Her great passion is creating illustrations. In her works, Magdalena Lesiak depicts characters in various life situations, animals or objects. The colourful scenes refer to specific stories and the emotions associated with them. Posters and cards of her design are minimalist works that successfully decorate interiors.
Magdalena Lesiak knew even before her studies that she wanted to associate her future with culture and art. Her life choices led her to the School of Social Sciences and Humanities, where she studied Cultural Studies. After graduating, she decided to take another, this time a postgraduate course in graphic design. However, the biggest influence on her work was the independent work and experience she gathered. Initially in the editorial department of a local newspaper, where she created content for a cultural column. In the editorial office, she encountered issues of DTP typesetting, content layout, proportion and readability of the message. Each of these elements influenced her aesthetic sensibility.
Later, this path (like many others) led through a corporation, but constantly working with rigid rules did not give me satisfaction. I changed from a corporation to a cultural institution and then, while working on exhibitions by other people, whether photographers or local amateur painters, I felt it was a good time to expand my activities into the field of illustration, admits Magdalena Lesiak.
Her work involved designing visual concepts for exhibitions, creating posters for cultural events and author meetings. With time, she felt that she wanted to be on the “other” side – the creative side. That’s how she started making her first illustrations.
In Magdalena Lesiak’s works we can see a minimalist line. Although her projects are created using digital techniques, they allude to traditional oil painting and gouache painting. The artist loves linear art and playing with colours. Her biggest inspiration is people. These include well-known names such as David Bowie or Dolly Parton, but also completely anonymous people. Her illustrations often feature objects, details, ritualistic scenes that accompany people every day. An example? The poster ‘Dolly’s shoes’ with cowboy boots or ‘Good morning’ with a cup filled with morning coffee. Another interesting poster is ‘Grandma’s plate’. The artist has a great affection for this poster. – It is one of the first illustrations I made,” she says. She inherited the colourful faience plate from her grandmother and today it is a precious keepsake.
There are many more motifs in the designer’s creative portfolio. She creates colourful posters for people who appreciate simplicity, minimalism and uniqueness. Such posters are available in various formats (A4, A3, A2) and will successfully decorate interiors of various aesthetics. Lesiak posters can be a colourful accent against the background of a subdued space. Who knows, maybe there is a poster among them which someone reading this article will decide to give to a loved one as a gift? If so, it would be best accompanied by an occasional card, with wishes from the heart. After all, Magdalena Lesiak also creates cards.
You can find Magdalena Lesiak’s illustrations and cards on her official website www.magdalenalesiak.com.
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