Relation (Three Angels), 1975

Silver gelatin print

64 x 33 cm

Józef Robakowski began his artistic experiments with photography and painting beginning 1958-67. This practice led him to go beyond the scope of how these mediums had been used at that time by creating installations that combined both objects with video. His concept of Energy of Art originates from his knowledge of Russian Constructivism and is based on Malevich’s theory on image. In this hypothesis, a painting is an "energy screen” that the artist first saturates with his own creative life force, radiating back to the viewer. Robakowiski’s pieces are fueled by this natural state of Energy and emanate his intention to liberate the works from its non-structural elements. His use of energetic expressions combined with an investigative and analytical attitude are the central themes behind his artistic practice.