Karolina Jabłońska Red preserves, 2023

Presenting her distinctive figurative style, this large-scale triptych by Karolina Jabłońska explores the politics of everyday life through quotidian subject matter.

In Red preserves, monumentally sized jars filled with pickled fruit and vegetables rendered in vibrant pinks and reds, become the focus of the composition. Jabłońska’s expressive use of color, undulating lines and distorted perspective, call attention to the wide range of art historical sources that have influenced her practice. For example, the distortions offer parallels with the Italian Mannerist Parmigianino and his work, Self-portrait in a Convex Mirror which the artist cites as one of her many painterly references.