Galeria Rewizje

Swipe to see the stunning details of these pieces. What begins as a lively day at the beach becomes a profound masterclass in abstraction. Tarasin possessed an incredible ability to deconstruct the visible world and rearrange it into a dynamic system of signs.

Through the lightness and transparency of watercolor, Tarasin makes the heavy material world feel completely weightless, showing how chaotic everyday life beautifully translates into an abstract poetic order.

Practical information:
Jan Tarasin – This Whole Situation
Dates: 9–31 May 2026
Rewizje Gallery, Chmielewski Villa
Address: 4/2 Frascati Street, Warsaw

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✨ A rare side of Jan Tarasin you’ve probably never seen before. ✨
Known as a master of abstract pictograms and geometric codes, the iconic Polish artist surprised everyone with his 1993 masterpiece, “Samotność pony” (Solitude of a Pony). 🐴
Instead of transforming the animal into a simplified sign, Tarasin returns to pure figuration. He places a realistic pony facing us directly, suspended in a vivid, endless blue void.
But look closer. 🔍 The entire canvas is sliced by strict horizontal lines. This raster acts as an intellectual grid—filtering raw nature through a cold, mathematical order. It creates a profound, melancholic sense of alienation, showing a vulnerable living creature caught in a modern, highly structured world.
Kept hidden in his private family collection for decades, this painting is a fascinating, intimate experiment where raw emotion meets systematic control.
What do you feel looking at this contrast? Let us know below! 👇

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Practical information:
Jan Tarasin – This Whole Situation
Dates: 9–31 May 2026
Rewizje Gallery, Chmielewski Villa
Address: 4/2 Frascati Street, Warsaw

The series of paintings entitled “Fire”, created by Jan Tarasin in the 1970s, represents one of the most evocative periods in the career of this outstanding Polish painter and printmaker. It was during this decade that the artist fully crystallised his distinctive style, based on a fascination with the object and its transformation into a sign.

In the “Fire” series, Tarasin does not seek to illustrate the element in a literal or anecdotal manner. Here, fire becomes, rather, a catalyst for change. The titular fire is a process in which the ordered world of objects is destabilised. Fixed forms lose their contours, melt and transform into energetic points, lines and patches.

The 1970s were a period in which Tarasin moved away from the last vestiges of figurative art in favour of a philosophical analysis of existence through painting. The ‘Fire’ series is a perfect example of how the artist was able to combine compositional rigour with a powerful emotional charge, turning the canvas into a space for an intellectual interplay with the viewer.

Practical information:
Jan Tarasin – This Whole Situation
Dates: 9–31 May 2026
Rewizje Gallery, Chmielewski Villa
Address: 4/2 Frascati Street, Warsaw

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[Exhibition view]

The numerous questions posed by the painter aim to ascertain whether the world ends beyond the horizon, whether order can arise from chaos, and whether it is enough to give space rhythm and structure. If so, would a schematic symbol or a simplified notation not suffice, rather than a complex ideogram which, after all, need not be unambiguous, descriptive or definitive? Should this scheme be based on imitating the mechanisms of nature, logical or mathematical principles, or should we simply leave it to chance or chaos?

Practical information:
Jan Tarasin – This Whole Situation
Dates: 9–31 May 2026
Rewizje Gallery, Chmielewski Villa
Address: 4/2 Frascati Street, Warsaw

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The exhibition will showcase works illustrating the evolution of the master’s visual language – from his groundbreaking works of the 1960s to compositions from later periods of his career. This selection allows us to trace the development of Tarasin’s unique system of signs, through which he recorded the transformations in science and the arts, transforming the surrounding world into a fascinating code.

Practical information:
Jan Tarasin – This Whole Situation
Dates: 9–31 May 2026
Rewizje Gallery, Chmielewski Villa
Address: 4/2 Frascati Street, Warsaw

opening hours:
during exhibitions:
Tuesday-Friday: 13:00-19:00
Saturday-Sunday: 12:00-16:00

In the photos
Jan Tarasin:
Antykwariat II, 1965
Bez tytułu
Dwie strefy, 2007
Samotność pony, 1993

Frascati 4/2,
00-483 Warszawa

opening hours:

during exhibitions:
Tuesday-Friday: 13:00-19:00
Saturday-Sunday: 12:00-16:00

outside exhibition period:
by phone/e-mail appointment
+48 666 601 230

[email protected]

Galeria Wallspace zmienia nazwę na Rewizje i przenosi się na ulicę Frascati 4 — adres z historią, który staje się naszym nowym miejscem działalności.

Program wystawienniczy rusza wkrótce. Do tego czasu chcemy przybliżyć kontekst miejsca, które wybraliśmy — jego warstwę towarzyską. Bo Frascati nigdy nie było zwykłą ulicą. — Bo Frascati zawsze przyciągało tych, którzy żyli intensywniej.

ENG
Wallspace Gallery is changing its name to Rewizje and moving to 4 Frascati Street — a historic address that is set to become our new home.

The exhibition programme will launch shortly. Until then, we want to give you an insight into the context of the place we have chosen — its social fabric. Because Frascati has never been just an ordinary street. — Because Frascati has always attracted those who lived life to the full.

Galeria Wallspace zmienia nazwę na Rewizje i przenosi się na ulicę Frascati 4 — adres z historią, który staje się naszym nowym miejscem działalności.

Program wystawienniczy rusza wkrótce. Do tego czasu chcemy przybliżyć kontekst miejsca, które wybraliśmy — jego warstwę literacką. Bo Frascati miało swoich pisarzy, którzy widzieli w nim więcej niż ulicę.

ENG
Wallspace Gallery is changing its name to Rewizje and moving to 4 Frascati Street — a historic address that is set to become our new home.

The exhibition programme will launch shortly. Until then, we would like to shed some light on the context of the place we have chosen — its literary dimension. For Frascati had its own writers, who saw in it more than just a street.

Galeria Wallspace zmienia nazwę na Rewizje i przenosi się na ulicę Frascati 4 — adres z historią, który staje się naszym nowym miejscem działalności.

Program wystawienniczy rusza wkrótce. Do tego czasu chcemy przybliżyć kontekst miejsca, które wybraliśmy — jego warstwę architektoniczną. Bo budynek, w którym działamy, sam jest dziełem sztuki.

ENG
Wallspace Gallery is changing its name to Rewizje and moving to 4 Frascati Street — a historic address that is set to become our new home.

The exhibition programme will launch shortly. Until then, we would like to give you an insight into the context of the venue we have chosen — its architectural heritage. Because the building in which we operate is itself a work of art.

Photo: NAĆ, Muzeum Powstania Warszawskiego

Galeria Wallspace zmienia nazwę na Rewizje i przenosi się na ulicę Frascati 4 — adres z historią, który staje się naszym nowym miejscem działalności.

Program wystawienniczy rusza wkrótce. Do tego czasu chcemy przybliżyć kontekst miejsca, które wybraliśmy — i powiedzieć, dlaczego akurat tutaj. Bo Frascati 4 to nie przypadkowy adres.

ENG
Wallspace Gallery is changing its name to Rewizje and moving to 4 Frascati Street — a historic address that is set to become our new home.

Our exhibition programme will launch shortly. In the meantime, we’d like to give you some background on the venue we’ve chosen — and explain why we’ve chosen this particular location. Because 4 Frascati Street is no mere coincidence.