Łukasz Stokłosa

The practice of the Krakow-based Polish artist Łukasz Stokłosa, which blends pop culture with grandiose historic signifiers, is fuelled by a potent alembic of threat and melodrama, visual bombast and dark eroticism. The maximalist aesthetics associated with high Christianity and European monarchy—two institutions which, depending on one’s personal perspective, could be judged to be storied and eternal, or thoroughly outdated and redundant—can also be detected in Stokłosa’s visual style, which sees grime and gilt abutting each other in ways that are both gorgeous and subtly, uncannily sinister. He is preoccupied especially with the decline of decadence, and with the tragic, spectral quality inherent in faded pomp and glory. Via a process of spiritual degradation, objects which once held ceremonial or regal significance can be transformed into shadows of themselves, consigned to memory and tarnished by loss. Stokłosa’s preference for such haunting, haunted relics serves to make him, metaphorically speaking, a kind of court painter for ghosts.

b. 1986, Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, Poland
Lives and works in Kraków, Poland

Education
2010

MA, Academy of Fine Arts, Kraków, PL

Solo & Two-Person Exhibitions
2026

False Views, Bunkier Sztuki Gallery of Contemporary Art, Kraków, PL

The Shining, The Royal Castle in Warsaw, Warsaw, PL

2025

Once upon a time, Rose Easton, London, UK

Elegies, The Wawel Royal Castle, Kraków, PL

2024

Sol victus, The Wawel Royal Castle, Kraków, PL

Cries & Whispers, Tureen, Dallas, US

2023

Perihelion, AMITY, New York, US

Mmmelting, KRUPA, Wrocław, PL

2022

Ambassadors. All those moments will be lost in time like tears in rain, Zderzak Gallery, Kraków, PL

2021

Cliffhanger, KRUPA, Warsaw, PL

2020

Moonlight shadow, Razem Pamoja Foundation, Warsaw, PL

2019

Out of Sight, Out of Mind, How to forget, Kraków, PL

Make it before the Night..., City Art Gallery in Łódź, Łódź, PL

2018

The Most Beautiful and Wonderful Things You Can See, If You Know How to Look, KRUPA, Wrocław, PL

A Hundred Views, Zderzak Gallery, Kraków, PL

Queen of the Night, Primer for City Dwellers, Kraków, PL

2017

Misfits, Zderzak Gallery, Kraków, PL

2015

Golden Cage, Nunc Contemporary, Antwerp, BE

Number 392, Zderzak Gallery, Kraków, PL

2014

GRUPPO DI FAMIGLIA IN UN INTERNO, Kunstverein zu Assenheim, DE

2013

Skład obraz, Zderzak Gallery, Kraków, PL

2011

Winter's Tale, Zderzak Gallery, Kraków, PL

Group Exhibitions
2025

Abigail's Party, Rose Easton, London, UK

I Will Reveal Myself Through My Gaze, KRUPA, Wrocław, PL

Let Them See Us!, The ​​Royal Castle in Warsaw, Warsaw, PL

Nostalgia. Searchers of Fading Stars, MOCAK, Kraków, PL

2024

Arkadius. Powerful Emotions. Confrontations, Central Museum of Textiles in Łódź, Łódź, PL

The Scent of Rotting Flowers, City Art Gallery, Łódź, PL

Beautiful Fish in a Man-Made Pond, AMITY, Los Angeles, USA

Food in Art, MOCAK, Kraków, PL

2023

Rococo Madness!, National Museum in Wrocław, Wrocław, PL

2022

The Discomfort of Evening, Zachęta, Warsaw, PL

2021

In these bustling, fiery, and overwhelming days, I transport myself in thought, Stefan Gierowski Foundation, Warsaw, PL

Silver Shining Tears At 3 a.m., Death of Man, Warsaw, PL

Frieze and Emblem, Razem Pamoja Foundation, Warsaw, PL

2020

Between-Time, Cricoteka, Kraków, PL

Time and Foam, Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts, Kraków, PL

Love, Shefter Gallery, Kraków, PL

And if darkness is not only black, then what else could it be?, Baltic Contemporary Art Gallery, Ustka/Słupsk, PL

2019

Black Bile, Baltic Gallery of Contemporary Art, Ustka, PL

Palace of Art. Young Polish Painting, National Museum in Gdańsk, Gdańsk, PL

Przemieszczanie, Museum of Kraków, Hipolit House, Kraków, PL

2018

Capital, 16th edition of the SURVIVAL Art Review, Wallenberg-Pachalych Palace, Wrocław, PL

