Antoni Malinowski has established an international reputation for his works that comprise colour, movement and light and are often applied directly on to architectural spaces. Here he talks about his difficult upbringing in Poland before moving to London to further his art studies, how discovering frescoes in Venice was a revelation, how he adapted his work to large architectural buildings such as The Royal Court Theatre in London, the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool and the Dulwich Picture Gallery, and how he began using light-sensitive interference pigments for their optical effect.

Antoni Malinowski talking with Bob Chaundy

Accompanying images on consideringart.com

Synchrony Installation at Camden Art Centre, 1997

The foyers of The Royal Court Theatre, London, 2000 and The Everyman Theatre, Liverpool, 2014

The Polish Connection, Dulwich Picture Gallery, 2009

The Sleepwalker’s Orchard, 2021

All images are © Antoni Malinowski

His current exhibition, Celestial Melancholy, is by L’Étrangère and showing at Austin Desmond Fine Art until 28 October 2023

Music: Ibiza by MBB | https://soundcloud.com/mbbofficial