AiR Talk (Bas, Lukasz, Carlos)
Lukasz Leja
Łukasz Leja(he/him) is a Polish figurative painter based in New York City. Working primarily in oil on canvas, his practice draws on his background in architecture and centers on themes of queer love, intimacy, and kink. Leja often incorporates himself into the work through staged photographs taken with completed paintings.
Łukasz presents two new paintings that (in the view of the exhibition's curators) invite comparison with works by Bastille from the RoB Gallery archive. While unmistakably contemporary, the paintings echo aspects of Bastille's visual language, establishing a subtle conversation between contemporary practice and historical material.
He is the recipient of the 2022 Tom of Finland Emerging Artist Award. Since then, he has presented three solo exhibitions: home is where the h<3rd is in New York City (2024), Luke of Poland in Los Angeles (2025), and Satyriasis in Paris, France (2026).
Bas Kosters
Bas Kosters As an artist and designer, Bas Kosters is driven by commitment and compassion. He creates worlds inhabited by radiant, alarming and endearing figures that reflect his social engagement. No matter the discipline, Bas works vigorously and with enthusiasm. He is especially fond of textile and graphic art, which he uses to express and celebrate personal and societal themes. He approaches difficult emotions in a light-footed way, with subtle and sometimes wry humor and his trademark texts. Bas’ fascination for cartoon characters, visualizations and erotica leads to a reality full of friction, full of different views that compete for your attention.
Carlos Enfedaque
Carlos Enfedaque, is a Berlin-based painter from Spain. After finishing his Masters program in 2018 he moved to Berlin where he’s based ever since. His work has been exhibited at such venues as SETAREH Berlin, Galería Nueva in Madrid or “Las Naves” Centro de Creación Contemporánea in Valencia.
Carlos' main medium is oil on linen. His paintings, consist mostly of human figures and portraits, his interest lies in the ambiguity of identity, playfully questioning the perception of the viewer. He believes in painting as an impulsive and intuitive act in order to create a fresh and direct expression.
Enfedaque was the Artist in Residence at TOM House in 2025 and 2026.