Gąski, Gąski, Do Domu
Artwork
Medium:
Mixed media collage
Dimensions:
Artworks -
Height: 18"
Width: 29"
Description:
The image is a collage of different images. The main image is a young child tucked into bed with a teddy bear. Butterflies and moths throughout the image. The bottom left has black and grey face that looks like stone. White vinyl on outside of plexi says the title.
Historical Context:
Bogusław Bachorczyk is a Polish painter, draftsman, and sculptor. He works in various mediums, often combining photography, sculpture, and photography into the same work of art. He has also explored installation and performance art. Themes in Bachorczyk's work deal with topics of history, identity, and memory.
The Polish words on this piece, "Gąski, Gąski Do Domu Boimy Się" translates in English to "
Geese, Geese We're afraid to go home." The words reference a Polish children's game where children selected as geese must run past a wolf to get back to their mother goose at home.