Marcin Biesek

THE world.

Artwork at a time.

Welcome to the art portfolio website of an artist, Marcin Biesek.

Are you a Bystander ?

Bystanders Series – Changi Beach, Singapore ‘2021, 152 x 111cm

Where art meets nature, and nature meets technology and politics, this is where I appear. In my work, I take up issues related to politics and show how it affects our society and our lives. I create artworks in which I show the impact of technology and human activity on the natural environment as well as contemporary problems and politics.

I like complex topics, with deep political or social content. I believe that through art I can have a real influence on society; our lifestyle, the living urban and rural spaces, the masses, including our small local communities, unravelling humanity through new lenses living in a technological and digital era.

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Recent Works

This artwork is dedicated to all suffering Refugees. In 2017, BBC News was showing on TV many traumatic scenes from Aleppo . I was shocked seeing those war scenes mixed with western advertisements. I didn’t know that there was already not peace since 2012. My painting shows the group of the Refugees crossing the wire fence which are inspired by the media pictures.In the scene of the struggling people I placed Mary and Jesus inspired by Pietà Giovanni Bellini . All characters supposed to create dynamic atmosphere in the painted landscape of our present world. This painting was also my personal reflection of suffering, traveling across the borders, meeting different people, cultures, religious leaders but also my personal statement about fatherhood, motherhood, family and contemporary social issue. It happened that artwork was finished during the Covid-19 lockdown in Singapore. We are facing another conflict which already brought more social interruptions in our society according to the Polish sociologist and philosopher Zygmunt Bauman. ​Pictures of sufferings refugee recalled an image of Jesus and Mary in the very dramatic scene of Descanting from the Cross.
Illumination ‘2020, 177 x 149cm
Bystanders Series – Changi Beach, Singapore ‘2021, 152 x 111cm(sold)
George ‘2015, 61 x 45cm
Olga ‘2013, 80x90cm
The Foreign Workers ‘2023, 130 x 60cm
Take a Breath ‘2023, 130 x 60cm
The subject of the refugee crisis has been reverting my heart for the longest time and only to learn that refugees are no longer displaced alone due to war and violence but also due to climate change which is not included in the more than 65 million reported. To make matters worse, refugee status is only entitled to people who are forced to leave their homes due to war or persecution. Thus, the many who have been displaced because of climate change are not permitted to flee and seek help and protection as they do not qualify as a refugee. As the law on the case of the refugees was only legislated after the second world war to offer protection for the individuals who fled from zones of conflict.
Bystanders Vivid Series ‘2021, 81 x 30cm
New North Bridge (Hull) ‘2017, 30 x 25cm
Seated Figure ‘2013, 17.8 W x 25.4 H x 5.1 Dcm
East Wind ‘2022, 90 x 90cm(triptych)
The subject of the refugee crisis has been reverting my heart for the longest time and only to learn that refugees are no longer displaced alone due to war and violence but also due to climate change which is not included in the more than 65 million reported. To make matters worse, refugee status is only entitled to people who are forced to leave their homes due to war or persecution. Thus, the many who have been displaced because of climate change are not permitted to flee and seek help and protection as they do not qualify as a refugee. As the law on the case of the refugees was only legislated after the second world war to offer protection for the individuals who fled from zones of conflict.
Bystanders ‘2018, 50 x 40cm
The Mount Road, (York,UK) ‘2022, 50 x 40cm
Always pondered in her heart ‘2018, 61 x 48cm
The Obese Thinker ‘2016,20.3Hx15.2Wx10.2Dcm(stone,sold)
Non-finito ‘2011, 8.9Hx25.4Wx5.1Dcm(marble, sold)
Intimacy ‘ 2017, 7.62 x 17.78 x 7.62cm(marble, stone, sold)
Sitting Figure ‘2015, 15.2 W x 14 H x 7.1 D cm(marble, stone)
Broken bodies-Woman with child ‘2016, 7.6 W x 20.3 H x 7.6 D cm(ceramic on granite base)
Broken bodies -crying women ‘2016, 7.6 W x 19.1 H x 7.6 Dcm(ceramic on granite base)
Broken bodies – woman ‘2016, 7.6 W x 17.8 H x 7.6 D cm (ceramic on granite base)
Reclining figure ‘2018, 20.3 W x 6.3 H x 3.8 D cm(wood)
Nature and Man ‘2022, 24 W x 22 H x 6 D cm(stone)
Seeing Beyond ‘2023, 23 W x 33 H x 11 D cm(marble, stone)
Broken bodies -Sitting figure ‘2016, 7.6 W x 21.6 H x 7.6 D cm(ceramic on granite base)
Reclining Figure ‘2012, 8.9Hx25.4Wx5.1Dcm(marble, sold)
Non-finito ‘2017, 8.9 W x 30.5 H x 10.2 Dcm(marble, stone)

I am taking on new projects. If you have any projects or want to say hi, please feel free to get in touch. If you would like to enquire about any of these artworks, please email :

marcinb.biesek@gmail.com

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→ Painting

Everyday Bystanders, Life, Nature and difficult topics. Acrylic and oil painting on canvas.

→ Sculptures / 3D works

Nature and Man, figurative forms, carved into the stone, Direct Carving, Non-Finito, Marble, Limestone, Yorkstone.

→ Art education & workshops

Stone carving workshops for children and adults (schools, universities, home-based private art tuition and team bonding workshops) Sculptural experience for adults in 3D making process. Creative art lab journey for children and adults with recycled materials sourced from the natural environment.

→ Curatorial, Editorial & Research / Wall Murals / Heritage Projects / Conservation & Restoration

Business logos on stone, school crests, decorative murals and customised painting commissions, private commissions, commercial art projects, public sculptures. Marketing, sales and promotion, art statements, social media& digital content, advertising.

15 years
of experience

Marcin Biesek is an aspiring artist who has lived in the United Kingdom and Singapore. Originally born in Gdansk, Poland. He lives with his family and enjoys long hikes, coffee, food and baking sourdough bread.

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