Celina Cyganik

"cat and mouse game (with the audience" "when you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change" -anonim the initial inspiration for "cat and mouse game(with the audience)" was how the perception of sequential art is often omitted by critics and readers alike. the installation tackles the core idea of many layers of perception the comics have to offer. In traditional sense comics is constructed with story, artworks, written dialogues and interpretation of readers. In my work those factors are represented with light, abstract forms and paper screens and only by combining all of them we can enjoy the story - the cat hunting the rat. Or is it more than just that? 2014

"cat and mouse game (with the audience)" details

"urban legend" was crated especially for a temporary exhibition held at Mlyn Zabierzów in Zabierzów town titled "Mniej wiecej" ("more or less"). inspiration for this work was taken from a particular, never dying, urben legend about a deep fried rat found in the bucket of chicken wings. 2012

"urban legend", detail

"stowaway" is the sculpture that was part of a group exhibition "at the unknown roads" that was hosted by Vauxhall gallery. this work was inspired by a "plague girl" - a malicious spectre responsible for spreading diseases found in Slavic mythology. 2013

30 minutes sketch in plasticine 2016

rat king; model for a sculpture 11,5cm x 5cm x 4,5cm sculpted in plasticine, plaster cast 2013

bust of Adam Jensen from Deus Ex franchise sculpted in plasticine, plaster cast 14cm x 7,5 cm x 17,5 cm 2015

have you ever wondered how your 'original character' would look in real life? all around the internet I can see such attempts where authors match their characters with actors, who in their opinion would be true to their characters' look. I'm not that good with matching actors really, that's why I decided to sculpt a bust of one of my original characters - Andrei - to put to a test not only my skills as an sculptor but also my imagination as a comics artist! what can I say? it was one of the hardest tasks I've challenged myself with so far! sculpted in clay, plaster cast 2013

"action figure" sculpture sketch sculpted in clay, plaster cast 2013

sculpture sketch sculpted in clay, plaster cast 2013

"dark matter" sculpture sketch sculpted in clay, plaster cast 2012

model for a sculpture modelled in polystyrene 2010