Amelia Opalinska
Amelia Opalinska grew up in Rzeszow in southeast Poland. She holds B.F.A. in photography and her works have been featured in group shows at SITE Santa Fe and The Gerald Peters Gallery. In 2003 she signed up for a TEFL course in Greece with the intent to go back to her native land. For the next few years she traveled extensively through Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America. Her photos from Syria were printed in the Publio magazine, and an intimate series depicting her childhood was published by PULSE Media. In 2013 she moved to Mexico, focusing more on her longterm passion for painting. Amelia Opalinska lives and works in Merida, Mexico as she continues to explore painting, writing and photography.
“Magic Lurks in Color”.
Amelia Opalinska possesses the ability to intellectualize her creative process and articulate it eloquently through writing.
This dual talent allows audiences not only to admire her paintings but also to connect with her thoughts, enriching their overall experience.
This selection of paintings reflects the shifting phases of the mind, in a time of high productivity demands that can conflict with the tropical climate of Mérida, where persistent heat and humidity often bring a sense of stagnation. These conditions also inspired moments of introspection and creation, essential elements in a challenging 2024.
In the artist’s own words:
“My latest series of paintings embodies the ebbs and flows that mark our days as we make our way through our lives.
Sometimes we are vibrant, motivated, in motion. Eager to explore, experience and create. Other times, especially living in this tropical climate, time can feel stagnant, paused. In those times, I too feel stagnant and paused. Unmotivated to explore externally I turn to look inward and explore the emotional landscapes that lurk below the surface, process and analyze.
These phases that life moves through, motion and idleness, exploration and introspection, creation and stagnation all belong and are necessary. And if through it all I can slow down and pay attention, magic lurks. Sometimes, I have access to this magic.
The brush moves by forces unseen, the mind lost in the flow of the moment, no longer analyses, plots nor demands. Series ofpaintings is a representation of all of these phases. Moments marked by hues, shapes and saturations.”
