Ewa Juszkiewicz - Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum - Madrid

As part of the Blanca and Borja Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection exhibition programme, the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza presents a solo show of works by Ewa Juszkiewicz (Gdańsk, Poland, 1984). Curated by Guillermo Solana in close collaboration with the artist, the exhibition brings together a carefully selected group of over twenty paintings. 

In her work, Juszkiewicz reinterprets the historical traditions of female portraiture, reframing the visual tropes of classical European painting and engaging critically with canonical representations of feminine beauty. Employing a refined technique and a visual language that echoes the aesthetics of her source material, she combines a traditional painterly approach with subversive gestures. Her compositions disrupt the conventions of portraiture: the sitters’ faces are obscured by elaborate arrangements of fabrics, hairstyles, fruit or vegetation, drawing on a Surrealist sensibility while reconfiguring the genre. 

By deconstructing and reimagining women portrayed in historical painting, Juszkiewicz repositions these images within a contemporary context. Her work examines how femininity has been shaped in European painting, where women have often been defined through ideals of beauty and decorum. In her paintings, the figures elude fixed interpretations, opening the image to multiple readings. Go to Werbsite

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