Piotr Bialecki

   Winter Landscape, oil on canvas, 4' x 6'

    Holly Hocks, oil on canvas, 4' x 6'


Dawn, oil on canvas, 3' x 4'

Artist Statement

Art – Food for the spirit

To create art is a privilege. It is a reward, an honor, and a true gift form above.
People who create art are blessed with the ability to see the unseen, to give
dimensions to the unreal, to exaggerate beauty and ugliness, to make one feel, ponder,
and question. The hearts of those who create beat to a different rhythm. Their energy is
forever woven into the canvas. The color, texture, and the stroke of a brush create that energy.
It is there to be admired, to feed the eye, and thus the spirit. That’s what art is: Spirit Food.

Artist’s Biography

A native of Poland, Peter Bialecki was born in 1948 in Torun, an old historic town founded in 1233 by The Knights of the Teutonic Order. The rich culture and history of the town that actually goes back to the first settlements around 1300 BC had a great influence on his personal life and his art. Peter came to America in 1978. He lives in the suburb of Chicago with his wife and three artistically talented children.

Peter’s art is ever changing, but doesn’t lose its original flavor, character, and message. He brings his canvas to life through bold, richly applied colors. He likes to use primary colors and a lot of texture to convey his feelings of contentment with life and its spirituality.

Peter lives to paint. His main subjects are landscapes, still life, and people. A self-taught painter, he developed his art of creating powerful pieces in rich oil through trying, and trying again. His art is bold and spontaneous. It is truly his very own.

At the time when new trends in art come and go, when it is so easy to lose one’s identity, Peter stands firmly by his purpose of creating art that is full of energy, color, and beauty.

Exhibitions:

*Chicago Art Open
*Around the Coyote Art Festival-Chicago
*Akainyah Gallery-Chicago
*Galleria Baci-Chicago
*Polish Museum of America-Chicago
*Copernicus Cultural Center-Chicago
*Wooden Gallery-Chicago
*The Blue Moon Studio and Gallery-Skokie

Artist’s paintings are in the collection of:

*Amoco Corporation
*Mr. & Mrs. Wicklander
*Mr. Akainyah
*Mr. & Mrs. Nardelli
*Dr. Roztoczynski
*Café Baci
And other private homes and businesses in the U.S., Poland, Germany, and Australia