2017

Here We Are. Selected Works of Polish Art after 1945 from the Krzysztof Musiał Collection, CSW Toruń, PL

XY ‒ New Generation Polish-Hungarian Painting, MODEM, Debrecen, HU

2016

Between systems. Polish contemporary painting in Krzysztof Musiał’s collection, Centre of Contemporary Art “Francisco Hernández”, Málaga, ES

2015

Artists from Krakow: The Generation 1980–1990, MOCAK, Kraków, PL

Double, Platan Gallery, Polish Institute, Budapest, HU

In Search of Imaginary World, Nunc Contemporary, Antwerp, BE

2014

100 Painters of Tomorrow, Beers Contemporary, London, UK

Landschaft, Landschaft…, aTak Gallery, Warsaw, PL

Art more precious than mud, Brewery Lubicz, Kraków, PL

Lepiej mieć horyzont wąski…, Zderzak Gallery, Kraków, PL

Uncertain places, Knoll Galerie, Vienna, AT

L.O.V.E, Colony of Artists, Gdańsk, PL

2013

Estrus and Promiscuity, Bank Pekao PROJECT ROOM – Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw, PL

Uncertain places, Knoll Galerie, Budapest, HU

Exhibition of The Geppert Competition, BWA, Wrocław Galleries of Contemporary Art, Wrocław, PL

Derealizm, City Gallery in Wrocław/Galeria Miejska we Wrocławiu, Wrocław, PL

Mum, I just really need to focus on my art. right now, Galeria Miejska Arsenał, Poznań, PL

2012

Overrunning 2, Ośrodek Działań Artystycznych Gallery, Piotrków Trybunalski, PL

Recyclists, AS Gallery, Kraków, PL

Wait! New acquisitions to the Zderzak Gallery collection, Zderzak Gallery, Kraków, PL

Ice Queen, Zderzak Gallery, Kraków, PL

2011

Renovation, apartment repainted, exhibition / art project in a private apartment, Kraków, PL

About strange feelings, Zderzak Gallery, Kraków, PL

2010

TAKE (ART) AWAY, curatorial project Paulina Olszewska and Ewa Surowiec Endosymbiotic, Zero Gallery, Berlin, DE

Pinc cube, Olympia Gallery, Kraków, PL

You don’t get what you see, curatorial project Paulina Olszewska and Ewa Surowiec

Ars Homo Erotica, Warsaw National Museum, Warsaw, PL

Awards
2013

Award of the Marshal of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Publications
2025

Fałszywe widoki | False Views, Bunkier Sztuki Gallery of Contemporary Art, Kraków, PL

Elegies. Łukasz Stokłosa. Painting, Wydawnictwo Wawelskiel, Kraków, PL

Nostalgia. Seekers of Fading Stars, MOCAK, Kraków, PL

2024

Food in Art, MOCAK, Kraków, PL

Cliffhanger!, KRUPA, Wrocław, PL

2020

Art after 1989, Stefania Krzysztowicz–Kozakowska, PL

2019

The Palace of Art. Young Polish Painting, National Museum in Gdańsk, PL

101 Polish Contemporary Painters: outstanding, established and emerging, Kama Zboralska, Artinfo, PL

Queer!?: Visual Arts in Europe by Evert von Straaten, Anton Anthonissen, UK/NL

2015

Artists from Kraków. The Generation 1980–1990, MOCAK, Kraków, PL

2014

100 Painters of Tomorrow, Kurt Beers, Thames&Hudson, London, New York, UK, US

2013

Skład obraz, Zderzak Gallery, Kraków, PL

2010

Art pride. Gay Art from Poland, Paweł Leszkowicz, Warsaw, PL

Collections
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MOCAK – Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków, Kraków, PL
The Wawel Royal Castle – National Art Collection, Kraków, PL
National Museum in Gdańsk, Gdańsk, PL
The Royal Castle in Warsaw, Warsaw, PL
Bunkier Sztuki Gallery of Contemporary Art, Kraków, PL

Łukasz Stokłosa, Once upon a time, Rose Easton, London, 13 September – 15 November 2025

Łukasz Stokłosa, Once upon a time, Rose Easton, London, 13 September – 15 November 2025

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Once upon a time, Rose Easton, London, 13 September – 15 November 2025

Łukasz Stokłosa, Once upon a time, Rose Easton, London, 13 September – 15 November 2025

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Untitled (I), 2025, oil on canvas, 60 × 50 cm

Łukasz Stokłosa, Untitled (I), 2025, oil on canvas, 60 × 50 cm

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Untitled (II), 2025, oil on canvas, 60 × 50 cm

