Basia Roszak left her roots in Poland and emigrated to Canada. She has been residing in Glasgow, Scotland since 1998.

She attempts to bring this multicultural experience to life in her work. Basia is a full-time artist, working in both traditional media (oils, watercolors/ink) and new media (computer animation, computer graphic design.) Academically, she has HND in Graphic Design, and BSC (with Distinction) in Media Technology, Digital Art. Basia’s work speaks a universal language and touches the spirit of art lovers across the globe.

Currently, her work appear in collections in Canada, USA, Great Britain, France, Poland, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Ireland, and Australia. Her art reflects the ordinary imagery of life, in an extraordinary way. Her dreamlike portraits give us a glimpse of people passed by on the rainy Scottish streets, people met in the underground, or remembered from crowded cafes. Basia believes that images are quite subjective unless, of course, the image evokes a strong emotion or lifts someone's spirit; then the image conveys a special message. Her ink/watercolour employs masterful use of line and colour. Her oils draw us in with subtle blends of hues, the introspection of her subjects, and occasional whimsical or dream-inspired elements.

She captures poignant emotion in her character's facial and body expressions. Basia’s work is visionary, fresh, and powerfully evocative. - Dennis Leahy 'AN OLD woman trudges along a street with her umbrella up in a painting that captures the essence of a wet day in Glasgow. It's a scene every Glaswegian knows only too well but the artist is not from Toryglen or Tollcross, she's from the Polish city of Torun. And while our weather may throw many of us into despair, for Basia Roszak the dreary weather is wonderful. ...

- 'TEMI'

poem:

Oczami spojrzenia

Wszyscy pelni zastanowienia
spokojni i smutni,
wygladaja z jej obrazów,

Jakby troche zrezygnowani
a takze leniwi
gdzies wsparci na dloniach
z wyciszonym wzrokiem
wpatrzonym zupelnie poza
ogladajacego i jego tlo,

I to przedstawienie kilku nagich pan
i tych zwiewnie odzianych dzierlatek
w dziwnej pozie niesmialosci
w krzyku ich cielesnosci,
z nieokreslonym splotem dloni
jakby w tancu z poczatkiem swiata
i jakby w zdumieniu z jego powodu,

Nawet jej kwiaty
róze na fioletowym ekranie plótna
wyrastaja osobno
we wspólnym kolorze emigracji
sa piekna caloscia
w OCZACH ogladajacego .

wiersz dedykuje
Basi Roszak
01-luty-2005

Piotr Wroblewski

Most of the work I produce is pure abstract and sand cast in bronze. I can generally visualise the finished piece the moment I start working with what will eventually become the pattern. This may be wood, cardboard, cloth, plaster, resin or whatsoever comes to hand. For me the evolution of a piece is an organic process.

There is no planning or drawing. Rarely am I aware of what the trigger for an idea was; perhaps something glimpsed somewhere or a long forgotten find.

I surround myself with found objects; the studio is full of treasures of all kinds, everything from cuttlefish to scrap metal. As soon as the casting arrives from the foundry, I work through all the finishing processes, grinding, filing, texturing, patinating, polishing and finally mounting. This usually takes several days and during this time I play with ideas for the next piece.

It still gives me a real thrill and sense of achievement to have a finished sculpture in front of me. To finally see the contrast between the polished surfaces and textured patinated areas, this combined with the challenge of producing a balanced piece, is to me what it's all about.