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Dominika Hofman
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Baroque
2000 EUR
2000 EUR
The Bowl
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Pearl 1
2400 EUR
2400 EUR
Dominika Hofman
Born in 1986 in Poland. She works in painting and paint animation. In 2011, she graduated from the Faculty of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk in the studio of Prof. Maciej Świeszewski. Her works have been presented at numerous exhibitions in Poland and abroad. She also worked on the film “Loving Vincent”. This first full-length painted animation won many prestigious awards, including an Oscar nomination. The artist lives and works in Gdynia.
Artist statement
The role of light in a painting and its influence on color have always fascinated me.
In my earlier painting series, which I called Luminosities, light played a central role; it was the element that defined and shaped my paintings.
In my newest series, Black Pearls, I focus on the relationship between light and shadow and, in doing so, discover entirely new spaces of meaning. Shells and mother-of-pearl no longer shimmer in an abundance of bright colors. The rich palette of hues is still present, but now they are far subtler. I try to show how many shades of brilliance are hidden in apparent grayness.
This search naturally raises philosophical questions about life, its bright and dark moments. How many nuances does each of our lives have? Usually, we notice only those in the full splendor of success, while great beauty is also hidden in everyday life.
So my pearls are not really black; it is rather a somewhat misleading name. At first glance, they may appear dark, but they contain the entire spectrum of color within them. Subtle, delicate, hidden. The idea of dark pearls emerged as a counterpoint to the bright ones.
The symbolism of shells and pearls is extremely rich and has fascinated people for centuries. I try to refresh these motifs and present them through my own sensitivity. Shell and pearl are metaphors for me that give my paintings a poetic character while also carrying deep symbolic meaning.
For me, shells and pearls symbolize femininity, beauty, and transformation. Visually, their organic forms fascinate me. The variety of colors and the changeability of light reflections are an inexhaustible source of inspiration for me.
Solo exhibitions
Selected group exhibitions
Competitions
Born in 1986 in Poland. She works in painting and paint animation. In 2011, she graduated from the Faculty of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk in the studio of Prof. Maciej Świeszewski. Her works have been presented at numerous exhibitions in Poland and abroad. She also worked on the film “Loving Vincent”. This first full-length painted animation won many prestigious awards, including an Oscar nomination. The artist lives and works in Gdynia.
Artist statement
The role of light in a painting and its influence on color have always fascinated me.
In my earlier painting series, which I called Luminosities, light played a central role; it was the element that defined and shaped my paintings.
In my newest series, Black Pearls, I focus on the relationship between light and shadow and, in doing so, discover entirely new spaces of meaning. Shells and mother-of-pearl no longer shimmer in an abundance of bright colors. The rich palette of hues is still present, but now they are far subtler. I try to show how many shades of brilliance are hidden in apparent grayness.
This search naturally raises philosophical questions about life, its bright and dark moments. How many nuances does each of our lives have? Usually, we notice only those in the full splendor of success, while great beauty is also hidden in everyday life.
So my pearls are not really black; it is rather a somewhat misleading name. At first glance, they may appear dark, but they contain the entire spectrum of color within them. Subtle, delicate, hidden. The idea of dark pearls emerged as a counterpoint to the bright ones.
The symbolism of shells and pearls is extremely rich and has fascinated people for centuries. I try to refresh these motifs and present them through my own sensitivity. Shell and pearl are metaphors for me that give my paintings a poetic character while also carrying deep symbolic meaning.
For me, shells and pearls symbolize femininity, beauty, and transformation. Visually, their organic forms fascinate me. The variety of colors and the changeability of light reflections are an inexhaustible source of inspiration for me.