Łukasz Stokłosa, Untitled (II), 2025, oil on canvas, 60 × 50 cm

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Once upon a time, Rose Easton, London, 13 September – 15 November 2025

Łukasz Stokłosa, Once upon a time, Rose Easton, London, 13 September – 15 November 2025

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Łukas Stokłosa, The Leper, 2025, 3 flat screen TVs, looping video with sound, 55 × 38 × 36 cm

Łukas Stokłosa, The Leper, 2025, 3 flat screen TVs, looping video with sound, 55 × 38 × 36 cm

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Once upon a time, Rose Easton, London, 13 September – 15 November 2025

Łukasz Stokłosa, Once upon a time, Rose Easton, London, 13 September – 15 November 2025

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Paris, Palais Galliera (the hat), 2025, oil on canvas, 50 × 40 cm

Łukasz Stokłosa, Paris, Palais Galliera (the hat), 2025, oil on canvas, 50 × 40 cm

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Łańcut, 2025, oil on canvas, 60 × 50 cm

Łukasz Stokłosa, Łańcut, 2025, oil on canvas, 60 × 50 cm

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Madeleine de Rauch 1954-1956, 2025, oil on canvas, 90 × 80 cm

Łukasz Stokłosa, Madeleine de Rauch 1954-1956, 2025, oil on canvas, 90 × 80 cm

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Once upon a time, Rose Easton, London, 13 September – 15 November 2025

Łukasz Stokłosa, Once upon a time, Rose Easton, London, 13 September – 15 November 2025

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Palazzo Doria Pamphilj, 2025, oil on canvas, 40 × 50 cm

Łukasz Stokłosa, Palazzo Doria Pamphilj, 2025, oil on canvas, 40 × 50 cm

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Once upon a time, Rose Easton, London, 13 September – 15 November 2025

Łukasz Stokłosa, Once upon a time, Rose Easton, London, 13 September – 15 November 2025

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Łukasz Stokłosa, The Leper, 2025, 3 flat screen TVs, looping video with sound, 73 × 49 × 44 cm

Łukasz Stokłosa, The Leper, 2025, 3 flat screen TVs, looping video with sound, 73 × 49 × 44 cm

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Once upon a time, Rose Easton, London, 13 September – 15 November 2025

Łukasz Stokłosa, Once upon a time, Rose Easton, London, 13 September – 15 November 2025

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Łukasz Stokłosa, La Brillante, 2025, oil on canvas, triptych, 40 × 154 cm

Łukasz Stokłosa, La Brillante, 2025, oil on canvas, triptych, 40 × 154 cm

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Once upon a time, Rose Easton, London, 13 September – 15 November 2025

Łukasz Stokłosa, Once upon a time, Rose Easton, London, 13 September – 15 November 2025

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Once upon a time, Rose Easton, London, 13 September – 15 November 2025

Łukasz Stokłosa, Once upon a time, Rose Easton, London, 13 September – 15 November 2025

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Windsor Castle, 2025, oil on canvas, 60 × 50 cm

Łukasz Stokłosa, Windsor Castle, 2025, oil on canvas, 60 × 50 cm

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Once upon a time, Rose Easton, London, 13 September – 15 November 2025

Łukasz Stokłosa, Once upon a time, Rose Easton, London, 13 September – 15 November 2025

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Teatro alla Scala, 2024, oil on canvas, 80 × 90 cm

Łukasz Stokłosa, Teatro alla Scala, 2024, oil on canvas, 80 × 90 cm

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Mikołaj Radziwiłł, 2025, oil on canvas, 60 × 70 cm

Łukasz Stokłosa, Mikołaj Radziwiłł, 2025, oil on canvas, 60 × 70 cm

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Dresden, 2025, oil on canvas, 50 × 40 cm

Łukasz Stokłosa, Dresden, 2025, oil on canvas, 50 × 40 cm

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Once upon a time, Rose Easton, London, 13 September – 15 November 2025

Łukasz Stokłosa, Once upon a time, Rose Easton, London, 13 September – 15 November 2025

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Stefania, 2025, oil on canvas, 30 × 40 cm

Łukasz Stokłosa, Stefania, 2025, oil on canvas, 30 × 40 cm

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Once upon a time, Rose Easton, London, 13 September – 15 November 2025

Łukasz Stokłosa, Once upon a time, Rose Easton, London, 13 September – 15 November 2025

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Łukasz Stokłosa, The Royal Pavillion, 2025, oil on canvas, 40 × 50 cm

