Igor Dobrowolski
Poland
Igor Dobrowolski
Creating as a Form of Faith — Seeking Eternal Peace Through Love and Hope
b. 1987, Poland
Polish contemporary artist Igor Dobrowolski is known for his deeply spiritual and emotionally resonant works that explore themes of peace, hope, and love. Working primarily with metal reliefs, he employs materials such as oxidized metal, stone, mirrors, and gold leaf, creating compositions that are at once solemn and transcendent. For Igor, metal becomes a vessel of meaning—conveying tenderness through strength, and light through weight.
His acclaimed series “Gold Reliefs” combines poetic inscriptions with soft color gradients—gold, lavender, pale blue, and pink—evoking the quiet radiance of dawn or dusk. Phrases like “I still believe in good” and “You are already enough” are hand-carved onto the surface, acting not as decoration but as carriers of emotional truth. These words and tones create a sensory space for introspection, inviting the viewer to reconnect with their own inner landscape.
Igor’s visual language moves fluidly between the painterly and the sculptural, between stillness and motion. His works are not meant to be “read” for meaning, but rather felt—as experiences that restore calm, balance, and a sense of spiritual grounding.
Beyond the studio, Igor is committed to social engagement. In 2024, his work from the series “Tyrannical Side” was featured in the prestigious TOP CHARITY auction in Warsaw, where his piece sold for 850,000 PLN (approx. €200,000), one of the highest prices for a living artist at the event. The proceeds supported educational and cultural initiatives in Poland and Africa, reflecting Igor’s belief in art as an instrument of humanitarian action.
Since 2014, Igor Dobrowolski has exhibited internationally in Miami, London, Berlin, and across Asia, and has earned a global following that includes notable collectors such as Gigi Hadid and Channing Tatum. Through a practice grounded in silence and sincerity, he builds a contemporary spiritual landscape—one that does not shout, but gently reminds us of the enduring power of love, hope, and peace.
“It is very important for me to include, in all of my works, a particle of hope, because I believe it's going to be ‘better’. Even after the greatest tragedies.”
— Igor Dobrowolski