you that inspiration doesn’t
have to be connected with art. /
Maja Wrońska: It’s
very hard question. I must admit that it is the first time I’m
taking part in the interview in Polish. My drawings are strictly
connected with the architecture so, for sure, architecture is my
inspiration. I started to draw ‘seriously’ during the drawing
course on my studies. It was the way I spent my weekends and evenings
at high school. When I started to study I gave drawing a miss. Then I
realized that I had missed it very much. It’s a little bit strange
but when Friday or Saturday morning is coming I feel the need of
drawing. I think that my inspiration is the specific time in the week
connected more with the routine than with some extravagant
inspiration. Sometimes when I see a building or its photo I think: O!
It’s great. I need to draw it.
Neso
Art:
Your studies are connected with the artistic activity, aren’t they?
Maja:
I study Architecture at Warsaw University of Technology. It’s
connected with artistic activity but it is different than painting or
drawing. There are drawing and painting courses during the first two
years but that’s all. We prepare architectonic projects but
artistic activity is limited to designing nice architecture or making
boards.
Neso
Art:
Is there a city you like most because of its architecture?
Maja:
Yes, Venice.
Neso
Art:
Why Venice? :)
Maja:
It has specific, unusual atmosphere. Nothing there is pompous or out
of scale. I think it’s really nice while perceiving it. I think I
would like Chicago and NY but I cannot be sure – I’ve never been
there.
/As
I mentioned at the beginning our conversation was casual so I won’t
order it – you will be able to feel this climate./
Neso
Art:
I would like to go back to what you said earlier. You said that it
was the first interview done in Polish. What may be the reason for
this? Does it mean people in Poland are not interested in art?
Maja:
I’m not especially active if it comes to Polish forums or websites
devoted to art. When I put something there I have always a lot of
‘hates’ such as ‘o, it’s so distorted’, ‘there are 7
windows, not 6’ and things like that. Once I tried digart but soon
I was bored with it – people intentionally hated me there.
Situation like this doesn’t appear on foreign forums – people
there don’t waste their time for ‘hating’ someone. When they’re
interested in something, they write nice things.
Neso
Art:
Very interesting. Personally, I also don’t have nice memories of
digart :) It’s a long story and I won’t describe it fully. In
short: one person from digart accused us of taking advantage of other
artists’ works :D He should get award for being an idiot.
Maja:
On deviantart I had once 4dd. Although digart is 100times bigger
Internet portal, I’ve never been granted there a privilege like
this. I was banned instead (when I ticked moderator off) :D
Neso
Art:
Do you listen to the music while creating your works? What kind of
music is it? Have you got your favourite bands?
Maja:
Yes, I always listen to the music while working. I was keen on stoner
rock, Qots,
Radiohead, Brant Bjork. Now I listen mainly to the music from
serials.
Neso
Art:
Any examples?
Maja:
‘Girls’,
‘Justified’, ‘Grey's Anatomy’, ‘Vampire Diaries’, ‘True
Blood’, ‘Elementary’.
Neso
Art:
So generally – guitar music ;) Do you often go to concerts?
Maja:
I’ve been to several but not this year. This year I’m focused on
my diploma.
Neso
Art:
Do you remember any concert especially?
Maja:
I remember concert of Brant Bjork in Wroclaw. I really wanted to go
to the concert of Queens of the Stone Age but we weren’t lucky to
buy the tickets. O! Black
Label Society – amazing!
Neso
Art:
It’s interesting coincidence because a few days ago I started
listening to it. It’s outstanding! ;)
Maja:
I recommend ‘In this River’. It’s my favourite one.
Neso
Art:
Do you think the music you are listening to while e.g. painting,
influences the final effect? For example by building some emotions?
Maja:
No. (after a while...) I mean, I don’t know. I was creating my best
watercolour presenting Brooklyn Bridge while listening to ‘Call Me
Maybe’.
Neso
Art:
Hehe, it may be the reason for these lively colours.
Maja:
There are dark blue and beige – full chill. Lively colours are for
example in San Francisco – I was listening to the music from
‘Justified’ while painting it.
Neso
Art:
Have you ever seen ‘Breaking Bad’? :D
Maja:
It’s the same if you ask me whether I have drunk cola... ‘Breaking
Bad’ has something that makes guys like it. My boyfriend loves it.
I can recommend also ‘Killing’, ‘Bridge’ and ‘Big Bang
Theory’.
Neso
Art:
Have you got your favourite artists? Are you inspired by any of them?
Do you follow the effects of their work?
Maja:
Honestly, I always say that I liked impressionists but in reality I
like some of the people from deviantart... e.g. Pascal
Campion, Kevin Wada, Jordi
Labanda. I really like luxigon. I don’t know whether they’re
artists but sometimes I’m really impressed with what they do.
Neso
Art:
Do you organize exhibitions of your artworks? Is it possible to see
them somewhere?
Maja:
I had two exhibitions but there were two prints and one original –
Siena. I don’t plan more exhibitions.
Neso
Art:
Do you think using tablets, computers and new technologies instead of
traditional techniques means regress to art?
Maja:
No, I consider new technologies as different tools – not regress.
Sometimes I’m more excited with some visualization than
watercolours. If it comes to tablets – undoubtedly Szymon Biernacki
is a great talent.
/Since
we cannot disagree we hope to present Szymon’s artworks soon./
Neso
Art:
While painting/drawing do you try to reflect exactly what is in your
mind or you do not know what the final effect will be?
Maja:
I know exactly.
Neso
Art:
Do you sometimes let yourself go so the whole idea is changed?
Maja:
I paint on the basis of photos and I take it that here will be purple
and there orange. I let myself go when I was painting Queensboro
Bridge, but the reason was different.
Neso
Art:
Different reason?
Maja:
Too much Pina Colada. Fortunately it wasn’t champagne like in
‘Miłość na bogato”.
Neso
Art:
Have you got any other interests, despite art? Hobby – something
you devote your time to...?
Maja:
I play sometimes ‘Age of Empires’ but I think my only hobby is
watching serials. It’s stupid to write about it.
Neso
Art:
Place you will never forget...?
Maja:
Place such as sofa or city?
Neso
Art:
Sofa. Great :D
Maja:
So it is probably my hairy chair on which I sit putting my legs on a
dustbin. I spend hours like this using computer.
Neso
Art:
And city?
Maja:
Venice. I’m horribly monothematic. We’ve been going there with my
parents for many years and I think I’ll never be bored with it.
Poznan is nice. I’ve been there several times and I like it. There
is a nice cafe with pierogi – ‘U Babuni’.
Neso
Art:
Maybe one day I’ll get there ;)
Maja:
I like eating.
Neso
Art:
... what about cooking?
Maja:
I like cooking but only when I don’t have to do so. I don’t cook
if I have to. I bake amazing cakes e.g. American carrot cake or
chocolate joy of life from 12 bars of chocolate.
Neso
Art:
Wow! Baking is a kind of mystery for me so congratulations! :)
Neso
Art:
Ok Maja, the last question. What is the universe to you ?
Maja:
OMG! I’ve got only first association.
Neso
Art:
In spite of appearance this questions is not as stupid as it seems to
be. :) C’mon – first association.
Maja:
Galactic is on Orion’s Belt with these balls from ‘Men in Black’.
The second association is pink creature from ‘Time
is the Simplest Thing’.
The question about the universe – whatever it is – ends our interview.
We
would like to invite those who are interested in Maja Wronska’s art
to visit her facebook profile and deviant art profile.
Regards,
TH
& Stary Van Dam Stary.
and
Special thanks to Ania Bartkowska ;*
