Paulina Ołowska's Three Colours Exhibition in Warsaw: A Cinematic Visual Journey

Paulina Ołowska's exhibition at the Foksal Gallery Foundation in Warsaw is a bold and visually rich exploration that blends painting, cinema, and folklore. Three Colours, inspired by Krzysztof Kieślowski's film trilogy, transforms the gallery space into a theatrical and surreal narrative, featuring female protagonists, theatrical costumes, and saturated colors. This immersive exhibition, which runs through November 7th, is a must-visit for art lovers in Warsaw.

Forget the idea that an exhibition must hang politely on white walls. At the Foksal Gallery Foundation, Paulina Ołowska turns three floors and a staircase into a wonderfully unruly conversation between painting and cinema, full of sly surprises. Three Colours takes its cue from Krzysztof Kieślowski’s celebrated film trilogy, then heads somewhere distinctly its own: female protagonists, theatrical costumes, saturated color and narratives stitched from mythology, folklore and art history. A sea nymph, a winter fairy tale and the feverish world of a nineteenth-century painting drift through films and canvases. Nothing is quite what it first appears.

Ołowska has always had a gift for rescuing forgotten visual languages, from fashion magazines to socialist-era design, and giving them another life. Here, that talent feels especially alive. Playful, strange and occasionally extravagant, this is an exhibition to explore rather than decode, and one of downtown Warsaw’s most rewarding cultural stops this autumn.

The exhibition features a sea nymph, a winter fairy tale, and the feverish world of a nineteenth-century painting, all brought to life through films and canvases. Ołowska’s work is a visual journey that invites visitors to engage with the art in a new, more theatrical way. The exhibition runs through November 7th, and is a must-visit for anyone interested in contemporary art and culture in Warsaw.