This Artist Will Have You Believing Your Limitations Truly Are In Your Head

by N/A, 9 years ago | 2 min read

If Mariusz Kedzierski doesn't have any excuses for pursuing his dreams, then you definitely don't get to make any.

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Meet Mariusz Kedzierski, an up and coming 23-year-old Polish artist.

Over the past 7 years, he's been perfecting his craft in the hopes of fulfilling his dream of becoming a renowned hyperrealistic artist.

And judging by his work, he seems as though he's already made that come true.

Mariusz's talent may distinguish him from other artists, but there's something else that set him apart...

Mariusz was born with a genetic deformity, resulting in his arms never fully developing. But as you can see, he doesn't let the disability keep him from developing his ability.

"For me disability doesn’t mean that I can’t live my own, great life. It doesn’t mean that I have to forget my dreams. Art has been my way of life for 7 years," he writes on Bored Panda.

"Since that time I have drawn over 700 drawings that took me 15,000 hours. Meanwhile, I got 2nd prize 'Best Global Artist' in Vienna in 2013. I participated in exhibitions in Cracow, Vienna, Oxford, Wroclaw and more."

With such a seemingly limiting disability, some might wonder, "Why art?" Or just as equally, "Why 'hyperrealistic' art?"

First, as trite as it sounds, put simply, we don't choose our passions - they choose us.

And perhaps drawing people and things to photorealistic perfection is simply the greatest way for Kedzierski to prove that his limitations - that our limitations are only constructs of our minds.

As it turns out, that's exactly the type of message he wants to imbue others with.

And he's been doing it by making his works on the streets, for others to see, in an ongoing project he simply calls, "Mariusz Draws."

"I’ve done one of my latest drawings during my travel through the Europe. I was working on the streets of Berlin, Amsterdam, London, Paris, Barcelona, Marseille, Venice, Rome, and Athens...This way, I want to inspire people, show them that all the limits are in our heads."

Indeed, maybe our limitations are all in our heads.

But not the case for the young and talented Kedzierski. No. His are no where to be found.

Be sure to check out more of his incredible and inspiring work on his Facebook page.