The first exhibition of Fernando Varela in Poland. "Echoes of the Other" in Warsaw until September 30

This is the first individual presentation in Poland of the work of Fernando Varela - a Dominican-Uruguayan artist, known for his abstract compositions inspired by geometry, spirituality and symbolism of forms. Echoes of the Other is presented on September
Elle Poland, September 9, 2025

Varela's work is distinguished by its economical form, precision of composition and a strong reference to spiritual and existential issues. In the latest cycle of works entitled "Straight and Curved", Varela continues her metaphysical instigations, based on a simple but fundamental observation: "The only possibility of moving a point in space is a straight line or a curve."

 

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The artist evokes Paul Klee's thought that "the line is the dot that went for a walk" to show that these two types of movement - straight and curved - are not only formal strategies, but metaphors of dualism: discipline and fluidity, control and submission, consciousness and unconsciousness. From this binaryity, a complex, multi-level cosmology emerges.

 

After moving to the Dominican Republic in the 1970s. Varela played an important role in the development of the region's contemporary art scene. In his works, traces of Jungian philosophy can be found, reflections on the relationship between body and spirit, as well as references to spirituality and symbolism. His artistic language is both precise and full of metaphysical meanings.