{"title":"Andru Fijalkowski","description":" ","products":[{"product_id":"relic-from-a-time-past","title":"\" RELIC FROM A TIME PAST \"","description":"I began \" RELIC FROM A TIME PAST \" in the '90's.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #15212f; font-family: sul-sans, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eAs with all my pieces, I take many years to complete, returning to them when I feel inspired to add another layer of my development. I completed Relic this year, when I felt I could do no more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sul-sans, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #15212f; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #15212f; font-family: sul-sans, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eRELIC is from a time past and a time to come. It is about chaos through belief. We are all in the reflection of life and what we do is up to us. I see beauty in the most challenging of subjects, for beauty can be found in the darkest corners, where true creativity lies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sul-sans, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #15212f; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #15212f; font-family: sul-sans, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eAs to materials ,,, I tend to work in series, using a specific medium, generally ones that have been abandoned by others, bringing to life the detritus of others. This allows me to leave whole series aside, until I am able to unlock the creativity that I felt was missing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eOne of a kind artwork\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease contact me, to view a moving image of \u003cspan style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\" RELIC FROM A TIME PAST \".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMEASUREMENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e27 width x 41 height x 10 depth INCHES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e69 width x 105 height x 26 depth CENTIMETRES\u003cbr\u003eIf you wish to purchase, please contact me to discuss shipping within the UK and Worldwide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Andru Fijalkowski","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50543616393505,"sku":null,"price":8000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0792\/0589\/2385\/files\/1-03_57494eeb-34de-4311-a78e-ee1354b0872e.jpg?v=1730731624"},{"product_id":"singing-for-wolfie","title":"\" SINGING FOR WOLFIE \"","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Inter, Inter-fallback, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eI began \" SINGING FOR WOLFIE \" in the mid 90's, when working on my series HEADZ.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Inter, Inter-fallback, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Inter, Inter-fallback, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eThe idea developed after being introduced, then listening to the music of Mozart's \"Reqium\". This had such a over-whelming influence on me, that I created two works.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Inter, Inter-fallback, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Inter, Inter-fallback, sans-serif;\"\u003eBoth \" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Inter, Inter-fallback, sans-serif;\"\u003eSINGING FOR WOLFIE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Inter, Inter-fallback, sans-serif;\"\u003e \" Heads No 1 and No 2, are dedicated to the intense feeling experienced.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Inter, Inter-fallback, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eInitially built in clay, I then created a copy of each work, using a more permanent material. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(All of my works are an Edition of 1 )\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Inter, Inter-fallback, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Inter, Inter-fallback, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eI tend to work and re-work my pieces over many years, until I feel I can do no more and they are ready to leave my studio. Thus during the last 30 years, I have added layer upon layer of colour until now I feel ready to say goodbye, setting my work free. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn edition of one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you wish to see a moving image video of \" SINGING FOR WOLFIE \", please contact me. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMEASUREMENTS \u003cbr\u003e27 Width x 41   Height x 10 Depth INCHES\u003cbr\u003e69 Width x 104 Height x 26 Depth CENTIMETRES\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Inter, Inter-fallback, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Inter, Inter-fallback, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eI have spent all my years making works that reflect my journey through life --- thank you for viewing.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Andru Fijalkowski","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50543616852257,"sku":null,"price":8000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0792\/0589\/2385\/files\/1-04_0bccf945-9806-450d-9688-54f1c86bd52a.jpg?v=1730731625"},{"product_id":"african-queen","title":"\" AFRICAN QUEEN \"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #15212f; font-family: sul-sans, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eThis is my “ African Queen “.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sul-sans, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #15212f; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #15212f; font-family: sul-sans, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eShe is part of a series I began in the late 1990’s, consisting of 34 works interpreting these creatures of the night.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sul-sans, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #15212f; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #15212f; font-family: sul-sans, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eOver the past year I have been re-working this series to add what I feel was missing when I began this journey. I aim to breath new life into them, a new vision that I have found through my years of study and observation in the intervening years,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sul-sans, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #15212f; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #15212f; font-family: sul-sans, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eI try to put colour and life into these works, to radiate power and vulnerability of each individual that I made into a work of art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMEASUREMENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e21 Width x 47 Height x 12 Depth INCHES  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e54 Width x 120 Height x 30 Depth CENTIMETRES\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sul-sans, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #15212f; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sul-sans, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #15212f; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #15212f; font-family: sul-sans, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"\u003ePlease contact me, to view a moving image of \" African Queen \".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sul-sans, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #15212f; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sul-sans, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #15212f; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #15212f; font-family: sul-sans, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e( NB the African Queen is now completed and ready to leave my studio for pastures new, to radiate her beauty and power to all that see her. )\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sul-sans, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #15212f; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sul-sans, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #15212f; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #15212f; font-family: sul-sans, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eIf you wish to purchase “ African Queen “, please contact me , to discuss shipping within the UK and Worldwide.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sul-sans, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #15212f; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sul-sans, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #15212f; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #15212f; font-family: sul-sans, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eThis series began with my travels around South Africa’s Cape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sul-sans, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #15212f; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #15212f; font-family: sul-sans, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eA friend facilitated an opportunity for me to observe the night workers and their associates.