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Magdalena Scholle

 

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First Name
Magdalena
Last Name
Scholle
Artist's Statement
My current project is a series of representational still life oil paintings, which examine the culture of tea and coffee. The subject is closely connected to my personal history and influenced by my enjoyment of these two drinks. Tea and coffee have been my companions at various stages of my life, and I cannot imagine my years of studying and teaching philosophy, and more recently building up my art skills without them. In my works, I explore the preparation, serving, and consumption of these beverages. I also aim to bring to mind the ways they can stimulate imagination when we are alone, or conversation when we gather with friends.

The ideas for my compositions come from my imagination. Setups for this project are made from real everyday objects, some with many years of prior use. All of the elements are connected by their designed function or by traditions to the production and consumption of tea and coffee. In some paintings, I limited my color palette to earth tones in order to emphasize a mystical or timeless atmosphere, which I find can accompany the rituals around preparing and drinking tea and coffee.

The primary goal of my two paintings “Coffee and the Nightly Study Time” and “Honey Lemon Tea” was to show how students tackling their homework at night, perhaps quite late and quite alone, can appreciate the power of a small espresso or a cup of black tea. To better depict nighttime study, I intentionally painted a dark background and directed the viewer's gaze to the white cup. My other work, “Mint Tea,” presents the preparation and consumption of tea in elegant atmospheres. To better describe the feelings created by this popular beverage, I shifted my color palette toward the green hues of mint leaves. I gave this painting a sense of movement by painting a torn and empty tea bag nearby and tongs ready to be used to drop the yellow lemon into the liquid. In each of my paintings, I try to capture the moment of enjoyment when time pauses and daily anxieties can be exchanged for a warm drink.
Artist's Bio
Magdalena Scholle, née Czubak, was born and educated in Poland. In 2005 she earned her PhD in Religious studies at the Institute of Philosophy at the University of Warsaw, where she joined the faculty as an assistant professor of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy. In 2010 she married an American and moved with her husband to Raleigh, NC. The exchange of her academic career in Poland for an unwritten American journey led to Magdalena becoming an artist. In 2013 she enrolled in her first courses at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. She has found some early success placing annually in the juried art competition at the North Carolina State Fair from 2014 through 2021. Magdalena’s art has also been recognized at several of the Academy of Art University’s art shows. In 2017 her painting, Honey Lemon Tea, won Best Online Still Life at the Academy of Art University’s Spring Show. She continues to be inspired by the Medieval mystics, and she now feels she may have found a means to pursue philosophy through art. Her current project is a series of representational still-life oil paintings, which examine the culture of tea and coffee.
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Preferred Mediums
  • Drawing
  • Oil / Alkyd
  • Pastels/Oil Pastels
Areas of Interest
  • Landscape
  • Portraits
  • Still Life
 

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