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Tomek Kowalski

Art and Design

My name is Tomek. 

For many years now, I have been working with arts in versatile ways: poetry, painting, sculpture, design, fashion, dance, and martial arts.

 

In my artistic search, I follow two main principles: I work with what is readily available and the result should surprise me. That's why I experiment a lot with found and invented combinations of materials, also in the context of recycling and upcycling. In that, I am fascinated by the wabi-sabi aesthetics. 

 

A big letimotiv of my work is the topic of change and transformation in life. A few years ago, I discovered concrete as a working material that gives a material form to my artistic questions. 


Bio

Exhibitions and showings

2025

THE MYTHS OF YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND TOMORROW

with Freies Kunst Kollektiv Wuppertal, Germany

https://www.illumistein-nt.de/e-x-h-i-b-i-t-i-o-n-s/the-myths/

 

MARKTGALERIE: Düsseldorf art & design pop-up

bei Maramax art & culture e.V., Düsseldorf, Germany

https://www.instagram.com/marktgalerie/

 

ManufakTOUR Düsseldorf

together with Anina Caracas, Düsseldorf, Germany

https://manufaktour-duesseldorf.de/

https://www.illumistein-nt.de/veranstaltungen/manufaktour-2025/

 

Other media

2025

Autumn dialogues about aikido

Documentary series / interview

together with Ewa Łączkowska

https://linktr.ee/autumndialogues

 

Performance

2023

Herz Hand Fuß

Pop up dance performance

dieSynapse  - Tanz- und Bewegungsraum Düsseldorf, Germany

 

2016 

De-LIGHT

Dance theatre project

tanzhaus nrw, Düsseldorf, Germany

 

2015

GALA

A dance piece by Jerome Bell 

tanzhaus nrw, Düsseldorf, Germany

https://rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/duesseldorf/kultur/unbeholfenheit-kann-so-ruehrend-sein_aid-22026845

 

2013 

Laokoon

Dance theatre project

tanzhaus nrw, Düsseldorf, Germany

 

Publications

2024 

untitled

art-essay, part of the first edition of the OPIA Community Magazine

Utrecht, The Netherlands

 

2016 

der bunte

independent publication, poetry

Düsseldorf, Germany

 

2014 

der weiße

independent publication, poetry

Düsseldorf, Germany

 

2003 

+1

independent publication, poetry

Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland

 

1996

Nieparzystość

curated poetry book, edited by Tomasz Kowalski,

Wojewódzki Ośrodek Metodyczny

Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland

 

1993 

I znów będziemy poetami

curated poetry book, Fido publishing

Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland

 

Nie bez poranków

curated poetry book, Fido publishing

Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland

 



K o n t a k t

Tomasz Kowalski, ILLUMISTEIN-nt // +49 (0) 176 32968208 // tomek.kowalski.art (at) gmail.com // © all rights reserved