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Stanisław Dróżdż
Stanisław Dróżdż (1939, Sławków, Poland — March 29, 2009, Wroclaw) was a Polish artist. He is a representative of concrete poetry, and a pioneer of this movement in Polish art. He graduated from the University of Wrocław with a diploma from the Faculty of Polish philology. While the writers’ union did not accept him with the degree in Polish, Dróżdż became a member of the artists association (although all other members associated with the visual arts) Dróżdż’s visual poems follow the experimentation of the avant-garde, comprising a language, signs and images. He developed his work into artistic forms arranged them in two- or three-dimensional spaces, keeping in mind that “Traditional poetry describes an image. Concrete poetry writes in images.”. This process resulted in concrete poems such as his most famous Between iędzyin 1977 in Galerry Foksal in Warsaw. In this work the walls of a white cube were covered with rows of black letters forming the word: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanisław Dróżdż
Stanisław Dróżdż (1939, Sławków, Poland — March 29, 2009, Wroclaw) was a Polish artist. He is a representative of concrete poetry, and a pioneer of this movement in Polish art. He graduated from the University of Wrocław with a diploma from the Faculty of Polish philology. While the writers’ union did not accept him with the degree in Polish, Dróżdż became a member of the artists association (although all other members associated with the visual arts) Dróżdż’s visual poems follow the experimentation of the avant-garde, comprising a language, signs and images. He developed his work into artistic forms arranged them in two- or three-dimensional spaces, keeping in mind that “Traditional poetry describes an image. Concrete poetry writes in images.”. This process resulted in concrete poems such as his most famous Between iędzyin 1977 in Galerry Foksal in Warsaw. In this work the walls of a white cube were covered with rows of black letters forming the word: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venice Biennale
The Venice Biennale (; it, La Biennale di Venezia) is an international cultural exhibition hosted annually in Venice, Italy by the Biennale Foundation. The biennale has been organised every year since 1895, which makes it the oldest of its kind. The main exhibition held in Castello, in the halls of the Arsenale and Biennale Gardens, alternates between art and architecture (hence the name ''biennale''; ''biennial''). The other events hosted by the Foundationspanning theatre, music, and danceare held annually in various parts of Venice, whereas the Venice Film Festival takes place at the Lido. Organization Art Biennale The Art Biennale (La Biennale d'Arte di Venezia), is one of the largest and most important contemporary visual art exhibitions in the world. So-called because it is held biannually (in odd-numbered years), it is the original biennale on which others in the world have been modeled. The exhibition space spans over 7,000 square meters, and artists from ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Footnotes See also * Leap year * List of calendars * List of non-standard ... * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1939 Births
This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Third Reich *** Jews are forbidden to work with Germans. *** The Youth Protection Act was passed on April 30, 1938 and the Working Hours Regulations came into effect. *** The Jews name change decree has gone into effect. ** The rest of the world *** In Spain, it becomes a duty of all young women under 25 to complete compulsory work service for one year. *** First edition of the Vienna New Year's Concert. *** The company of technology and manufacturing scientific instruments Hewlett-Packard, was founded in a garage in Palo Alto, California, by William (Bill) Hewlett and David Packard. This garage is now considered the birthplace of Silicon Valley. *** Sydney, in Australia, records temperature of 45 ˚C, the highest record for the city. *** Philipp Etter took over as Swi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrocław
Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, roughly from the Baltic Sea to the north and from the Sudeten Mountains to the south. , the official population of Wrocław is 672,929, with a total of 1.25 million residing in the metropolitan area, making it the third largest city in Poland. Wrocław is the historical capital of Silesia and Lower Silesia. Today, it is the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. The history of the city dates back over a thousand years; at various times, it has been part of the Kingdom of Poland, the Kingdom of Bohemia, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Habsburg monarchy of Austria, the Kingdom of Prussia and Germany. Wrocław became part of Poland again in 1945 as part of the Recovered Territories, the result of extensive border changes and expulsions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alea Iacta Est
Alea or ALEA may refer to: Places * Alea (Arcadia), a town of ancient Arcadia, Greece, located near the modern town in Argolis * Alea (Thessaly), a town of ancient Thessaly, Greece * Alea, Arcadia, a village in the municipal unit Tegea, Arcadia, Greece * Alea, Argolis, a small town in Argolis, Greece Organisations *Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) * American Law and Economics Association (ALEA) Other uses * Alea (Greek soldier), origin of the word ''aleatoire'' (meaning "random") * Alea (game), the earliest known tables game and possible ancestor of Backgammon * Alea, originally a game-publishing subsidiary of Ravensburger, purchased by Heidelburger * ALEA Ensemble, an Austrian ensemble for contemporary music See also * Alea iacta est Alea or ALEA may refer to: Places * Alea (Arcadia), a town of ancient Arcadia, Greece, located near the modern town in Argolis * Alea (Thessaly), a town of ancient Thessaly, Greece * Alea, Arcadia, a village in the municipal unit Tege ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar (; ; 12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC), was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war, and subsequently became dictator from 49 BC until his assassination in 44 BC. He played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire. In 60 BC, Caesar, Crassus and Pompey formed the First Triumvirate, an informal political alliance that dominated Roman politics for several years. Their attempts to amass power as were opposed by the within the Roman Senate, among them Cato the Younger with the frequent support of Cicero. Caesar rose to become one of the most powerful politicians in the Roman Republic through a string of military victories in the Gallic Wars, completed by 51 BC, which greatly extended Roman territory. During this time he both invaded Britain and built a b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Propaganda Gallery
Propaganda is communication that is primarily used to Social influence, influence or persuade an audience to further an Political agenda, agenda, which may not be Objectivity (journalism), objective and may be selectively presenting facts to encourage a particular synthesis or perception, or using loaded language to produce an emotional rather than a rational response to the information that is being presented. Propaganda can be found in news and journalism, government, advertising, entertainment, education, and activism and is often associated with material which is prepared by governments as part of war efforts, political campaigns, health campaigns, revolutionaries, Corporate propaganda, big businesses, ultra-religious organizations, the Propaganda through media, media, and certain individuals such as soapboxing, soapboxers. In the 20th century, the English term ''propaganda'' was often associated with a Psychological manipulation, manipulative approach, but historically, pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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