BIO
My name is Adriana Plucha, and I am a contemporary Polish artist and fashion designer.
My artistic path began in childhood through a natural proximity to art, shaped by my father, Jerzy Plucha — an artist and conservator of artworks. The environment in which I grew up was filled with gilded icons, original paintings — portraits, abstractions, watercolors — as well as copies of Old Masters, including Rubens and Dutch painting. The studio atmosphere, the scent of oil paints and turpentine, and the presence of art albums and books all shaped my early perception of painting.
With a focus on a creative profession, I attended a visual arts and fashion-focused secondary school in Przemyśl, where I developed skills in fashion design, drawing, and painting, as well as artisanal techniques such as sewing, pattern cutting, and weaving.
In 2010, I graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź, Faculty of Textile and Clothing Design, earning a degree in fashion design and footwear design. During this time, I also developed an interest in sculpture, which—alongside painting and design—became an important area of my practice.
In the following years, I refined my craft by creating copies of masterpieces of world painting, as well as sacred works, portraits, nudes, and floral compositions.
In 2014, I participated in the 4th International Painting Biennale Quadro Art in Łódź and created the sculpture “Golden Cortex”, a Grand Prix award for Photographer of the Year of the Mazovian District of the Polish Association of Nature Photographers.
At the same time, I developed gilding techniques, working with gold leaf and silver, and studied the technology of traditional egg tempera.
In 2015, I created the first painting from the “Gardens of the World” series, which became the starting point for the further development of my artistic work — both in painting and sculpture. My works are executed in various techniques depending on the series — from egg tempera based on natural binders and mineral pigments (particularly in landscapes), to oil painting developed within figurative cycles. In my work, I use high-karat gold leaf (23–23.75 ct), as well as silver, platinum, and powdered gold.
The early part of the series is inspired by Asian aesthetics and the tradition of Japanese painting and woodblock printing. In the following years, it evolved into contemporary abstract painting and figurative cycles — nudes and female figures.
In 2017, during the 7th Auction of 21st Century Art at the Sopot Auction House, the painting “Obsidian Sun” from the “Gardens of the World – Asia” series achieved a price of PLN 19,000 (PLN 22,420 including auction fees).
In 2018, the debut and opening exhibition of the “Gardens of the World” collection took place in Vienna.
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Art Market in Poland: Top 100 Artists Ranked by Average Sale Price (Including Buyer’s Premium) — Emerging and Contemporary Art.
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EXHIBITIONS
2018 — 16th Warsaw Art Fair (in cooperation with Artinfo), Warsaw
2018 — “Gardens of the World” exhibition, Vienna
2019 — Bentley Elite Cup, First Warsaw Golf, Rajszew
2019 — group exhibition, Belle Arte Gallery, Warsaw
2021 — pre-auction exhibition, Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw
2021 — charity auction, Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw
2022 — exhibition and auction, Lion’s Club, Saint-Mandé (France)
2023 — Art & Luxury Fair, Elite Business Club Monaco, Lidzbark Warmiński
2023 — “Golden Angel” award
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Artist portrait in the studio during the creative process (2024).