Wawrzyniec Tokarski

Wawrzyniec Tokarski is a contemporary Polish painter whose work often explores the intersection of image and text, as well as the iconography of writing, signs, and symbols. He deliberately uses a visual language that evokes media aesthetics. Tokarski has developed a distinctive style that blends geometric precision with vibrant colors. His works frequently examine the interplay between structure and spontaneity, creating dynamic compositions that challenge traditional perceptions of space and form.

Wawrzyniec Tokarski was born 1968 in Gdansk, Poland. He lives and works in Berlin.

Tokarski has exhibited in solo and group shows at institutions worldwide, including Gdanska Galeria Miejska, Gdansk, PL | Saarland Museum, Saarbrücken, DE | Künstlerhaus Stuttgart, DE | Palais Populaire, Berlin, DE | Musée d'art contemporain de la Haute-Vienne, Rochechouart, FR |  Kunstquartier Bethanien, Berlin, DE | Sammlung Falckenberg, Hamburg | NGBK, Neue Gesellschaft für Bildende Kunst, Berlin, DE | Haus der Kunst, Munich, DE | Kunstverein Hamburg, DE | Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt, DE | Rubell Family Collection, Miami, US | Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin, DE | ZKM, Karlsruhe, DE | Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, DE | Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach, DE | Nationalgalerie im Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin, DE.