Jacek Andrzej Rossakiewicz (16 October 1956 – 24 September 2016) was a Polish painter, theoretician of art, philosopher and interior architect.
Biography
His first paintings were created in the 1980s. The paintings were inspired by the Pure Form Theory of
Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz
Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz (; 24 February 188518 September 1939), commonly known as Witkacy, was a Polish writer, painter, philosopher, theorist, playwright, novelist, and photographer active before World War I and during the interwar period.
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(Witkacy) and entrenched in the tradition of
20th century
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European art
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. Beginning in 1985, J.A.R. showed in his paintings the social and political context associated with the criticism of
Martial law in Poland (Dec. 1980). The contemplation of the different functions of this art led to the artist's formulation of the theory Art as Freedom (1985). Mostly inspired by Witkacy's grasp of the visible universe, in which the composition introduced the intended and directional tension, led Rossakiewicz to one interpretation of reality. The continuation of this philosophy led him in 1987 to the manifestation of social problems in his art. The next chapter of his art, The Everlasting Art, - 1989 was directly inspired from readings of the
Old
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Places
*Old, Baranya, Hungary
*Old, Northamptonshire, England
*Old Street station, a railway and tube station in London (station code OLD)
*OLD, IATA code for Old Town Municipal Airport and Seaplane Base, Old Town, Mai ...
and
New Testament
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. After 1989, Rossakiewicz started to create a series of evangelical paintings: Passion of Dunkirk and Saint John Passion. The Passion of Dunkirk is in the collection at the Modern Art Museum in Dunkirk, France.
He died 24 September 2016.
Rossakiewicz about his art:
"In my understanding, to express man's spiritual life is to create art. The subject of the painting doesn’t matter. But the art has to originate in the inside, it has to be a result of man's life experiences. It cannot be simply planned; how to shock, how to draw attention to one's self, it cannot be done for money either. Because the spiritual and emotional state of an artist while painting, or working on a different work of art, is encoded in the painting and this energy is emanating from it."
Saint John Passion
The cycle of 15 paintings (oil on canvas, 245x140 cm) with the prologue: The Transfiguration
Image:Rossakiewicz_Last Supper.jpg, The Last Supper, 1989 (1), the classic composition was replaced by positioning the table vertically, which subconsciously suggested the shape of crucifix.
Image:Rossakiewicz_Prayer.jpg, The Prayer of Jesus, 1990 (3)
Image:Rossakiewicz_CrucifixionSJP.jpg, The Crucifixion
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, 2000 (6), Painted in ancient olive green – color choosing was inspired by biblical sentence: “For if men do these things when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?” (Luke
People
*Luke (given name), a masculine given name (including a list of people and characters with the name)
*Luke (surname) (including a list of people and characters with the name)
*Luke the Evangelist, author of the Gospel of Luke. Also known as ...
, 23:31)
Image:Rossakiewicz_Deposition.jpg, The Deposition, 1990 (7), Painting dominant color is also green – but muted. There is no life in ‘HIM’ anymore.
Image:Rossakiewicz_Tomb.jpg, The Tomb Guards, 1990 (8), The painting is a depiction of total destruction. The paint was scraped off and burnt – symbolizing the artist's view of modernity.
Image:Rossakiewicz_Angel.jpg, The Angel of the Lord, 1990 (9)
Image:Rossakiewicz_Appear.jpg, Jesus Appears to Thomas, 1990 (13)
Image:Rossakiewicz_Tyberiada.jpg, By the Sea of Tiberias, 1990 (14)
References
External links
Official Website
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Polish painters
Polish male painters
1956 births
2016 deaths