Posts Tagged as ‘Polish contemporary art’

May 25, 2009

Studying Art (19) – Recent Work

On this Work (Artist’s Statement)
What do we know about the universe and how do we know it? How does nature maintain its order and beauty being a maze of random matter and forces? What is the origin of life and what is its essence?

This work bridges my theoretical interests in science and philosophy with [...]

April 28, 2009

Contemporary Art (6) – Jakub Julian Ziolkowski

Untitled , 2007,  oil on canvas,  15.75″ x 12.5″

The Great Battle Under the Table, 2006
Oil on canvas
190 x 165 cm / 74 3/4 x 65 in

The Garden, 2008
Oil on canvas
105 x 82 cm / 41 3/8 x 32 1/4 in
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Jakub Julian Ziolkowski (b. 1980) – Polish painter, lives and works in Krakow, Poland.
Well, there [...]

December 10, 2007

Katarzyna Kozyra – asking for identity

Katarzyna Kozyra (b. 1963, Warsaw) is one of the most internationally acclaimed Polish contemporary artists. She works as a sculptor, a video/media artist and an installation artist. In 1999 she represented Poland on the Venice Biennial where her video-installation Mens’ Bathhouse has been awarded with the special prize.

She had shocked the wide public right [...]