Łukasz Stokłosa, The Royal Pavillion, 2025, oil on canvas, 40 × 50 cm

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Palazzo Reale di Napoli, 2024, oil on canvas, 80 × 90 cm

Łukasz Stokłosa, Palazzo Reale di Napoli, 2024, oil on canvas, 80 × 90 cm

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Once upon a time, Rose Easton, London, 13 September – 15 November2025

Łukasz Stokłosa, Once upon a time, Rose Easton, London, 13 September – 15 November2025

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Abigail's Party, Rose Easton, London, 5 – 19 December 2025

Abigail's Party, Rose Easton, London, 5 – 19 December 2025

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Stockholm, 2025, oil on canvas, 40 × 50 cm

Łukasz Stokłosa, Stockholm, 2025, oil on canvas, 40 × 50 cm

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Marie Antoinette, 2021, oil on canvas, 80 x 90 cm

Łukasz Stokłosa, Marie Antoinette, 2021, oil on canvas, 80 x 90 cm

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Palais Rohan, 2024, oil on canvas, 40 x 50 cm

Łukasz Stokłosa, Palais Rohan, 2024, oil on canvas, 40 x 50 cm

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Kensington Palace, Elizabeth II (2), 2025, oil on canvas, 90 x 80 cm

Łukasz Stokłosa, Kensington Palace, Elizabeth II (2), 2025, oil on canvas, 90 x 80 cm

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Untitled, 2025, oil on canvas, 30 x 40 cm

Łukasz Stokłosa, Untitled, 2025, oil on canvas, 30 x 40 cm

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Hôtel de la Marine, 2025, oil on canvas, 40 x 50 cm

Łukasz Stokłosa, Hôtel de la Marine, 2025, oil on canvas, 40 x 50 cm

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Versailles, 2025, oil on canvas, 50 x 60 cm

Łukasz Stokłosa, Versailles, 2025, oil on canvas, 50 x 60 cm

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Łukasz Stokłosa, False Views, Bunkier Sztuki, Kraków, Poland, 2026

Łukasz Stokłosa, False Views, Bunkier Sztuki, Kraków, Poland, 2026

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Łukasz Stokłosa, False Views, Bunkier Sztuki, Kraków, Poland, 2026

Łukasz Stokłosa, False Views, Bunkier Sztuki, Kraków, Poland, 2026

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Łukasz Stokłosa, False Views, Bunkier Sztuki, Kraków, Poland, 2026

Łukasz Stokłosa, False Views, Bunkier Sztuki, Kraków, Poland, 2026

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Łukasz Stokłosa, False Views, Bunkier Sztuki, Kraków, Poland, 2026

Łukasz Stokłosa, False Views, Bunkier Sztuki, Kraków, Poland, 2026

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Łukasz Stokłosa, False Views, Bunkier Sztuki, Kraków, Poland, 2026

Łukasz Stokłosa, False Views, Bunkier Sztuki, Kraków, Poland, 2026

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Łukasz Stokłosa, False Views, Bunkier Sztuki, Kraków, Poland, 2026

Łukasz Stokłosa, False Views, Bunkier Sztuki, Kraków, Poland, 2026

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Łukasz Stokłosa, The Shining, Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland, 2026

Łukasz Stokłosa, The Shining, Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland, 2026

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Łukasz Stokłosa, The Shining, Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland, 2026

Łukasz Stokłosa, The Shining, Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland, 2026

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Łukasz Stokłosa, The Shining, Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland, 2026

Łukasz Stokłosa, The Shining, Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland, 2026

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Łukasz Stokłosa, The Shining, Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland, 2026

Łukasz Stokłosa, The Shining, Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland, 2026

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Łukasz Stokłosa, The Shining, Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland, 2026

Łukasz Stokłosa, The Shining, Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland, 2026

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Łukasz Stokłosa, The Shining, Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland, 2026

Łukasz Stokłosa, The Shining, Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland, 2026

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Łukasz Stokłosa, The Shining, Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland, 2026

Łukasz Stokłosa, The Shining, Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland, 2026

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Łukasz Stokłosa, The Shining, Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland, 2026

Łukasz Stokłosa, The Shining, Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland, 2026

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Łukasz Stokłosa, The Shining, Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland, 2026

Łukasz Stokłosa, The Shining, Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland, 2026

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Elegies, Wawel Royal Castle-State Art Collection, Kraków, Poland, 2025

Łukasz Stokłosa, Elegies, Wawel Royal Castle-State Art Collection, Kraków, Poland, 2025

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Elegies, Wawel Royal Castle-State Art Collection, Kraków, Poland, 2025

Łukasz Stokłosa, Elegies, Wawel Royal Castle-State Art Collection, Kraków, Poland, 2025