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sul-sans, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #15212f; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #15212f; font-family: sul-sans, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eEach figure is a character I studied during that time. The resulting sculptures are an ongoing series that began during the mid-1990’s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sul-sans, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #15212f; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #15212f; font-family: sul-sans, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eI create each sculpture, from Herculite plaster and then ‘dress it', using mosaic ostrich eggshell (found in the Karroo desert) plus mirror, paint, treated rolled lead, gems and found objects. Anything and everything are my materials, combining to create an encrusted patina, with an individuality that forms the character of each piece.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sul-sans, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #15212f; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #15212f; font-family: sul-sans, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eThis is an on-going series, now focusing on the celebrities in life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sul-sans, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #15212f; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sul-sans, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #15212f; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #15212f; font-family: sul-sans, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e( NB \" African Queen \" was completed in 2023, beginning many years earlier)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andru Fijalkowski","offers":[{"title":"21'' x 47''","offer_id":50624549683489,"sku":"","price":8000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0792\/0589\/2385\/files\/1-01_0ca95854-bbd3-47bb-a4d7-9789fc7e3c98.jpg?v=1730731625"},{"product_id":"kat-walk-kate","title":"\" Supa Model no 1 \"","description":"\u003cp class=\"body1\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sul-sans, helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625rem; color: #15212f;\"\u003eI began this art work in the Karroo, Prince Albert, South Africa, in early two thousand and completed her in the UK during 2018.I was working in the Karroo with artist Kevin Hough, wonderful human being and a great artist, we would often travel looking for materials to create our pieces, I was making a series of characters that I had met, or were in my dreams, the mediums found were inspirational for the creation of the \" Supa Model \", Often, I begin a series of works that will take many years to resolve, dressing them in splendour, so they are ready for the show of their lives. Creating shapes and using found objects, I piece them together, like a Frankenstein creation. Mediums used in this work include resin, ostrich eggshell, found objects including the skull, paint, sparkly gems adorn the body, topped off with a feather headdress. \u003cbr\u003e\" Supa Model no 1 \", is part of a series I have been working on for 25 years .....\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e( Please note the height of this work is not including the feather headdress. The figure is life size and the feather headdress, is fixed into place after purchase. )\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch5 class=\"header-art\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sul-sans, helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 1.25rem 0px 0.625rem; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.563rem; color: #15212f;\"\u003eMaterials used:\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp class=\"body1\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sul-sans, helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625rem; color: #15212f;\"\u003eResin, Found objects,Ostrich egg, paint, glitter, gems, feathers, stone and my soul\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch5 class=\"header-art\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sul-sans, helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 1.25rem 0px 0.625rem; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.563rem; color: #15212f;\"\u003eMeasurements\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp class=\"body1\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sul-sans, helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; 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font-family: sul-sans, helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 1.25rem 0px 0.625rem; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.563rem; color: #15212f;\"\u003eMaterials used: \u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp class=\"body1\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sul-sans, helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625rem; color: #15212f;\"\u003eCreated from the carcasses of dolls, wax, glitter paint and found objects....\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of a kind artwork\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch5 class=\"header-art\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sul-sans, helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 1.25rem 0px 0.625rem; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.563rem; color: #15212f;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1.25rem;\"\u003eMeasurements :\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSize : Height --- 31.1 x Width ---\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\"\u003e10.43 x Depth --- 7.09 Inches\u003cbr\u003e   \"          \"      --- 79    x    \"      --- 27     x     \"      ---18    Centimetres\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp class=\"body1\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; 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line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"\u003eSuspended from the ceiling from a chain, enabling him to constantly move and sway, or, he can be displayed on a plinth, or wall mounted.\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"\u003eEach of my artworks are an edition of one….\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"\u003eLength ---- 22 inches\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImages 1 -- 7 are of \" The Pill Taker \"\u003cbr\u003eImages 8 --10 show a display of my series  \u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, 'sans-serif'; font-size: 26.6667px;\"\u003eHeadz Collective\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 20 second video is available to watch --- please contact the Apricus\u003cbr\u003eorganisers if you wish to view ... \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andru Fijalkowski","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50713673302305,"sku":null,"price":2000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0792\/0589\/2385\/files\/1_305bea4c-95a1-4a12-be9b-8019f2c475d9.jpg?v=1735207366"},{"product_id":"our-trace-portrait-of-the-artist-tracey-emin-1","title":"‘Our Trace’ --- portrait of the artist Tracey Emin","description":"\u003cspan style=\"color: #15212f; 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I love this material, as in my opinion it creates movement , by catching the light and reflecting it around the work. Then I apply colour, using special effects paint to add to the movement of the work.\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"\u003eIt has taken me many years to finally complete this sculpture to a level where I feel I can do no more, so now it can leave my studio, to find a new home.\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"\u003e“ Warrior Queen “ has great beauty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note, this is a very tall \/ large sculpture\u003cbr\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e21 Width x 47 Height x 11.9 Depth inches\u003cbr\u003e64     \"     x 120   \"      x   30     \"      centimetres\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"\u003eAll of my works are editions of 1 and most are works- in-progress until the final dot of colour has been added.\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andru Fijalkowski","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50772524695841,"sku":null,"price":10446.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0792\/0589\/2385\/files\/2_e101571a-9263-466e-ae92-7ff8ec7a2fd3.jpg?v=1740568824"},{"product_id":"its-a-girl-1","title":"\"It's A Girl \"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe challenges that we all face, \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003eto find out who we are, the control and manipulation we all endure on a daily basis. 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His presence was spellbinding and I needed to replicate this.\u003cbr\u003eI have re-worked this sculpture many times over many years and now feel Eddie is ready to leave home, to find a new life.\u003cbr\u003eAll of my works are an edition of one.\u003cbr\u003eI am a story teller, using my creativity to leave a visual history of what i am about.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andru Fijalkowski","offers":[{"title":"20'' x 46'' x 14''","offer_id":51319329915169,"sku":null,"price":12055.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0792\/0589\/2385\/files\/IMG_2929.jpg?v=1749653393"}],"url":"https:\/\/apricus-art-collection.myshopify.com\/collections\/andru-fijalkowski.oembed","provider":"Apricus Art Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}