Swava Harasymowicz’s work reflects the artist’s interest in the narrative and singular, iconic imagery. Her screenprints, distinctive in style, work as the artist’s own collection of ‘icons’. Evocative, there seems to be a story within each of them. As a series of works they turn into unexplained narratives, allowing the viewer to create their own links and connections.

The technique applied in the making of Harasymowicz’s work relates to her interest in the blurred lines between the real and the imagined. Each piece is hand printed by the artist, and the occasional mis-registration of layers is intentional, with colours…

Swava Harasymowicz’s work reflects the artist’s interest in the narrative and singular, iconic imagery. Her screenprints, distinctive in style, work as the artist’s own collection of ‘icons’. Evocative, there seems to be a story within each of them. As a series of works they turn into unexplained narratives, allowing the viewer to create their own links and connections.

The technique applied in the making of Harasymowicz’s work relates to her interest in the blurred lines between the real and the imagined. Each piece is hand printed by the artist, and the occasional mis-registration of layers is intentional, with colours also often varying slightly, making each piece within a limited edition unique.

The finished works are based on drawings, which are then turned into collages before finally ending up as screenprints.

Harasymowicz graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2006 with MA Visual Communication Art and Design. Since then her work has featured on posters for the promotion of Mulholland Drive and her illustrations have been published in The Guardian Weekend magazine on numerous occasions. Her work was also selected for this year’s Tehran Poster Biennial and China Poster Biennial.

Awards have included the V&A Illustration Awards 2005 (Student Award), the Association of Illustration Images 29 (Student Silver award), the Uniqlo Fashion Award 2005 (1st prize winner) and the Atticus Prize for magazine cover design 2005 (1st prize winner).