The horror of World War II shaped Izabella Godlewska's childhood. Until the first moments of the terrible war years, the family lived on an estate in what is now Belarus. During the year when Izabella celebrated her eighth birthday, an odyssey began that took the family all over Europe. The family fled to Sweden via Riga and on to France via Belgium. When the Germans entered France, the family continued their escape. They reached Marseilles, giving them a chance to get to Spain and Portugal. From Portugal they made their way to their new home. With the end of the war, Izabella Godlewska's family became British citizens. After the war, times were difficult for the family. Izabella dreamed of studying art or music. Dreams that had to give way to pragmatism in hard times. Izabella Godlewska studied architecture and graduated from the Oxford School of Architecture in 1955. Along the way, she pursued her dreams. Izabella had contact with a painter who gave her painting lessons in her spare time. Professionally, she had decided to pursue a career in architecture.
Izabella Godlewska met and fell in love with a Spanish diplomat. The couple married and moved to Madrid. Izabella continued to work as an architect, but made contacts with the Madrid artistic community and dreams of painting and art came to life again. Her husband's diplomatic activities forced the family to move frequently. For the second time in her life, Izabella moves around the world. It is not an escape this time, but reaching a destination and finding her way into art.
Izabella focused on watercolor painting during her college years. In doing so, she developed an interest that stayed with her until the end of her artistic career. The stages of her life are documented by a unique body of work as varied as the cultures of the world. During a stay in Haiti, the painter created a series of portraits in which she captured the life of the Caribbean island. In Rome she devoted herself to the city panorama. A series of abstract landscapes with horizontal lines was created. Horizontal landscapes accompany Izabella Godlewska's work until the late phase. The colours are juicy and full of power. Emotions determine the artist's landscape impressions. They are celebrations of colours, harmonious and reveal the view with which Izabella takes in the world. The artist is reluctant to join an artistic group and eludes the strictness of styles and directions. Her artistic development has led her into complete abstraction. Izabella sees in her development a way to reconcile with destiny and it is to be wished that she has succeeded.
The horror of World War II shaped Izabella Godlewska's childhood. Until the first moments of the terrible war years, the family lived on an estate in what is now Belarus. During the year when Izabella celebrated her eighth birthday, an odyssey began that took the family all over Europe. The family fled to Sweden via Riga and on to France via Belgium. When the Germans entered France, the family continued their escape. They reached Marseilles, giving them a chance to get to Spain and Portugal. From Portugal they made their way to their new home. With the end of the war, Izabella Godlewska's family became British citizens. After the war, times were difficult for the family. Izabella dreamed of studying art or music. Dreams that had to give way to pragmatism in hard times. Izabella Godlewska studied architecture and graduated from the Oxford School of Architecture in 1955. Along the way, she pursued her dreams. Izabella had contact with a painter who gave her painting lessons in her spare time. Professionally, she had decided to pursue a career in architecture.
Izabella Godlewska met and fell in love with a Spanish diplomat. The couple married and moved to Madrid. Izabella continued to work as an architect, but made contacts with the Madrid artistic community and dreams of painting and art came to life again. Her husband's diplomatic activities forced the family to move frequently. For the second time in her life, Izabella moves around the world. It is not an escape this time, but reaching a destination and finding her way into art.
Izabella focused on watercolor painting during her college years. In doing so, she developed an interest that stayed with her until the end of her artistic career. The stages of her life are documented by a unique body of work as varied as the cultures of the world. During a stay in Haiti, the painter created a series of portraits in which she captured the life of the Caribbean island. In Rome she devoted herself to the city panorama. A series of abstract landscapes with horizontal lines was created. Horizontal landscapes accompany Izabella Godlewska's work until the late phase. The colours are juicy and full of power. Emotions determine the artist's landscape impressions. They are celebrations of colours, harmonious and reveal the view with which Izabella takes in the world. The artist is reluctant to join an artistic group and eludes the strictness of styles and directions. Her artistic development has led her into complete abstraction. Izabella sees in her development a way to reconcile with destiny and it is to be wished that she has succeeded.
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