Marta Hebda is a self-taught abstract artist living and working in London, originally from Poland.

Her paintings begin with words. A thought, a question, an observation, or a feeling written directly onto the surface. These fragments act as a starting point rather than a message. Like scaffolding around a building or pencil marks beneath a painting, they gradually disappear as layers of colour, shape, and gesture take over.

Working primarily with acrylic, she uses painting to think through experience. Her process is intuitive and exploratory, often beginning with something she is trying to understand rather than explain. Motherhood, identity, belonging, memory, and the small moments of everyday life frequently find their way into the work, though rarely in a direct or literal form.

As paintings develop, words dissolve into abstraction. Colours shift, shapes overlap, and compositions emerge through a balance of instinct, play, and problem-solving. Rather than illustrating an idea, the work becomes a space for reflection, where thoughts and feelings are transformed through the act of painting itself.

Her work invites viewers to slow down, look closely, and find their own meaning within the layers.

E-mail marta.hebda.marta@gmail.com

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