Solo exhibitions
- 2025 Pervading Wonder – Impossible Currency Gallery, Atlanta, GA, USA 2023 Niuanse – Wieża Art Gallery, Kielce, Poland
- 2022 Świetlistości – Gallery of the Gdynia Film Center, Gdynia, Poland 2020 Gallery in the Window – Wejherowo, Poland
- 2013 GAK (Gdański Archipelag Kultury) Plama Gallery, Gdańsk, Poland 2013 Livestation Gallery, Lyon, France
Selected group exhibitions
- 2025 Kobieco o Sztuce – CK105 Gallery, Koszalin, Poland
- 2024 Sen Nocy Świętojańskiej – Arcaded House in Miłocin, Arte Infinita Foundation, Poland
- 2024 What Is Life – Still, still – Dworek Sierakowskich Gallery, Society of Friends of Sopot, Poland
- 2023 Corporeality III – Cosma Gallery, Kurhaus, Gdańsk, Poland
- 2023 Gdańsk Through the Lens of Sounds (fourth edition) – Polish Baltic Philharmonic, Gdańsk, Poland
- 2022 Shake Art! – inspired by the work of William Shakespeare – Teatr Polski, Warsaw, Poland
- 2022 Winter – Arte Infinita Gallery, Gdańsk, Poland
- 2021 Corporeality – Cosma Gallery, Sopot, Poland
- 2021 Gdańsk Through the Prism (second edition) – Polish Baltic Philharmonic, Gdańsk, Poland
- 2021 ShakeArt! – Shakespeare Theatre and GTS Gallery, Gdańsk, Poland
- 2020 Light Sensitivity – post-competition exhibition, ZPAP Gallery, Toruń, Poland
- 2020 Art Without a Mask – European Art Center F. Chopin, Palace in Sanniki, Poland
- 2019 Gdańsk Through the Prism – Polish Baltic Philharmonic, Gdańsk, Poland
- 2019 6xSztuka – Painting in Six Acts – Art Center 105, Koszalin, Poland
- 2019 Triennial with Still Life – post-competition exhibition, BWA Sieradz, Poland
- 2019 Town Hall Gallery – under the patronage of the President of the City of Koszalin and ZPAP Koszalin-Słupsk, Poland
- 2018 Migrations (13th edition) – Cultural Center 105, Baltic Art Gallery, Koszalin, Poland
- 2018 Painting Relations – Mariacka Gallery, Gdańsk, Poland
- 2018 Wejherowo – Universe – Spichlerz Sztuki, Wejherowo, Poland
- 2018 “Loving Vincent” – Animation Museum, Hangzhou, China
- 2017 National Painting Triennial “Animalis” – Municipal Art Gallery MM, Chorzów, Poland
- 2016 Diversity – Różnorodność – ZPAP Gallery, Gdańsk, Poland
- 2013 Polish Independent Artists – Art Storehouse, Wejherowo, Poland
- 2013 2nd Art Biennale – BWA Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland
- 2011 Young Painting in Gdańsk – Diplomas 2011 – Historical Museum, Gdańsk, Poland
- 2011 Young Art Exhibition “Spichlerz Sztuki” – Spichlerz Sztuki Gallery, Wejherowo, Poland
- 2011 Group Exhibition – Science and Technology Park, Gdańsk, Poland
- 2011 Open Studio – European Culture Days, Baltic Sea Cultural Center, Gdańsk, Poland
Competitions
- 2022 Qualified for the finals of the international competition Arc Salon 16th edition
- 2021 Qualified for the semifinals of the international painting competition Jackson's Painting Prize 2021
- 2020 Exhibition of the finalists of the Polish competition “Światłoczułość” (Light Sensitivity) – ZPAP Gallery Toruń
- 2019 Exhibition of the finalists of the national triennial competition for still life – BWA in Sieradz
- 2017 Exhibition of the national triennial painting competition “ANIMALIS” – Municipal Art Gallery MM in Chorzów
- 2013 Exhibition of the finalists of the 2nd National Painting Biennale in Piotrków Trybunalski – BWA Piotrków Trybunalski
- 2011 Honorary distinction in the national competition “Student Graphic of the Year”