ABOUT FREDERICK:
Frederick is a character of two extremes. His individuality is perfectly reflected in the surname he was born with. Although he comes from Poland, his family has both Russian and English blood, which is undoubtedly what lies behind the fact that he is romanticism and pragmatism combined.
He is quick-witted, sharp, and a keen observer. With a head is full of fire, he is far from humble. He is decisive and bold when it comes to making decisions. At the same time, he is open to the world around him, from which he draws his aesthetic. He graduated in two fields, philosophy and human resource management. Despite his success in his acquired profession, at the age of 30 he gave it up for painting.
CREATIVE STYLE AND THEMES:
At the outset, fascinated by Impressionism, he observed the world around him, immortalising the beauty of nature on canvas. However, he quickly noted that there was little to distinguish his work from the entire painting canon. It was then that he came to the conclusion that the only way to truly define yourself is to find an individual way of expressing your own emotions and perceptions.
He discovered his unique style by chance. During his travels to India, he saw a woman with her face completely concealed. She was hanging out washing. Thanks to her anonymity, she seemed, to Frederick, to represent every woman who, regardless of origin or colour, performs similar activities. That living picture changed his perception of the world forever. Frederick began to paint faceless figures in various situations. Some of them happy, others steeped in sorrow. They all, however, have one thing in common - each and every one is a mirror within which one may find one's own reflection.
"Everyone is capable of being happy, of experiencing the things they dream of, growing, and progressing", he says. "Looking at the happy figures in my paintings, the viewer has no cause for jealousy. The figures have no face, they express our own, personal nature. They show us that we can attain everything that they are experiencing. It is enough just to change places with them - and that is not difficult."
The cycle of figures that have emerged from Frederick's brush over the course of the last few years has been dubbed The Noughties. It is a name that teases in its perversity, since the figures in his paintings are often perceived as 'naughty' – incorrigible, coquettish and wholly flirtatious. Despite both their facelessness and the fact that they are frequently caught in the throes of ordinary, everyday, human activities, they always give the viewer 'a wink'.
TECHNIQUE:
All Frederick's paintings to date are oils.
His sculptures are created in clay, or combine clay with stones or metals.
ARTISTIC FASCINATIONS:
Expressionism.
Herwarth Warden, Herbert Kühn, Paul Gauguin, Simon Garden, Tomek Setowski, Zdzislaw Beksinski, Shakespeare, Marquez, Bulhakov, Umberto Eco, Natalie Nothomb, Chopin, Beethoven, Sumi Jo, Laura Claycomb and Natalie Dessay.
He lists such performers as REM, Depeche Mode, Pink Floyd, Madonna, Britney and Mika among his favourite contemporary, mainstream artists.
THE ARTIST ON HIMSELF:
He answers the question, "What am I like?" by saying "I haven't got a clue what to say to that."
After which, in one breath, he modestly reels off a list of such adjectives as "creative, highly sensitive, impetuous, expressive, extrovert."
OPINION AND APPRECIATION:
Frederick has been gifted by Fate. On the one hand – talent; on the other hand – the public's positive (and often downright enthusiastic) reception of his work. Some of his work is perceived as a Utopian Land. Others maintain that his figures are magical, mysterious and aggressive. Every one of his paintings is provocative, while still giving the viewer space for his or her own, personal interpretation - as in his latest painting, Moonstruck. In this painting, the stately figure of a woman can be seen, clad in a star-covered gown. Through the window, the moon gazes down on her. People can debate whether the stars have floated down on to the gown from the moon or whether they are flying upward in the other direction. As ever, in Rossakovsky-Lloyd's work, it is the sensitivities of each individual person contemplating it which must provide the answer.
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Size: 16.00" x 20.00"
Price: £1000.00
