Henryk Szydlowski

Small is beautiful - interesting, colourful, joyous and fabulous. This offering of over 100 artworks by leading New Zealand and overseas artists is currently on view in our gallery window. A small painting is the most meaningful of gifts, to family, friends and oneself.  

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Celebrating 30 years of collaboration and friendship, International Art Centre is delighted to present this long-awaited, solo exhibition by Henry Szydlowski.

Szydlowski sees himself as a storyteller who adopts the canvas as his theatre. Setting symbols of real life objects against planes of vibrant colour, accentuated with glazes and highlights of gold and silver leaf, Szydlowski's paintings reverberate with a unique and artisically glamourous energy. These elements, long associated with his work, are powerfully evident in this latest collection.

Our Winter Salon unfolds as a rich tapestry of talent and colour. Against nature's backdrop of grey skies this outstanding collection is guaranteed to brighten the outlook and lift the spirits. Art inspires, and never-more-so than this year's Winter Salon. We invite you to view and enjoy over 85 exclusive new works from leading professional artists, both here and abroad.

Our first exhibition of 2017 is a stella event in every sense of the word. Leading professional artists from Australasia and Europe embrace this opportunity to showcase their very best works. An exhibition of over 85 paintings with a benchmark of talent, diversity and quality.

Szydlowski is aware that good art will communicate across barriers of time and culture. He is a painter who comes to his canvas with a desire to make something beautiful. He is an artist who has no interest in competing with contemporaries, preferring instead to set his own goals. He is an individual who believes that if current dictates of art prevent him from making paintings people can enjoy, he will ignore them. After all, rules change but good art is constant.

Masters is a exhibition of works by top of the pyramid painters. What does this mean? Visualise a pyramid - the base consists of a wide, supportive foundation narrowing to an apex. In this context, the small number of artists at the top of the apex possess an extreme and admirable level of competence. In-depth knowledge, based on firm foundations, culminating in mastery. In a world awash with images of mediocrity we welcome you to a exhibition of exhilarating excellence.