Posts Tagged as ‘polish’

July 31, 2009

“First step…” – Western Contemporary Art in Poland

Phillip Taaffe, Artificial Paradise (Loculus), detail,  2008, oil on linen

Miquel Barcelo, Des Meduses, detail, 2000, mixed media on canvas

Eric Fischl, The Bed. The Chair. Touched, detail, 2001, oil on canvas

Andreas Slominski, Untitled, 1993-94, bike/plastic bags
Well, this exhibition may serve perfectly those who know, how the bipolar disposition works.
One moment – one is proud and full [...]

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 [...]

November 12, 2008

Czeslaw Mozil – just smile a little…

I’ve just come across this artist and I think it’s worth to introduce him to the wider public.
He is charming, free-spirited, playful, original, talented. He was born in Poland, yet brought up in Denmark. He speaks English, Dutch and Polish – all with an adorable accent. He plays to the [...]

June 10, 2008

The Art of Winning

And now, again, for something completely different – yet, curiously similar to the whole endeavor of making, dealing with art:
Sunday 08 June 2008 – Robert Kubica takes his maiden win in the GP race
in Formula 1 car on a tor in Montreal.
Have been his warm admirer right from the first day he entered the [...]

March 15, 2008

Blame me, if you have never been melancholic…

Yes, do blame me… If only words and expressions like ‘blue is my favourite colour’, ‘hey, all of you, just leave me alone (and I mean it)’, ‘every word is like an unnecessary stain on silence (Beckett)’ etc. – do not ring any bell, and never did – it’s OK… Just leave now and enjoy [...]

March 12, 2008

Marek Grechuta – Kantata

This is one of these almost-impossible-to-translate poems, when all the charm and even meaning of the text is being jeopardised by an attempt to find the proper expressions in a different language. And a translator (doomed to clumsiness and frustration) has to choose between being literally ‘loyal’ to the original (which will result in a [...]

March 12, 2008

Few words on poetry…

I just couldn’t help myself with that… I had to share my amazement with you… Quite recently I’ve came across Damien’s Rice ‘9 Crimes’ hugely popular song, which – being nicely performed with some sublime moments (especially the original video does have a visual impact) – is nothing more than one more piece about love. [...]