MACIEJ RAUCH

"My paintings are often shaped by the people around me, my friends, the places I live, and the emotions that drift through everyday life. I work in the language of magical realism and surrealism, using it to translate personal moments into something more symbolic and open. What I see, feel, and experience becomes the starting point for scenes that are both familiar and slightly distant, like fragments of a memory or a dream.

I’m drawn to those quiet moments of reflection, to the tension between reality and imagination. My characters often carry a sense of searching, of being suspended between worlds. Whether set in cosmic landscapes or grounded in nature, each piece reflects something I’ve lived or felt,  transformed into an image that invites others to find their own meaning.

Painting is my way of connecting with the world, and of trying to make sense of it, gently, one layer at a time."

- Maciej Rauch

EN

Maciej Rauch is a Polish visual artist based in Warsaw. His practice blends magical realism and surrealism across painting, installation, video, and experimental music. A graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk (2012), his early artistic path included representing his school at the 5th International Student Triennial at Marmara University, Istanbul.

His work is shaped by personal experience, imagination, and the people and environments that surround him. Rauch explores poetic and symbolic narratives that often touch on identity, human connection, and the cosmos, reflected in ongoing series like Alien Boys and On the Other Side.

He has exhibited extensively across Poland and internationally, with solo shows at institutions such as the Center for Contemporary Art at Ujazdowski Castle in Warsaw and Pionova Gallery in Gdańsk. His works have also been featured at the Zachęta National Gallery of Art (Warsaw), MEAM Museum (Barcelona), and in group shows in Germany, Spain, Italy, South Korea, and Turkey.

Recognized with several awards, he was a finalist of the Hestia Artistic Journey (2011), received a cultural grant from the Marshal of the Pomeranian Voivodeship (2017), and won the audience award at Ujazdowski Castle’s Project Room (2022). In 2025, his work earned him a Special Mention at the Expo in Dubai and the Art Prize from Boomer Gallery in London.

ES

Artista visual polaco que vive y trabaja en Varsovia. Su obra transita entre el realismo mágico y el surrealismo, explorando la pintura, la instalación, el vídeo y la música experimental. Es graduado de la Academia de Bellas Artes de Gdańsk (2012), y ya desde sus inicios representó a la institución en el 5º Trienal Internacional de Estudiantes en la Universidad de Marmara, Estambul.

Su universo creativo se alimenta de su entorno, de experiencias personales y de las personas que lo rodean. Sus piezas combinan narrativas simbólicas y poéticas, reflexionando sobre la identidad, el vínculo humano y el lugar del individuo en el cosmos. Actualmente desarrolla dos series paralelas: Alien Boys y On the Other Side.

Ha realizado numerosas exposiciones individuales y colectivas tanto en Polonia como en el extranjero, en espacios como el Centro de Arte Contemporáneo del Castillo Ujazdowski en Varsovia, la Galería Pionova en Gdańsk, la Galería Nacional Zachęta, el MEAM en Barcelona, y otros centros en Alemania, España, Italia, Turquía y Corea del Sur.

A lo largo de su trayectoria ha recibido diversos reconocimientos, entre ellos fue finalista del prestigioso concurso Hestia Artistic Journey (2011), obtuvo la beca del Mariscal de la Voivodía de Pomerania como Creador de Cultura (2017), y ganó el premio del público a la mejor exposición en el ciclo Project Room del Castillo Ujazdowski (2022). En 2025, su obra fue destacada con una Mención Especial en la Expo de Dubái y recibió el Art Prize otorgado por Boomer Gallery en Londres.