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Elegies, Wawel Royal Castle-State Art Collection, Kraków, Poland, 2025

Łukasz Stokłosa, Elegies, Wawel Royal Castle-State Art Collection, Kraków, Poland, 2025

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Elegies, Wawel Royal Castle-State Art Collection, Kraków, Poland, 2025

Łukasz Stokłosa, Elegies, Wawel Royal Castle-State Art Collection, Kraków, Poland, 2025

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Elegies, Wawel Royal Castle-State Art Collection, Kraków, Poland, 2025

Łukasz Stokłosa, Elegies, Wawel Royal Castle-State Art Collection, Kraków, Poland, 2025

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Elegies, Wawel Royal Castle-State Art Collection, Kraków, Poland, 2025

Łukasz Stokłosa, Elegies, Wawel Royal Castle-State Art Collection, Kraków, Poland, 2025

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Elegies, Wawel Royal Castle-State Art Collection, Kraków, Poland, 2025

Łukasz Stokłosa, Elegies, Wawel Royal Castle-State Art Collection, Kraków, Poland, 2025

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Elegies, Wawel Royal Castle-State Art Collection, Kraków, Poland, 2025

Łukasz Stokłosa, Elegies, Wawel Royal Castle-State Art Collection, Kraków, Poland, 2025

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Nostalgia: Seekers of Fading Stars, MOCAK, Kraków, Poland, 2025

Nostalgia: Seekers of Fading Stars, MOCAK, Kraków, Poland, 2025

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Nostalgia: Seekers of Fading Stars, MOCAK, Kraków, Poland, 2025

Nostalgia: Seekers of Fading Stars, MOCAK, Kraków, Poland, 2025

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Nostalgia: Seekers of Fading Stars, MOCAK, Kraków, Poland, 2025

Nostalgia: Seekers of Fading Stars, MOCAK, Kraków, Poland, 2025

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Food in Art, MOCAK, Kraków, Poland, 2024

Food in Art, MOCAK, Kraków, Poland, 2024

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Cries & Whispers, Tureen, Dallas, USA, 2024

Łukasz Stokłosa, Cries & Whispers, Tureen, Dallas, USA, 2024

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Untitled, 2023, oil on canvas, 30 x 40 cm

Łukasz Stokłosa, Untitled, 2023, oil on canvas, 30 x 40 cm

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Lukasz Stokłosa, Untitled, 2023 (detail)

Lukasz Stokłosa, Untitled, 2023 (detail)

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Palazzo Reale di Napoli, 2023, oil on canvas, 80 x 90 cm

Łukasz Stokłosa, Palazzo Reale di Napoli, 2023, oil on canvas, 80 x 90 cm

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Palazzo Reale di Napoli, 2023 (detail)

Łukasz Stokłosa, Palazzo Reale di Napoli, 2023 (detail)

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Untitled, 2023, oil on canvas, 30 x 40 cm

Łukasz Stokłosa, Untitled, 2023, oil on canvas, 30 x 40 cm

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Untitled, 2023 (detail)

Łukasz Stokłosa, Untitled, 2023 (detail)

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Rome, 2023, oil on canvas, 40 x 50 cm

Łukasz Stokłosa, Rome, 2023, oil on canvas, 40 x 50 cm

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Rome, 2023 (detail)

Łukasz Stokłosa, Rome, 2023 (detail)

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Bez Tytułu, 2023, oil on canvas, 40 x 30 cm

Łukasz Stokłosa, Bez Tytułu, 2023, oil on canvas, 40 x 30 cm

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Łukasz Stokłosa, Bez Tytułu, 2023 (detail)

Łukasz Stokłosa, Bez Tytułu, 2023 (detail)

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Łukasz Stokłosa & Radek Brousil, Mmmelting, KRUPA, Wrocław, 2023

Łukasz Stokłosa & Radek Brousil, Mmmelting, KRUPA, Wrocław, 2023

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Łukasz Stokłosa & Radek Brousil, Mmmelting, KRUPA, Wrocław, 2023

Łukasz Stokłosa & Radek Brousil, Mmmelting, KRUPA, Wrocław, 2023

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Łukasz Stokłosa & Radek Brousil, Mmmelting, KRUPA, Wrocław, 2023

Łukasz Stokłosa & Radek Brousil, Mmmelting, KRUPA, Wrocław, 2023

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Łukasz Stokłosa & Radek Brousil, Mmmelting, KRUPA, Wrocław, 2023

Łukasz Stokłosa & Radek Brousil, Mmmelting, KRUPA, Wrocław, 2023

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